Pulmonology

309-624-2277

The Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine provides care to patients with potential or established respiratory system disorders. Provision of care includes diagnosis and management of acute and chronic conditions in the outpatient setting as well as inpatient setting at OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois.

Patients can also benefit from our specialty clinics and programs, like ourHome Ventilator Program,Cystic Fibrosis ClinicorPediatric Sleep Clinics. Our physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, nutritionists and respiratory therapists are specifically trained in treating and coordinating care for children with respiratory system disorders.

Conditions Treated

  • Chronic cough
  • Wheezing
  • Tachypnea
  • Clubbing
  • Stridor
  • Snoring
  • Apnea
  • Congenital lung diseases
  • Recurrent respiratory infections and pneumonia
  • Empyema and pleural effusion
  • Pneumothorax/pneumomediastinum
  • Exercise limitation
  • Asthma
  • Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
  • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
  • Lung nodules/cavitary lesions
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Lung diseases of premature infants, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  • Primary ciliary dyskinesia
  • Sleep-disordered breathing, including central and obstructive apnea, hypoventilation and parasomnia
  • Neuromuscular diseases
  • Trisomy 21
  • 呼吸衰竭和呼吸机依赖
  • Congenital abnormalities of airway and lung development, including tracheobronchomalacia, laryngomalacia
  • Recurrent aspiration
  • Rare lung diseases, including interstitial lung disease and bronchiolitis obliterans

Pediatric Pulmonology Care Team

Registered Nurses

Bailey Martina, RN, BSN

Hannah Sykes, RN, BSN

Amber Vicary, RN,BSN

Nurse Educator

Siera Nestrud, RN, BSN

Respiratory Therapist

Cristina West, RRT

Medical Office Assistant

Ellen Grebner

Referral Specialist

Courtney M.

Manager

Ben Buckeye, RN, BSN

Supervisor

Chelsea Jones RN, BSN

Providers