strength in
numbers
7
#
ranked
in the nation
BREATHING
INSTITUTE
The Breathing Institute at Children’s Hospital Colorado, along with
other Colorado physicians, pioneered many of the standard practices
used to treat and diagnose pediatric respiratory disease today. We were
the first in the world to recognize and treat interstitial lung disease, first
to use nitric oxide to treat neonatal hypertension, and first to initiate
newborn cystic fibrosis screening.
eight sub -specialties
37 pediatric
Our pediatric pulmonologists and allergists partner across specialties
to provide truly comprehensive care to all kids, but especially to
those with profound difficulties such as Down syndrome, early onset
scoliosis, narcolepsy, and neuromuscular disorders. Our physicians lend
to the effort of publishing clinical guidelines for pediatric pulmonary
hypertension. Jointly championed by the American Thoracic Society
and the American Heart Association, this cross-disciplinary effort
supports clinicians’ decision making in the absence of FDA-approved
pediatric pulmonary hypertension treatments.
PROVIDERS
56,176
TOTAL PATIENT
VISITS IN 2015
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program highlights
oo Our Mike McMorris Cystic Fibrosis Research and Care Center is the
largest cystic fibrosis center in the nation, serving more than 400
adolescents and children. Instrumental in developing ivacaftor, the first
gene therapy for cystic fibrosis, our center received the National Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation’s Outstanding Partnership Award in 2015 for our
collaborative work and community advocacy.
oo The Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease Program is one of the leading
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referral centers in the world for children with this rare lung disease. Our
program has led the field in research and treatment, and is recognized
for its depth of experience and diagnostic expertise.
oo Our multidisciplinary Aerodigestive Program, in collaboration with ENT
and GI specialists, manages the care of children with complex airway,
breathing, and digestive tract disorders, maximizing efficiency and
diagnostic ability with a uniquely comprehensive approach.
oo The Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Program prints 3D hollow
airway models from patient chest CT scans, setting the standard for
safe bronchoscopy outcomes.
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active
research
studies