Care for Children’s Respiratory Diseases
A lung or chest ailment can keep children from doing what they love and can affect every aspect of their life, from school to play to sports. Our pediatric pulmonology specialists are here to help.
We offer innovative treatments for respiratory conditions that affect the:
- Lungs
- Airways
- Esophagus
- Diaphragm
- Circulatory system
- Cardiovascular system
Our primary concern is your child’s quality of life. We use advanced diagnostic techniques to identify the cause of your child’s respiratory distress and use evidence-based treatments to manage their respiratory conditions.
For physicians: Refer a patient to Sanford Health.
Conditions We Care For
At Sanford Children’s, your child’s care team includes board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric pulmonologists, primary care providers, specialists, nurses and family, all working together to help your child breathe easier.
We treat:
- Aspiration: Accidentally inhaling a solid object or fluid into the windpipe or lungs.
- Asthma: A long-term lung problem that causes a child’s airway to narrow when exposed to certain triggers.
- Chronic Lung Disease (bronchopulmonary dysplasia): Long-term breathing problems in premature babies, such as the need for a breathing machine or for extra oxygen.
- Chronic respiratory failure: When a patient needs help from a breathing machine due to a chronic disease attacking the respiratory system.
- Chronic/recurring cough: This could be a sign of an underlying respiratory ailment.
- Cystic fibrosis: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder where mucus clogs up certain parts of the body, including airways in the lungs.
- Sleep apnea: When children briefly stop breathing during the night, disrupting their sleep. It is most common in children 3 to 6 years old.
Sanford Health is proud to be a Cystic Fibrosis Care Center.
When your child needs care for chest or breathing conditions, see Sanford Children’s pulmonology specialists. Find a specialist or clinic near you.