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Advancing Care for Complex Childhood Lung Diseases
Experts from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine discuss innovations in clinical care and diagnostics for respiratory disease.
Breaking Records & Advancing Care: CHOP’s Chronic Lung Disease Conference Gathers Global Experts
CHOP’s 2025 Chronic Lung Disease Conference brought together global experts in BPD care for record-breaking attendance, research and collaboration.
Spotlight on Current BPD-Focused Research Studies
It’s an exciting time for research in the bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) population here at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
CHOP Establishes Kelly and Chad Punchard Endowed Chair in Translational Sarcoma Research
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has announced the establishment of the Punchard Family Endowed Chair in Translational Sarcoma Research. Patrick J. Grohar, MD, PhD, an attending physician with the Cancer Center and the Director of Translational Research with the Center for Childhood Cancer Research at CHOP, has been named the inaugural chair holder.
Less Invasive Management of a Large Pneumatocele
In this article, we review a case of a preterm infant with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a history of S. aureus pneumonia, and subsequent large pneumatocele, managed with a less typical treatment modality.
CHOP-led Study Finds Daycare Linked to Increased Complications in Preterm Children with Chronic Lung Disease
Researchers found daycare attendance was associated with increased emergency department visits, steroid use, and chronic respiratory symptoms in preterm children with chronic lung disease.
FDA Approves Drug for Rare Cancer
CHOP played an instrumental role in leading one of two clinical trials that led to the approval of Xalkori® for unresectable, recurrent, or refractory ALK-positive IMT.
Improving Understanding of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia to Optimize Childhood Outcomes
Investigators in our Chronic Lung Disease Program have developed a treatment-based classification of BPD disease severity that helps us improve longer-term outcomes.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Hosts Seventh Annual Chronic Lung Disease Conference Virtually
On March 9 and 10, 2021, more than 400 medical professionals tuned in via a virtual platform for the Seventh Annual Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Chronic Lung Disease Conference.
Oxygen Therapy in Newborns May Impact Influenza Susceptibility Via Lung Circadian Clock
CHOP researchers have found mice exposed to neonatal hyperoxia have increased influenza susceptibility and disrupted lung circadian clocks.