Clinical Expertise
Compassionate patient care is a hallmark of the Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine Division and is part of the UTHealth Houston culture. “The care we offer our patients is important, but just as important is the way we interact with them. I want them to know they matter,” says Division Director Ricardo Mosquera, MD, MPH (above left).
In addition to outpatient care, the Division of Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine provides inpatient clinical services at Children’s Memorial Hermann, a teaching hospital with a strong academic environment. Our experienced physician-scientists receive funding from the National Institutes of Health for investigations into the basic and clinical mechanisms of lung disorders in children to continually expand our knowledge base. The scientific information generated from our studies has transformed medical care, particularly in children with complex medical conditions. This research has shaped the development of a variety of programs that better serve patients with respiratory diseases as well as critically ill children with rare and complex disorders, such as those listed below.
UTHealth Houston is pleased to offer a broader team to address allergy and immunology issues specifically: the newly established Allergy/Immunology Division.
- Airway abnormalities
- Aspiration lung injury from swallowing dysfunction and gastroesophageal reflux
- Asthma and allergic disorders
- Central congenital hypoventilation syndrome on invasive and non-invasive ventilation as well as phrenic nerve (diaphragmatic) pacing
- Chronic lung disease of infancy, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Chronic respiratory failure with ventilator dependence
- Cystic fibrosis
- Interstitial lung diseases
- Paradoxical vocal fold movement dysfunction (vocal cord dysfunction)
- Primary ciliary dyskinesia
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Pulmonary consequences of congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Recurrent cough and wheeze
- Recurrent pneumonias or other respiratory infections
- Sickle cell–related pulmonary disease
- RSV infection and its acute and long-term sequelae on airway function
- Sleep apnea and other sleep-disordered breathing
- Technology-dependent children on invasive and non-invasive ventilation as well as phrenic nerve (diaphragmatic) pacing
- Unexplained respiratory conditions refractory to conventional therapy
- Aerodigestive Clinic
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Clinic
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Clinic
- MD Anderson Pulmonary Clinic
- Pediatric Complex Care Clinic
- Pediatric Sleep Clinic
- Rare Lung Disease Clinic
- Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
- Sickle Cell-Pediatric Pulmonary Clinic
L: Fatima Boricha, MD, FAAP, smiles with one of her young patients after completing treatment. R: Dr. Mosquera visits a complex-care patient on rounds in the hospital.