Pulmonology Fellowship

The clinical program is based at Children’s National, a 323-bed freestanding, tertiary care pediatric hospital located in Washington, D.C. As a major referral center, Children’s National serves patients from across the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and surrounding states. Our facility includes 54 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) beds, 47 pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) beds and 26 cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) beds. Located in the heart of the nation’s capital, the hospital provides care to a diverse and multicultural patient population.

Overall goals of Children's Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Training Program are:

• To develop competence in the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disorders in infants, children and adolescents.
• To develop expertise in the selection, performance and evaluation of procedures necessary for morphologic and physiologic assessment of pulmonary diseases.
• To develop expertise and counseling skills in the psychosocial aspects of chronic pulmonary disease.
• To offer instruction through faculty interaction, courses, workshops, seminars and laboratory experience to provide an appropriate background in the basic and fundamental disciplines related to the respiratory system.
• To develop research capabilities through participation in all stages of a research project.
• To develop teaching skills by conducting lectures, seminars and clinical conferences, and by preparing written reports and teaching material.