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Medical Services

Specialties

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Education

Medical School

University of Vermont (Fletcher Allen)

2009, Burlington, VT

Residency

New York Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medical Center

2012, New York, NY

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2015, Boston, MA

Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics (General)
  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pulmonology)

Professional History

Dr. Lystra serves as an expert for the Department of Medicine for Boston Children's Hospital Precision Medicine Service. For more information about the Precision Medicine Service please visit bostonchildrens.org/precisionmed.

Publications

  1. Outcomes of Ventilator-Dependent Children With Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Tracheobronchomalacia. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2025 Apr; 60(4):e71100. View Abstract

  2. Outpatient clinical care for bronchopulmonary dysplasia: A survey of the BPD collaborative. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2025 Jan; 60(1):e27296. View Abstract

  3. Outcomes of infants and children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension who required home ventilation. Pediatr Res. 2025 Jan; 97(1):387-394. View Abstract

  4. Parental Report of Indoor Air Pollution Is Associated with Respiratory Morbidities in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. J Pediatr. 2024 Dec; 275:114241. View Abstract

  5. Factors associated with liberation from home mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy decannulation in infants and children with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia. J Perinatol. 2024 Jul 31. View Abstract

  6. Comparison of home-based spirometry and oscillometry measurements in school-age children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Oct; 59(10):2589-2596. View Abstract

  7. Transpyloric feeding is associated with adverse in-hospital outcomes in infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia. J Perinatol. 2024 02; 44(2):307-313. View Abstract

  8. Number of children in the household influences respiratory morbidities in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the outpatient setting. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Feb; 59(2):314-322. View Abstract

  9. Polygenic risk scores identify heterogeneity in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 12; 152(6):1423-1432. View Abstract

  10. Pre-Flight Hypoxemia Challenge Testing in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Pediatrics. 2023 08 01; 152(2). View Abstract

  11. Comparison of Pneumotachometer and Portable Digital Turbine Spirometry for Field-Based Assessment: An Air Quality, Environment, and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Study. Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol. 2023 09; 36(3):115-118. View Abstract

  12. Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with use of assisted ventilation among children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia hospitalized with respiratory illness: A nationwide inpatient cohort. Sleep Med. 2023 09; 109:181-189. View Abstract

  13. Respiratory Outcomes for Ventilator-Dependent Children With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Pediatrics. 2023 05 01; 151(5). View Abstract

  14. Validation of an outpatient questionnaire for bronchopulmonary dysplasia control. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 05; 58(5):1551-1561. View Abstract

  15. X chromosome associations with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and related phenotypes: an X chromosome-wide association study. Respir Res. 2023 Feb 01; 24(1):38. View Abstract

  16. Approaches to Interdisciplinary Care for Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Survey of the Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Collaborative. Am J Perinatol. 2024 05; 41(S 01):e536-e544. View Abstract

  17. Discharge Practices for Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Survey of National Experts. J Pediatr. 2023 02; 253:72-78.e3. View Abstract

  18. Daycare Attendance is Linked to Increased Risk of Respiratory Morbidities in Children Born Preterm with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. J Pediatr. 2022 10; 249:22-28.e1. View Abstract

  19. Cost Savings Without Increased Risk of Respiratory Hospitalization for Preterm Children after the 2014 Palivizumab Policy Update. Am J Perinatol. 2024 05; 41(S 01):e133-e141. View Abstract

  20. Insurance coverage and respiratory morbidities in bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 07; 57(7):1735-1743. View Abstract

  21. Genetic Associations and Architecture of Asthma-COPD Overlap. Chest. 2022 05; 161(5):1155-1166. View Abstract

  22. Long-term respiratory and developmental outcomes in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and history of tracheostomy. J Perinatol. 2021 11; 41(11):2645-2650. View Abstract

  23. Air quality, Environment and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, the AERO-BPD cohort study: design and adaptation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2021 06; 8(1). View Abstract

  24. Lung function trajectories in children with post-prematurity respiratory disease: identifying risk factors for abnormal growth. Respir Res. 2021 May 10; 22(1):143. View Abstract

  25. Characteristics of infants or children presenting to outpatient bronchopulmonary dysplasia clinics in the United States. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 06; 56(6):1617-1625. View Abstract

  26. A Risk Prediction Model for Mortality Among Smokers in the COPDGene® Study. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2020 Oct; 7(4):346-361. View Abstract

  27. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with respiratory symptoms and airway wall thickening in smokers with and without COPD: a prospective cohort study. BMC Pulm Med. 2020 May 04; 20(1):123. View Abstract

  28. Immunoglobulin E as a Biomarker for the Overlap of Atopic Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2020 Jan; 7(1):1-12. View Abstract

  29. Longitudinal Analysis of Pulmonary Function in Survivors of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. J Pediatr. 2020 01; 216:158-164.e2. View Abstract

  30. COPDGene® 2019: Redefining the Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2019 Nov; 6(5):384-399. View Abstract

  31. Childhood asthma is associated with COPD and known asthma variants in COPDGene: a genome-wide association study. Respir Res. 2018 Oct 29; 19(1):209. View Abstract

  32. Asthma Is a Risk Factor for Respiratory Exacerbations Without Increased Rate of Lung Function Decline: Five-Year Follow-up in Adult Smokers From the COPDGene Study. Chest. 2018 02; 153(2):368-377. View Abstract

  33. Susceptibility to Childhood Pneumonia: A Genome-Wide Analysis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2017 01; 56(1):20-28. View Abstract

  34. Flexible Airway Endoscopy in Children. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Dec; 12(12):1873-5. View Abstract

  35. Flexible Airway Endoscopy in Children. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Sep 29. View Abstract

  36. Childhood pneumonia increases risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the COPDGene study. Respir Res. 2015 Sep 21; 16:115. View Abstract

  37. The genomic origins of asthma. Thorax. 2014 May; 69(5):481-7. View Abstract

  38. Laparascopic excision of pelvic kidney with single vaginal ectopic ureter. J Pediatr Surg. 1997 Apr; 32(4):634-5. View Abstract
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