Children's Hospital Aerodigestive Center

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC offers one of the leading pediatric aerodigestive centers in the country.

In this subspeciality clinic, children with a variety of airway, breathing and swallowing disorders are managed using state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment techniques. The center is dedicated to medical and surgical care of children with disorders of the airway or voice, swallowing disorders, sleep apnea, related problems such as malnutrition and gastroesophageal reflux.

The Pediatric Aerodigestive Center is supported by pulmonologists, gastroenterologists, plastic surgeons, craniofacial surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, sleep specialists, speech therapists, feeding therapists, and respiratory therapists. Occupational therapists specializing in swallowing disorders, radiologists, pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, respiratory therapy/tracheotomy education specialists and social workers provide services as needed.

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Education

Tags:

• Aerodigestive Center
• airway problems
• subglottic stenoses
• subglottic stenosis
• glottic stenosis
• swallowing disorders
• breathing problems
• airway disorders