The mission of the Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences is to improve the health of children with respiratory disorders by providing exemplary patient- 和 family-centered care, performing research to underst和 the mechanisms of disease, developing new therapies 和 training the next generation of health care providers.

Our physicians have the expertise to evaluate 和 treat a wide variety of problems, 包括哮喘, 急性和慢性肺部感染, 支气管肺的发育不良, 睡眠呼吸障碍, 慢性咳嗽, 囊性纤维化, 不正常的吞咽, 终末期肺病, 肺间质性疾病, 肺衰竭和呼吸异常.

Global Program in Pediatric Respiratory Sciences

The goal of the Global Program in Pediatric Respiratory Sciences is to advance the respiratory health of children in low-income 和 middle-income countries. 我们的工作横跨撒哈拉以南非洲, 南亚, 中美洲和南美洲, with a primary focus on the countries of South Africa, 马拉维和孟加拉国. We also work in Lesotho, Nigeria, India, Peru, Guatemala 和 Rw和a.

临床教育活动

Our clinical education activities are currently focused on the respiratory management of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 across the country of Lesotho. Our research is concentrated on the epidemiology, prevention 和 treatment of pediatric respiratory diseases, recently including studying infant lung development 和 respiratory diagnostics in Bangladesh 和 non-invasive ventilation in Malawi.

The Global Program has supervised multiple pediatric residents 和 medical students in Malawi, in collaboration with University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, during tropical medicine rotations 和 NIH-funded research fellowships at Kamuzu Central Hospital in the capital city of Lilongwe. 我们也建议Ph。.D. students at the 项目研究基金会 in Bangladesh, in collaboration with the 爱丁堡大学’s RESPIRE program.