25 of the Best Pediatric Pulmonologists in The United States

Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPH, is chief of service in the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Celedón is also the Niels K. Jerne professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and a professor of epidemiology and human genetics at the University of Pittsburgh. He is board certified in internal medicine, critical care medicine, and pulmonary disease. Dr. Celedon is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Asthma in Children, Asthma, Stridor, and Bronchitis. Dr. Celedon is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Dr. J. Michael Collaco is a professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His clinical specialty is pediatric pulmonary medicine, including chronic lung disease of premature infants, lung disease in medically complex patients including ventilators and tracheostomies, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, aerodigestive disorders, and general pediatric pulmonary conditions. He sees patients inpatient and outpatient at Johns Hopkins (East Baltimore campus), inpatient and outpatient at Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital, and inpatient at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Collaco attended Yale University for undergraduate studies and received his M.D. and M.S. (Anatomy) from Case Western University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his pediatric residency, pediatric pulmonary fellowship, M.B.A., M.P.H., and Ph.D. (Clinical Epidemiology) at the Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Collaco joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2008. His primary research interest is in the epidemiology of pediatric respiratory diseases, with a focus on environmental risk factors for cystic fibrosis and bronchopulmonary dysplasia as well as a special interest in the effects of secondhand smoke and electronic cigarette emissions. He has published over 140 peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Collaco is a member of the Cystic Fibrosis Research Development Center and the Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Center of Excellence. He has been recognized by Johns Hopkins with the John C. Hume Scholarship, the Francis F. Schwentker Research Award, and the Robert Dyar Award. Dr. Collaco is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Collaco is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Collaco is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Raanan Arens, MD, is Professor, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. He specializes in the care of children with respiratory disorders affecting their breathing and sleep. Dr. Arens is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cerebral Hypoxia, Central Sleep Apnea, Asthma, and Adenoidectomy.

Marianne Muhlebach is a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in Wilmington, North Carolina. She has been practicing medicine for over 30 years. Dr. Muhlebach is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cystic Fibrosis, Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections, Measles, and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 2 (MPS II, Hunter Syndrome). Dr. Muhlebach is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonology.

I am interested in the pulmonary manifestations of stomach and intestinal diseases and the impact of pulmonary aspiration on chronic lung disease. Dr. Daines is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cystic Fibrosis, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Dr. Daines is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics/Pulmonology and American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Daines is currently accepting new patients.

John Heintz is a Pediatric Pulmonologist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in New Albany, Ohio. Dr. Heintz is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Cystic Fibrosis, Newborn Jaundice, and Jaundice. Dr. Heintz is currently accepting new patients.

. Dr. Spahr is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Newborn Jaundice, and Jaundice. Dr. Spahr is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

. Dr. Afolabi is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, Wildervanck Syndrome, and CHARGE Syndrome. Dr. Afolabi is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Javeed Akhter is a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in Oak Lawn, Illinois. His clinical expertise encompasses Pneumonia, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Newborn Jaundice, and Cystic Fibrosis. Dr. Akhter is board certified in American Board Of Allergy & Immunology.

Alan Harsch is a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in Concord, North Carolina. His clinical expertise encompasses Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, and Pulmonary Hypertension. Dr. Harsch is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology. Dr. Harsch is currently accepting new patients.

Jay Kolls is a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Kolls is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia, Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Cystic Fibrosis, and Lung Transplant.

Samya Nasr is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Nasr is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Newborn Jaundice, Jaundice, and Gastrostomy.

Antonia Popova is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Popova is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Premature Infant, Congenital Unilateral Pulmonary Hypoplasia, and Cystic Fibrosis.

Erick Forno is a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Forno is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Asthma, Asthma in Children, Stridor, and Cystic Fibrosis.

Margaret Rosenfeld is a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Rosenfeld is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cystic Fibrosis, Ciliary Dyskinesia-Bronchiectasis, Situs Inversus, and Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections.

James Chmiel is a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Chmiel is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections, and Gastrostomy.

