Pediatric Asthma Treatment Programs

If your child has asthma, seek the best care possible.

Whether your child has mild, moderate or severe asthma, having a pediatric asthma specialist assess and treat his or her specific needs can mean your child can get healthier, faster. Our pediatric specialists are the best in their fields, working in an environment dedicated to meeting the rising demand for asthma care. Our comprehensive program offers patients and their families a multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation and management of their asthma.

As a parent, if your child doesn't seem well-controlled, they're having too many symptoms, they're winding up in the hospital, or they're just not responding to therapy in a way that you think they should, that's when it's time for a fresh set of eyes, and I think a specialist is an easy way to deal with that problem.

think that more than two days a week of symptoms, specifically among patients with asthma, is a problem, and that's a reflection of poorly controlled asthma.

Your time to visit a specialist is a time when the treatment burden is very high, and what that means is when patients are receiving a large number of medicines or high doses of medicines, one needs to question if things are being managed properly.

also think that they're failing therapy apart from that if they're really high risk. High risk can also mean winding up in the hospital.

If you can prevent one hospitalization by performing a few tests and changing therapies in the long run, I think the specialist can be really helpful.

Our Pediatric Asthma Treatment Programs offer:

Evaluation for allergies and other triggers
Diagnostic tests not available elsewhere
Individualized treatment plans that reflect each child’s specific needs
Rehabilitation services, including pulmonary rehabilitation and occupational therapy
Nutrition counseling and education
Psychological assessment and treatment
Art therapy programs
Pediatric Severe Asthma Clinic

At National Jewish Health, you and your child have the support of the leading respiratory hospital in the nation. Families come here from around the world to receive treatment they can’t find anywhere else.

There are two programs that children with asthma can enter at National Jewish Health to receive treatment based on the severity of their asthma and the level of difficulty in managing their disease: The Pediatric Outpatient Clinic and the Pediatric Day Program.

Reasons to Visit National Jewish Health

The management of asthma can vary based on the particular child; education and regular treatments can help to successfully control it. Any one of the following is a good reason to see the National Jewish Health for Kids asthma team:

Asthma interferes with the ability to sleep or perform daily activities
Asthma is not well controlled
Interfering with exercise and/or sports
Needing a lot of rescue medications
Concerns about medications used to treat asthma
Wanting to know if allergies are playing a role
Regular doctor suggests an evaluation
Wanting to participate in research studies to learn more about asthma and new treatments

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Mark Boguniewicz, MD
Donna L. Bratton, MD
James Brock, DO
Ronina A. Covar, MD
Elizabeth M. Fan, PA-C
Jessica Hui Beckman, MD
Bruce J. Lanser, MD, MPH
Donald Y M Leung, PhD, MD
Kimberly Sack, MS, PT
Pamela L. Zeitlin, MD, MPhil, PhD

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Reasons to Choose National Jewish Health

The leading respiratory hospital in the nation and the only one devoted fully to the treatment of respiratory and related illnesses
Ranked #1 or #2 in Pulmonology by U.S. News & World Report for 26 consecutive years
Ranked in the top 5% of hospitals in the nation by HCAHPS
Physicians consistently recognized among the best in the nation by multiple services, including Best Doctors in America and Castle Connolly
Among the top 6% of organizations funded for research by the NIH, providing patients access to hundreds of active clinical trials
124-year history of focus on care, research and education serving patients from around the world with lung, heart, immune and related disorders

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