The 20 Best Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Doctors in Massachusetts, US

Dr. Benjamin Raby is the director of the Pulmonary Genetics Center and a physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). He is also an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.He received his medical degree from McGill University Faculty of Medicine, and then completed a residency in internal medicine at Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital. He then undertook fellowship programs in pulmonary disease at McGill University Health Centre, Montreal Genome Centre at McGill University (now the McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre) and BWH. He is board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease.Dr. Raby’s research focuses on identifying the genetic basis of lung diseases using genome-wide integrative approaches in human populations. He has worked on multiple asthma studies funded by the National Institutes of Health, including a study of structural genetic variation in childhood asthma and another that leveraged clinical, genomic and environmental data to investigate the molecular determinants of suboptimal asthma control. He is the author of more than 140 peer-reviewed publications, is a founding member of the EVE Asthma Consortium, and serves on the editorial boards of several allergy, asthma and genetics subspecialty journals. Dr. Raby is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Asthma, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Lung Transplant.

Elliot Rabinowitz is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rabinowitz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Asthma, Asthma in Children, Grass Allergy, and Ciliary Dyskinesia-Bronchiectasis.

Rachel Roditi, MD is an attending Otolaryngologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an Instructor of Otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Roditi is the Section Chief of Otolaryngology at Brigham & Women’s Faulkner hospital and has a clinical interest in rhinology, allergy, and pediatric otolaryngology. She has a particular interest in multidisciplinary medical care and works collaboratively with the pulmonology, allergy/immunology, and plastic surgery divisions to provide a comprehensive approach to sinonasal disease. She is a founding member of the Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, which has been designated as a National Center of Excellence for the care of patients with this illness. She is also an active member of the Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease Center and collaborates on clinical trials and research projects in the management of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and sinonasal polyposis. She is an active committee member of the American Rhinologic Society and is a fellow of the American Rhinology Society as well.  In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Roditi holds multiple educational leadership roles including serving as clerkship director for the Otolaryngology portion of the Core Surgical Clerkship as well as for the Advanced Clinical Otolaryngology-Head & Neck elective. She served as Course Director for the PDII-Head & Neck Symposium, gathering educators from across institutions to teach examination skills to preclinical medical students. She has also lead the educational efforts for the head and neck curriculum for the new Practice of Medicine Course as Harvard Medical School transitions to the Pathways curriculum. She is also a member of the Society of University Otolaryngologists, the Academy at Harvard Medical School, the Residency Selection Committee for the Harvard Combined Otolaryngology Residency Program,  and the Department of Surgery Education Committee at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Roditi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Her top areas of expertise are Otitis Media with Effusion, Nasal Polyps, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy.

Andrew Villanueva is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Villanueva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Emphysema, Bullae, Bronchiectasis, and Asthma.

Dr. Perrella is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an Associate Physician in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and a research scientist in Pediatric Newborn Medicine, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded investigator. Dr. Perrella is also committed to the training and career development of students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty. He is an Associate Director of an NIH-funded grant for training physician scientists in respiratory research. In regard to scientific investigation, the Perrella laboratory is interested in the regulation and biology of genes important for the modulation of inflammation in systemic disease processes, and the use of stem/progenitor cells for therapy of critical illnesses including sepsis, lung injury, and heart failure. The ultimate goal of his laboratory is to develop novel cell-based strategies for the treatment of cardiopulmonary and vascular diseases for patients of all ages, from premature infants to adults. Dr. Perrella is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Lymphangioleiomyomatosis.

O Neil is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Neil is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Bronchiectasis, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Gastrostomy.

Wayne Tworetzky is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Tworetzky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Ebstein's Anomaly, Pulmonary Atresia, and Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).

Rebecca Sternschein is an Internal Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Dr. Sternschein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

Thomas Wadzinski is a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Dr. Wadzinski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Delayed Growth, Croup, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Jaundice.

Kenan Haver is a Pediatric Pulmonologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Haver is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Situs Inversus, Kartagener Syndrome, Ciliary Dyskinesia-Bronchiectasis, and CHARGE Syndrome.

Dennis Rosen is a Pediatric Pulmonologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rosen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Chemical Pneumonitis, Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), Ciliary Dyskinesia-Bronchiectasis, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Roger Nuss is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Nuss is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Laryngomalacia, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Perichondritis, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy.

Fowzan Alkuraya is a Pediatrics specialist and a Medical Genetics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Alkuraya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, Microcephaly, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, Cortical Dysplasia, and Vitrectomy.

Nico Vehse is a Pediatric Pulmonologist in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Vehse is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), Ciliary Dyskinesia-Bronchiectasis, and Kartagener Syndrome.

Tregony Simoneau is a Pediatric Pulmonologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Simoneau is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Her top areas of expertise are Congenital Unilateral Pulmonary Hypoplasia, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Laryngomalacia, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Myringotomy.

Laura Chiel is a Pediatric Pulmonologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Chiel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Asthma, Asthma in Children, Congenital Unilateral Pulmonary Hypoplasia, and Lung Transplant.

Dawn Ericson is a Pediatric Pulmonologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ericson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Her top areas of expertise are Congenital Unilateral Pulmonary Hypoplasia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Asthma, and Stridor.

Melissa Hartz is a Nurse Practitioner in Boston, Massachusetts. Ms. Hartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Her top area of expertise is Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD).

Gregory Sawicki is a Pediatric Pulmonologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sawicki is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Congenital Pulmonary Lymphangiectasia, Congenital Bronchobiliary Fistula, and Gastrostomy.

Manuela Cernadas is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Cernadas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Her top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), and Interstitial Lung Disease. Dr. Cernadas is currently accepting new patients.