Deepa Rastogi, MD, is Division Chief, Pediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Rastogi’s clinical specialty is in taking care of children with asthma, particularly those with severe or difficult-to-control asthma. Dr. Rastogi is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Asthma in Children, Obesity in Children, Infantile Pneumothorax, and Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

Carolyn Dress is a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has been practicing medicine for over 9 years. Dr. Dress is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Laryngomalacia, Trisomy 13, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2. Dr. Dress is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Dress is currently accepting new patients.

Heather Thomas is a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. She has been practicing medicine for over 27 years. Dr. Thomas is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Newborn Jaundice, and Jaundice.

. Dr. Hsu is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Asthma, Asthma in Children, Empyema, and Posterior Fossa Decompression. Dr. Hsu is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Franziska J. Rosser, MD, MPH, is a pediatric pulmonologist at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and an assistant professor of pediatrics within the Division of Pulmonology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Her preferred pronouns are she/her. She is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric pulmonology.Dr. Rosser received her medical degree from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency at Greenville Hospital System/University of South Carolina Greenville followed by her pediatric pulmonology fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh/University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her Master of Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.As a pediatric pulmonologist she specializes in caring for children with respiratory disorders. She is a member of the multidisciplinary Juvenile Systemic Scleroderma (jSSc) Center, the only such center in the nation, providing care for children with jSSc respiratory disease.Her research focuses on the epidemiological effects of outdoor air pollution on children with asthma. Dr. Rosser’s long-term goals are to develop innovative methods to identify children with asthma most at risk to the deleterious effects of air pollution. Additionally, while awaiting policy changes to improve air quality for all, she seeks to determine if individual interventions can improve asthma control and symptoms.Dr. Rosser is a former Clinical and Translational Science KL2 Scholar within the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE), has received funding from the American Thoracic Society to conduct a pilot clinical trial to evaluate adding the Air Quality Index to routine childhood asthma care, and is currently a principal investigator of a K08. She is a member of the American Thoracic Society where she is a member of the Environmental Health Policy Committee.View Dr. Rosser’s full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Rosser is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Asthma, Asthma in Children, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), and Malnutrition. Dr. Rosser is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Rosser is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Brianna Aoyama is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She specializes in pediatric pulmonary medicine, including chronic lung disease of premature infants, lung disease in medically complex patients including those with ventilators and tracheostomies, aerodigestive disorders, and general pediatric pulmonary conditions. Dr. Aoyama attended the University of Notre Dame for undergraduate studies and received her M.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency at Brown University/Hasbro Children's Hospital before completing her pediatric pulmonary fellowship at Johns Hopkins where she also earned her M.H.S. (Clinical Investigation) from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Aoyama joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2022. Her primary research interest is in the epidemiology of pediatric respiratory diseases, with a specific focus on growth and the long-term respiratory outcomes of children born preterm. Dr. Aoyama is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, High Blood Pressure in Infants, Premature Infant, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Aoyama is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Dr. Peter Mogayzel is the Menowitz/Rosenstein Professor of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include pediatric pulmonary medicine and the treatment of cystic fibrosis. He has served as the director of the Johns Hopkins Cystic Fibrosis Center since 2002. Dr. Mogayzel attended Brown University and received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Boston University and an M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins University. He completed his pediatric residency at the University of Washington, and finished pediatric pulmonary and pediatric critical care fellowships at Johns Hopkins in 1998 before joining the faculty. His research interests include the regulatory properties of the CFTR gene, mucociliary clearance and development of new therapeutics for cystic fibrosis. Dr. Mogayzel has provided care for children with cystic fibrosis and has been active in the CF community since his arrival at Johns Hopkins. He served as Chairman of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pulmonary Therapies Committee and the Therapeutic Development Network Protocol Review Committee both of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He is also a past Chairman of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Center Committee which accredits cystic fibrosis care centers in the US. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Dr. Mogayzel is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Newborn Jaundice, and Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections. Dr. Mogayzel is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Dr. Shruti Paranjape attended the University of Pennsylvania and received her M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. She completed her pediatrics residency and pediatric pulmonology fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She has served as the Assistant Director of the CF Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Her awards include the James Sutherland Award for Outstanding Research by a Young Investigator. Dr. Paranjape is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Newborn Jaundice, and Jaundice. Dr. Paranjape is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Fernando Martinez is a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Martinez is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Asthma, Stridor, Protein Deficiency, and Emphysema.