Ranked as one of the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the Division of Pulmonary Care at Children's National provides comprehensive treatment for lung and breathing-related conditions. Whether it’s asthma, pneumonia, or a chronic cough - or a more complex pulmonary (lung) disease - we're dedicated to giving your child the best care possible.
Division Chief Anastassios Koumbourlis, MD, has extensive experience in pediatric pulmonary medicine with special interests in congenital lung and airway anomalies, chest wall deformities, and pulmonary complications of neuromuscular and sickle cell disease. He also treats patients in the division’s Cystic Fibrosis Center.
The division’s team provides consultation and behavioral interventions for patients with chronic and acute respiratory diseases such as cystic fibrosis and asthma as well as pulmonary patients with sickle cell and neuromuscular disorders. The consultation service includes evaluation of psychological, social, and educational function and coping with stress of illness. We also offer condition specific programs that address the needs of children with more complex disorders.
The division’s pediatric pulmonologists, nurses, and respiratory care practitioners provide comprehensive care for children with pulmonary (lung) diseases and related conditions, including:
The diagnostic pulmonary laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility staffed by credentialed respiratory therapists who have advanced specialized training in pulmonary diagnostic testing. Our specialists are able to perform a wide range of pulmonary function assessments, diagnostic, and therapeutic services, including flexible laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy, procedures that allow physicians to examine the internal airway.
"I knew we were in good hands when we were referred to Children's National, and you will be too."
Hollis Chaney Pulmonologist
Meagan Gatti
Anastassios Koumbourlis Division Chief, Pulmonary Medicine; Sleep Medicine
Lynn Laning Nurse Practitioner
Peter Levit Pulmonologist
Jenny Lew Sleep Medicine Specialist
Daniel Lewin Psychologist, Sleep Specialist
Gustavo Nino Barrera Pulmonologist, Sleep Medicine Specialist
Folasade Ogunlesi Pulmonologist
Geovanny Perez Pulmonologist
Dinesh Pillai Pulmonologist
Iman Sami Zakhari Pulmonologist, Sleep Medicine Specialist
Miriam Weiss Nurse Practitioner
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