St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital offers consultation, diagnostic testing and treatment for infants and children with pulmonary diseases including the following:
- Asthma
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Congenital lung abnormalities
- Neuromuscular respiratory disease
- Chronic respiratory failure
- Recurrent pneumonia
- Persistent cough
- Environmental allergies
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Sleep Disorders
The pulmonary team is made up of board-certified pediatric pulmonologists, advanced nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, nutritionists, and social workers.
Services include:
- Comprehensive consultation on all pediatric lung diseases
- Pediatric sleep medicine program
- Pulmonary Function Testing to evaluate and follow lung disease in children. A full spectrum of pulmonary function tests, including spirometry, diffusion analysis, lung volumes, exercise testing and methacholine challenges are available.
- Bronchoscopy Laboratory: Examination of the upper and lower airway by flexible bronchoscope and bronchoalveolar lavage is an important diagnostic tool.
Contact Us
St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
11 Getty Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07503
973-754-2550
