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Aaron Willis, DO

Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatric Sleep Medicine
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JDCH Cystic Fibrosis, Sleep and Pulmonary Center

1131 North 35th Avenue
Suite 330
Hollywood, FL 33021

Phone: 954-265-6333

Fax: 954-961-7027

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JDCH Cystic Fibrosis, Sleep and Pulmonary Center

1971 SW 172nd Avenue
2nd Floor
Miramar, FL 33029-5592

Phone: 954-265-6333

Fax: 954-276-0756

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About Me

Aaron Willis, DO, is double board-certified in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine. He cares for children and adolescents with sleep-disordered breathing, insomnia, narcolepsy, and parasomnias such as sleepwalking, sleep talking, sleep terrors and confusional arousals. He also manages patients with complex breathing issues including tracheostomy and ventilator dependence, chronic cough, severe asthma, pneumonia, and cystic fibrosis.

Dr. Willis completed residency training in pediatrics at SUNY Downstate Hospital and pediatric subspecialty training in pulmonology and sleep medicine at Baylor/Texas Children’s Hospital, the largest children’s hospital in the nation. There, he gained experience in treating a wide range of medical pathologies, from common issues to unique and complex cases.

When caring for patients, Dr. Willis makes the best of challenging situations. He empowers his patients by taking away the mystery of medicine and clarifying complex medical topics. He wants patients to be able to speak the same medical language and be an active participant in their care.

Languages

  • English

Areas of Focus

  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Pediatric Sleep Medicine
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Severe Asthma
  • Tracheostomy and Ventilator Dependence

Education

Fellowships

  • Baylor College of Medicine - Sleep Medicine Fellowship, 2023, Sleep Medicine
  • Texas Children's Hospital - Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Program, 2022, Pediatric Pulmonology

Residency

  • State University of New York, 2019, Pediatrics

Medical Education

  • Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2016

Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics-Pediatric Pulmonology
  • American Board of Pediatrics-Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics-Sleep Medicine

Awards, Achievements, and More

Research

  • Primary Investigator: Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor-Ivacaftor Decreases Daytime Sleepiness in Children with Cystic Fibrosis, 2020-2022
  • Sub-Investigator: A Randomized Double blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Safety and Efficacy Study of Pitolisant in Patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome, Followed by an Open Label Extension, 2021-2022
 

Professional Organizations

  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Presentations

Poster Presentations

  • Memorial Residency Research Day, 2024
    Airway Adventure: Understanding Distal Tracheal Stenosis in Pediatric Patients 
  • Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) SLEEP Poster Presentation, 2023 
    Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Sleep: Double-Trouble
  • Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) SLEEP Poster Presentation, 2022 
    Periodic Limb Movements in the Setting of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury 
  • Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) SLEEP Poster Presentation, 2021 
    Severe Central Sleep Apnea in a Patient with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome 
  • American Thoracic Society (ATS) Poster Presentation, 2020 
    Hepatopulmonary Syndrome presenting with Patent Ductus Venosus and Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations in an Adolescent

Awards

  • Baylor College of Medicine Sleep Fellowship: Chief Fellow and Outstanding Fellow Award, 2023
  • SUNY Downstate: Madu Rao, MD and Stephen Wadowski, MD Award for Excellence in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, 2019

    Grand Rounds
  • JDCH Grand Rounds: Advances in Pediatric OSA, 2024

Hospital Affiliations