What is pediatric pulmonology? Pediatric pulmonology is a
subspecialty of internal medicine/pediatrics that focuses on
diseases of the respiratory system in children, specifically the
lungs, bronchial tubes, upper respiratory tract (nose, pharynx
and throat) and heart. Pulmonology is the study of the pulmonary
system. It includes the macro and microscopic function of the
lung tissue, the airways, the pulmonary circulation, and the
body’s breathing mechanism as well as what drives it.What is a
pediatric pulmonologist and what do they do? Pediatric
pulmonologists are specially trained to diagnose and treat
diseases of the respiratory system in children, such as acute or
chronic asthma , chronic bronchitis, pneumonia , sleep apnea,
emphysema, tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis and complicated chest
infections among many others. A pediatric pulmonologist cares
for children, from infants to adolescents, with complex
respiratory conditions that may not be managed by a pediatrician
or general internist. Pulmonologists ty