Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders

At the Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders at Children's Hospital, our philosophy is to provide you with the most comprehensive information about your child's airway or swallowing condition. That way, you can make the best possible decisions regarding his treatment.

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Breakthrough Treatment for Airway Tumors Gives Hannah Her Voice

Thanks to an experimental airway tumor treatment she received at CHOP, Hannah can talk now with her friends — really talk — because all the tumors are gone.

Why Choose Us?

The Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders is the only one of its kind in the Greater Philadelphia region. As part of one of the top-ranked and largest children’s hospitals in the U.S., we have cared for children from all over the country and beyond.

Why Choose CHOP's Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders

Procedures and Surgeries

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Conditions We Treat

We diagnose and manage congenital and acquired airway disorders including those listed here, and others such as dysphonia, glottic atresia, laryngocele, tracheocutaneous fistula, tracheomalacia and vocal cord dysfunction.

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Our Programs and Services

Our Team

A multidisciplinary, coordinated approach to care, bridging many specialties, makes it possible to meet the complex needs of the children who come to the Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders.

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Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders

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Airway Disorders and Reconstruction Surgeries for Children

Airway surgeons describe three surgeries used to reconstruct the pediatric airway.

Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders

Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care