Pulmonary (Lung & Breathing-Related) Care at PSV
Ranked as one of the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Pediatric Specialists of Virginia provides comprehensive treatment for lung and breathing-related conditions. Whether it’s asthma, pneumonia, or a chronic cough—or a more complex pulmonary (lung) disease—we are dedicated to providing your child with the best care possible.
Why Choose Us?
We provide consultation and behavioral interventions for patients with chronic and acute respiratory diseases such as cystic fibrosis and asthma as well as pulmonary patients with sickle cell and neuromuscular disorders. The consultation service includes evaluation of psychological, social, and educational function and coping with stress of illness. We also offer condition specific programs that address the needs of children with more complex disorders.
Common conditions we treat include:
The division’s pediatric pulmonologists, nurses, and respiratory care practitioners provide comprehensive care for children with pulmonary (lung) diseases and related conditions.
- Aerodigestive disorders
- Asthma
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
- Chest wall disorders
- Chronic (long term) cough
- Congenital (birth) disorders
- Ciliary dyskinesia
- Cystic fibrosis
- Exercise related breathing problems
- Interstitial lung diseases
- Mechanical ventilation
- Neuromuscular disease
- Non-invasive ventilation
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary hemosiderosis
- Pulmonary infections
- Respiratory (breathing) system disorders
- Sickle cell lung disease
- Stridor (unusual breathing sounds)
Our patients have access to our parent organization Children’s National Health System’s diagnostic pulmonary laboratory, which is a state-of-the-art facility staffed by credentialed respiratory therapists who have advanced specialized training in pulmonary diagnostic testing ranging from basic spirometry to exercise testing. Our specialists are able to perform a wide range of pulmonary function assessments, diagnostic, and therapeutic services, including flexible laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy, procedures that allow physicians to examine the internal airway.
Our Pulmonary Medicine Specialists
- Dinesh Pillai, MD, MBA – Medical Director of Pulmonary Medicine
- Dagne Assefa, MD, FAAP, FCCP
- James Clayton, MD
- Corey Martin, MD
- Michael McCown, DO
- Iman Sami-Zakhari, MD
- Patti DeCorte, MSN, CPNP
