General Pulmonary Program
Who we are
The General Pulmonary program at Children’s Hospital Boston is made up of pulmonologists, pulmonary nurse specialists, physical therapists, nutritionists and social workers who work together to care for your child. No matter what respiratory illness your child may have, here’s how we can help:
Outpatient services
Outpatient services are offered on the fourth floor of Children’s Farley Building, five days a week. In addition to the services centered at Boston Children's, members of our staff offer ambulatory clinics in our locations in Lexington, Peabody and Waltham. We also see patients at Norwood and Boston Children's Physicians South in Weymouth. There are about 11,000 outpatient visits to our Pulmonary Clinics per year.
Inpatient services
If your child requires a hospital stay, our staff is here to provide specialized care. Our inpatient team takes care of approximately 500 patients per year. Our team is also consulted in the care of approximately 400 patients a year who are being treated by one of the other specialty services at Children’s Hospital.
Help just a phone call away
We understand how important peace of mind is when it comes to the health of your child. That’s why we offer:
- two physicians on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- a clinical scheduling line (617-355-1900, option 3)
- a nursing line to help answer your questions (617-355-7018)
- a prescription line to provide prompt medication refills (617-355-7078)
Pulmonary function testing
One key service provided in the pulmonary program is pulmonary function testing (PFT). In our PFT laboratory on the fourth floor of the Farley Building, we provide a full range of respiratory testing including:
- spirometry (a test that measures the amount and speed of air your child can inhale and exhale)
- lung volume measurements
- exercise testing
- cold air challenges
- measurement of pulmonary diffusing capacity and muscle strength
- sweat tests
These tests help us to diagnose lung disorders and monitor our patients' response to therapy.
Conditions & Treatments
- Airway obstruction
- Asthma
- Bronchiolitis
- Chest wall deformities
- Congenital anomalies of the esophagus and trachea
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Croup
- Cystic lung disease
- Exercise
- Lymphatic malformation
- Muscular dystrophy
- Pectus excavatum
- Pulmonary function test (PFT)
- Respiratory Distress
- Sarcoidosis
- Sleep studies (polysomnography and multiple sleep latency testing)
- Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- Allergies
- Bacterial endocarditis
- Bronchoscopy
- Cold (upper respiratory infection)
- Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM)
- Cough
- Cyanosis
- Diagnostic procedures for allergies
- Infant respiratory distress syndrome (hyaline membrane disease)
- Marfan syndrome
- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Diseases
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Scoliosis
- Stridor
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
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