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Kennedy Outpatient Center
900 E. Third St.
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Erlanger East Hospital
1635 Gunbarrel Rd.
Physician Office Building C
Suite 410
Chattanooga, TN 37421
What is Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine?
Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine is the medical subspecialty focused on the comprehensive evaluation and treatment children with respiratory disorders.
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Pediatric Pulmonary Care
Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine is a key component of Children’s Hospital at Erlanger, providing multidisciplinary consultation, diagnostic and management services for a wide array of pulmonary conditions. While our practice utilizes the latest technologies and cutting-edge pulmonary care treatments, our central focus is always patient-centered care – listening with compassion and providing compassionate care as a team.
Some of the Conditions We Treat
- Apnea
- Asthma
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasi
- Chronic lung disease
- Chronic respiratory failure
- Chronic/recurrent cough or wheezing
- Congenital lung malformations
- Cystic fibrosis
- Dysphagia
- Hypoventilation syndromes
- Interstitial lung disease
- Pneumonia, pleural effusions
- Respiratory infections
Procedures and Services
- Modular and advanced pulmonary function testing (PFT)
- Pediatric Sleep Center
- Flexible fiber optic bronchoscopy
- Care of pediatric patients on respiratory support (tracheostomy / trach and ventilator care)
- Cystic Fibrosis Center
Patient Resources
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Website
- Pediatric Asthma Care and Resources
- Mothers of Asthmatics Website
- Childhood Asthma Control Test (Children 4–11 years of age)
- Asthma Control Test™ (Children 12 and older)
