Johns Hopkins Pediatric Pulmonary

09/03/2025

Are you interested in participating in research to help us better understand lung disease? Johns Hopkins is recruiting healthy volunteers (18-60 years old) without any known lung diseases for an imaging study that requires 5 visits over 1 month to our research center.
Researchers are looking to get high quality data using a new method of inhalation in a procedure called mucociliary clearance scan (MCC). Participants will have mucociliary clearance scans (MCC scan) – a test during which you inhale a very small amount of radioactive material while a camera images your lungs as you breathe. Participants will receive up to $570 for completing all study visits. Imaging visits may last up to 8 hours. For more information, please contact the CF Research Center at (410) 955-1167 or hopkinscf@jhmi.edu.
Principal Investigator: Peter Mogayzel Jr., MD, PhD
Protocol: Multisite Qualification Studies Using the Slow Inhalation, Large Particle (SILP) Mucociliary Clearance Measurement Method
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08/12/2025

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07/07/2025

The Johns Hopkins Pediatric Sleep Center in Baltimore has maintained accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) for 25 consecutive years.

AASM-accredited sleep centers provide diagnostic and therapeutic care for people who have problems related to sleep and alertness.

To make an appointment to see a Johns Hopkins Children's Center sleep specialist call 443-997-5437.

07/07/2025

The bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) Team Is Awarded the Johns Hopkins Clinical Collaboration and Teamwork

The bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) team was established two years ago in response to an increased number of preterm infants presenting with BPD at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. The multidisciplinary team, which includes pulmonologists, neonatologists, dietitians, respiratory therapists, speech-language pathologists, otolaryngologists and palliative care specialists, meets twice a month to review and coordinate respiratory care of the preterm infants who are at greatest risk or have been diagnosed with BPD in the neonatal intensive care unit.

The efforts of the BPD team have resulted in standardized respiratory care and new practices that optimize noninvasive respiratory support for our most vulnerable patients. Additionally, they provide education, simulation, bedside teaching and support to family members and the clinical team, leading to a better understanding of the disease.

As a result of these efforts, the rates of BPD have decreased from more than 50% in 2022 to less than 30% in 2024. “Their tireless efforts to improve the long-term health of our most fragile population are commendable, and the data speaks volumes about the success of our team’s vision,” noted a colleague.

06/19/2025

Pediatric pulmonologists Brianna Aoyama and J. Michael Collaco discuss the Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) Center at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. BPD is a disease that affects infants born preterm, leading to disruption of pulmonary development and subsequent lung injury. This clinic specializes in respiratory care of infants, children and adolescents who have this disease.

Pediatric pulmonologists Brianna Aoyama and J. Michael Collaco discuss the Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) Center at Johns Hopkins. BPD is a disease that af...

06/03/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Olusegun Owotomo on completing his pediatric pulmonary fellowship. Dr. Owotomo will be moving to St. Louis to join the faculty of St. Louis University and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.

03/20/2025

Dr. Eric McCollum, director of the Global Program of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences at Johns Hopkins, discusses “Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass Cooking and Severe Infant Pneumonia” — his recent publication in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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03/07/2025

Check out the advice from Johns Hopkins Children's Center pediatric sleep specialist Dr. Cecilia Melendres on how to prepare for the upcoming change to daylight savings time.

Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday, March 9. Johns Hopkins Children’s Center pediatric pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist Cecilia Melendres joined Good Day DC to share how you can prepare yourself.

12/10/2024

Check out the interview with Johns Hopkins Children's Center pediatric pulmonologist Dr. Christy Sadreameli who is a strong advocate for children with lung diseases.

Pediatric pulmonologist Christy Sadreameli advocates for public policies aimed at protecting vulnerable young lungs.

10/25/2024

Congratulations to Dr. S. Christy Sadreameli on being recognized as one of Baltimore's Best Doctors by Baltimore magazine. Dr. Sadreameli treats children with acute and chronic lung diseases. Her research focus is interstitial and diffuse lung diseases in children.

09/17/2024

Johns Hopkins Pediatric Pulmonary Researchers Develop Smartphone-Based Pulse Oximeter for Kids in South Africa

A pulse oximeter, a device that measures heart rate and oxygen saturation in red blood cells, is an important tool that can monitor the function of a person’s lungs and heart. However, clinicians say the device, which usually clips on the end of a finger, is not designed for infants and children or low-resource settings, and it is not consistently available at outpatient clinics in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world.

To help, a research team, led by Johns Hopkins pediatric pulmonologist Eric McCollum, has developed a smartphone-based pulse oximeter for children in South Africa that does not rely on a probe.

In a study of the device, 19 health care workers from five clinics in Cape Town, South Africa, participated in a design workshop to codevelop the device with their preferred user settings. Overall, participants expressed a positive sentiment toward the idea of a smartphone pulse oximeter and suggested that a pediatric device would address an important gap in outpatient care. Researchers say participant feedback led to design changes, and health care inputs are being incorporated into the device design.

The study findings were published in the journal JMIR Human Factors.

09/17/2024

Check out the Op Ed by Johns Hopkins Children's Center pediatric pulmonologist Dr. Christy Sadreameli published in The Baltimore Sun Baltimore Sun today on the health risks of diesel exhaust.

To save lives and improve children’s health, we must cut diesel pollution at the source.