Pulmonology

The Division of Pediatric Pulmonology is the only full-service clinical resource for the diagnosis and care of the pediatric patient with lung disease, from Palo Alto in the North to San Diego County in the South. The medical program is complemented by a dedicated, skilled pulmonary allied professional staff including nurse specialists, respiratory care practitioners, dieticians, and social workers. The division has the most advanced, state-or-the-art Infant and Pediatric Pulmonary Physiology Laboratories and the only pediatric Sleep (polysomnography) Laboratory in Southern California. The division provides regular ambulatorypulmonary consultation services in San Luis Obispo (established in 1978), Pomona Valley Hospital (1995), Valley Presbyterian Hospital (1995) and monthly in-patient consultation services at Huntington Memorial Hospital (1999).

The division provides unique services:

• Home Assisted Ventilation Program (1980)
• Non-Invasive Home Assisted Ventilation Program (1995)
• Central Hypoventilation Program (1980)
• Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy (2000)
• Comprehensive Cystic Fibrosis Program (1958)
• Titanium Rib Program for Expansion of the Thorax
• Sub-Acute Care at All Saints Health Care [ASHC] (1996)

National and International Recognition

Arnold C.G. Platzker, MD

• Men of Achievement (International Biographical Center, Cambridge University Press, UK)
• Best Doctors of America (Woodward/White)
  America's Top Doctors (Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd)

Thomas G. Keens, MD

• Fellowship for Foreign Scientists to Japanese Institutions. Japan Foundation for Emergency Medicine. Tokyo, Japan.

Eithne MacLaughlin, MD

• The Best Doctors in America. Selected for inclusion by peer review in the book.
• The Best Doctors in America, by S. Naifeh and G.W. Smith. Woodward/White, Inc. Aiken, South Carolina.

Marlyn S. Woo, MD

• Member, Pediatric Committee. International Society of Heart-Lung Transplant, 1996-present.
• Member, Committee on Pediatrics. California Thoracic Society, 1998-present.
• Member, Pediatric Committee. American Society of Transplant Physicians, 1998-present.
• Member, Committee for Interdisciplinary Practices. CHLA, 1998-present
• Section Head for Pediatric Heart-Lung and Lung Transplantation, American Society of Transplantation. Criteria for Pediatric Heart-Lung and Lung Transplant Donors and Recipients, 2000-present.
• Member of the CF Foundation Therapeutics Monitoring Board, 2001-present
• Member, ISHLT subcommittee. Innovative sources for donor lungs (living donor lobar, split cadaveric lung, etc.), 2001-present.
• Abstract Reviewer, International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation ISHLT International Conference 2002. 2001

National Key Committees

Sally Ward, MD
Chair, American Board of Pediatric Sub-Board for Pediatrics Pulmonology, Credentials Committee (2001-02)
Member, Executive Committee for pulmonary Section, American Academy of Pediatrics (1999-present)
Arnold C. G. Platzker, MD
Chair, Pulmonology Sub-Committee, NHLBI Pediatric Pulmonary and Cardiac Complications of Vertically Transmitted HIV Infection (P2C2 HIV Study), 1990-present

Offices Held

Sally Ward, MD

• Member, Pulmonary Section Task Force for Developing Practice Parameters on Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Childhood, American Academy of Pediatrics. Manuscript in Press. 1999-present

Editorships and Associate Editorships

Marlyn S. Woo, MD

• Associate Editor, Pediatric Transplantation, 1997-present

Publications

Number of articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals 25
Number of book chapters published 12
Number of abstracts published 47
Number of articles in non-peer-reviewed journals 13

Community Outreach Programs

Marlyn S. Woo, MD

• Update of Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Research for Cystic Fibrosis Education Day. June 2, 2001

Institutional Collaborations

Thomas G. Keens, MD

• The CHIME Study: "Cardiorespiratory Events Recorded from Health Infants and those at an Increased Risk for SIDS in the Home", and "Epidemiological Study of Infant Sleeping Position in Orange County Hospitals." 7th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Conference. Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 2/3/01
• "Development of Cardiorespiratory Control in Infants During Sleep." Neonatology Conference. Neonatal Division. Maternal and Perinatal Center Tokyo Women's Medical University. Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 2/5/01
  "Ventilatory Muscle Fatigue". Department of Anesthesia and ICU Conference. National Children's Hospital. Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 2/6/01.
• "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome", "Apnea of Infancy", and "Sleep Disorders in Children". Practical Office Pediatrics. Children's Medical Center, Atlantic Health System. Skytop, Pennsylvania. 06/2-3/01
• Apnea in the Premature Infant, and SIDS Advances. Current Concepts in Pediatric Respiratory Diseases: 2001. Children's Hospital of San Diego. San Diego, California. 6/29-7/2/01
• "A View from the Chair: Perspectives on IRB Issues". Conference on Informed Consent, Cultural Values, and Regulatory Issues: A Closer Look at Behavioral Issues in Biomedical and Social Science Research. OHRP/USC National Human Subject Protections Education Workshop. University of Southern California. Office for Human Research Protection. Long Beach, California.
• "SIDS: Current Research and Legislative Compliance Update". Advanced Coroner's Training 2001. California State Coroner's Association. Ventura, California. 9/20/01
• The CHIME Study: "Does Home Monitoring Prevent SIDS?" and "Can SIDS Happen to Normal Infants? A Role for Hypoxia". The Barry Fisher Memorial Lectures. Toward SIDS Prevention. Annual Meeting. American Association of SIDS Prevention Physicians, and National Association of Apnea Professionals. Austin, Texas. 10/04-05/01.
• "SIDS Research: Stitching Together the Pieces", and "Unraveling the Mystery: SIDS Experts Answer Our Questions". 21st Annual California Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Conference: "Threads of Hope: Weaving the Tapestry". California Sudden Infant death Syndrome Program. Maternal and Child Branch, California Department of Health Services. San Mateo, California. 10/20/01.

Marlyn S. Woo, MD

• Comparison of the Hispanic and Caucasian CF Population in Southern California/Nevada Woo MS, Chin TW, Diaz R, Landon C, Lieberthal A, Pian MS, Shapiro B. North American Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Conference 2001.
  Perceptions of lung transplantation and referral patterns of CF Center physicians in Southern California/Nevada Woo Ms, Chin TW, Diaz R, Landon C, Lieberthal A, Nickerson BG, Pian MS, Shapiro B. North American Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Conference 2001.
• "Ethics of Living Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation". Transplant Coordinator Conference. Santa Fe, New Mexico on 11/7/01.
• "Primary Pulmonary Hypertension and Living Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation for Pediatric Patients" Kaiser Permanente National Transplant Network Conference. Anaheim, California on 11/16/01.