Stony Brook Children's taps into the latest protocols, state-of-the-art technology, and ongoing research to bring advanced pediatric pulmonary care to the community.
Diagnostics
Leading-edge diagnostics include full pulmonary function testing, spirometry, exercise and cold air challenge, and allergy blood testing, all of which are performed in Stony Brook's fully accredited laboratory.
Cystic Fibrosis Center
The Division houses one of only 130 cystic fibrosis (CF) centers in the country accredited by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. CF accreditation is a rigorous process that evaluates all aspects of care from the laboratory services available, to the credentials of the clinicians and the quality of research. Stony Brook's program addresses cystic fibrosis via a multidisciplinary team approach. The cystic fibrosis team includes physicians, a pediatric pulmonary nurse practitioner, nurses, respiratory therapist, pulmonology function technician, sleep technician, social worker, metal health coordinator, dietician, physical therapist, pharmacist and a genetic counselor - who all care for patients and their families. The CF patient and family advisory board members are also active participants of our team meetings.
Stony Brook is also one of the select cystic fibrosis centers that is part of the CF Learning Network. Members share quality improvement initiatives, evidence-based care practices and results of ongoing studies designed to provide better patient care.
In addition, because the lifespan of cystic fibrosis patients has been steadily improving, with an average life expectancy of 41.6 years, cystic fibrosis is undergoing recategorization — from a genetic fatal disease to a genetic chronic disease.
Locations:
Inpatient Care
Stony Brook Children's Hospital and Stony Brook University Hospital
101 Nicolls Road
Stony Brook
Cystic Fibrosis Center
5 Smith Haven Mall
Lake Grove
Transition to Adult Care
269 East Main Street
East Islip, NY 11730
For appointments at any of the outpatient facilities, call (631) 444-KIDS.
Pediatric Sleep Disorders Center
This accredited pediatric sleep center evaluates and diagnoses pediatric sleep disorders including obstructive sleep apnea, respiratory disorders, insomnia, parasomnias such as night terrors and sleepwalking, and behavioral problems relating to sleep. As a university-based center, it provides clinical care and research, as well as offers a sleep fellowship program to train other physicians. This means that the community has access to the very latest protocols. Stony Brook's Sleep Disorders Center is run by Dr. Catherine Kier, who is also board certified in Sleep Medicine, and was trained at the University of Pennsylvania, home of the country's first sleep division.
Stony Brook University Sleep Disorders Center
240 Middle Country Road, Suite A
Smithtown
Phone: (631) 444-2500
Fax: (631) 444-2580
Pediatric Pulmonary Function Laboratory
Our accredited pediatric PFT lab evaluates how well a child’s lungs are working. PFTs are key in assessing a child’s lung and airway growth; the course of diseases like cystic fibrosis; the location and type of any airway obstructions; the overall degree of impairment; and the effect of various therapies.
Stony Brook Children’s PFT lab is staffed by board-certified pulmonologists and pediatric-trained, certified respiratory therapists and technicians. All procedures are performed according to standards set by the American Thoracic Society for acceptability, quality, replicability and safety.
4 Smith Haven Mall, Suite 101
Lake Grove, NY 11755
Phone: (631) 444-KIDS (5437)
Bronchoscopy Services
Available on an inpatient and outpatient basis, bronchoscopy is a procedure where a thin, flexible tube called a bronchoscope is passed through the nose or mouth, down the throat, and into the airway while the patient is sedated. The bronchoscope also can be used to sample mucus or lung tissue for laboratory testing, and to remove blockages. This service is tailored to the needs of the individual patient, from infancy through adolescence.
Stony Brook Children's Hospital
101 Nicolls Road
Stony Brook
Phone: (631) 444-8340
Genetic Testing
The Department of Pulmonary partners with Stony Brook's Genetics Division to offer a number of tests to identify hereditary respiratory disorders. Tests include sweat testing and genetic testing for cystic fibrosis. The genetic testing laboratory is fully accredited and offers the latest and most accurate tests available.
Genetics:
Advanced Pediatric Care
4 Smith Haven Mall, Suite 101
Lake Grove
Phone: (631) 444-KIDS (5437)
Sweat Testing:
Stony Brook Children's Hospital
101 Nicolls Road
Stony Brook
Phone: (631) 444-2623
Allergies and Immunology
Stony Brook Children's Allergy and Immunology Division offers medical evaluations, diagnostic testing and treatment options for allergic diseases such as asthma and allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, atopic dermatitis, eczema, food allergies, insect sting allergy, allergic conjunctivitis, and hives, as well as testing and treatment for disorders of the immune system such as common variable disease and hypogammaglobulinemia.
The allergy team takes a long-term management approach to these conditions, and treatment includes education on the disease process, use of equipment, environmental and dietary modifications, and self-management techniques.