The Pediatric Aerodigestive Clinic is made up a multidisciplinary medical and surgical team who specialize in taking care of patients with complex airway disorders. We utilize a team approach with specialists from fields including Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, Feeding Therapy and Otolaryngology. Every effort to taken to treat our patients from a non-surgical standpoint, however when surgery is necessary we are often able to perform multiple procedures in one session which increases efficiency and decreases your child’s exposure to anesthesia.

Provide a list of services you provide to children:

• Office visits with multiple providers and nurse coordinators on the same day
• Upper Endoscopy
• Bronchoscopy
• Laryngoscopy
• Feeding evaluation and treatment
• Pediatric Surgical consultation, if needed
• Clinical feeding and swallowing evaluation
• Modified Barium Swallow
• Functional endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
• Coordinated outpatient diagnostic laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy if appropriate

When is it important to consider aerodigestive care?

• Laryngeal and Tracheal stenosis (narrowed airway)
• Tracheostomy dependence
• Vocal cord disorders
• Aspiration disorders (when food and/or drink enter the lungs rather than esophagus)
• Swallowing disorders
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Congenital tracheal or esophageal conditions (TEF or TEF/EA)
• Genetic syndromes that affect neurologic and muscular control