Devoted to Care of Complex Airway Issues
The Neonatal Airway Program at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a new entity under the Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders. It is devoted solely to evaluation, treatment and followup care of all inpatient neonates and infants with complex airway issues.
Housed within Children's Hospital's Harriet and Ronald Lassin Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit (N/IICU), our program offers these infants seamless care, employing the newest and most innovative diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. The program also provides extensive on-site counseling and pre-tracheostomy education to parents and caregivers by airway clinicians who are directly involved with each referral.
Our coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to specialized evaluation and treatment of these life-threatening conditions allows clinicians to communicate and work together easily so we can provide the most comprehensive, customized care for each child.
Multidisciplinary team
The multidisciplinary team at CHOP's Neonatal Airway Program has extensive experience treating infants with airway disorders. Our team focuses on providing expert medical care for each patient, as well as emotional support for the entire family. As part of a multidisciplinary practice, patients are evaluated for swallowing function by a team of specialized speech therapists that focuses on swallowing and voice disorders.
Our specialized team includes:
- Pediatric otolaryngologists (ENT)
- Neonatologists
- Airway nurse practitioners
- Airway physician assistants
- Respiratory therapists
- Speech and feeding pathologists
- Pediatric audiologists
- Pediatric and interventional radiologists
- Social workers and case managers
Collaboration with experts
Our program collaborates with other specialists and centers throughout CHOP to ensure infants receive the focused care they need. Patients benefit from around-the-clock access to experts in every pediatric subspecialty.
Our partners include:
- Airway Disorders
- Neonatology