Includes specialty programs: Cystic Fibrosis Center / Sleep Medicine
Robert T. Stone, MD, Respiratory Center
We are ranked among one of the best children's hospitals in the country for pediatric pulmonology, according to U.S. News & World Report. If your child has breathing problems, or a problem with his or her lungs, we have the experience and qualifications to diagnose, treat and manage your child.
Specialized care.
Our team of doctors, nurse practitioners, nurse clinicians, pulmonary function technicians, dietitians, physical therapists and social worker provide diagnosis and treatment, education, case management and research for patients with all types of respiratory illnesses. These include common illnesses such as asthma and sleep disorders to more complex diseases such as cystic fibrosis and bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Our center includes a cystic fibrosis center, asthma education program, sleep center, cardiopulmonary exercise testing and pulmonary function testing lab.
Types of conditions we treat.
We treat a wide range of respiratory symptoms and disorders, including:
- Asthma
- Chronic cough
- Congenital abnormalities of airway and lung development
- Cystic fibrosis
- Lung diseases of premature infants, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia (chronic lung disease)
- Rare lung diseases, including interstitial lung disease and bronchiolitis obliterans
- Recurrent respiratory infections and pneumonia
- Respiratory failure and ventilator dependency
- Sleep-disordered breathing, including central and obstructive apnea
- Wheezing
Giving hope.
Our center was funded in large part by a donation from Akron residents Donald and Marcia Stone to recognize the vision and work of Donald’s brother, Dr. Robert T. Stone.
Dr. Stone was a member of Akron Children’s Hospital's medical staff between 1967-2016. From 1972-98, he also served as medical director of the hospital’s Lewis H. Walker Cystic Fibrosis Center.
Locations
Contact Pulmonary Medicine
Akron Children's Hospital Pulmonary Medicine, Akron
Considine Professional Building
215 West Bowery Street
Suite 6500
Akron, Ohio 44308
Fax: 330-543-8890
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Akron Children's Hospital Pulmonary Medicine, Boardman
Leonard J. Fisher Family Building
6505 Market Street, Building A
Boardman, Ohio 44512
Fax: 330-729-1144
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Akron Children's Hospital Pulmonary Medicine, Boston Heights
Akron Children's Health Center
328 East Hines Hill Road
Suite 3
Boston Heights, Ohio 44236
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Akron Children's Hospital Pulmonary Medicine, North Canton
Akron Children's Health Center
6076 Whipple Avenue Northwest
North Canton, Ohio 44720
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Akron Children's Hospital Pulmonary Medicine, Norwalk
Fisher-Titus Medical Center
282 Benedict Avenue
Norwalk, Ohio 44857
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Akron Children's Hospital Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Warren
The Market Place
5000 East Market Street
Suite 29
Warren, Ohio 44484
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Akron Children's Hospital Pulmonary Function Lab
Considine Professional Building
215 West Bowery Street
Suite 6500
Akron, Ohio 44308
Fax: 330-543-5243
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Our Doctors/Providers
Robert Abood, MD, FAAP
Medical Director, Clinical Exercise Physiology Lab; Pediatric Pulmonologist
Starla Martinez, MD, FAAP
Director, Robert T. Stone, MD, Respiratory Center; Pediatric Pulmonologist
Debbie Toder, MD, FAAP
Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Testing Lab & Ventilator and Respiratory Technology Program; Pediatric Pulmonologist
Specialty Programs
Open Clinical Studies
How children and adults with mitochondrial myopathy respond to exercise
We’re trying to learn how people with mitochondrial myopathy respond to exercise. Mitochondria are the body’s "power plants." They turn food into energy. If the "power plants” don’t make enough energy, muscles may grow weak.
We’re studying differences between mitochondrial myopathy patients and healthy children when exercising. An exercise test tells us about breathing, blood circulation and muscle function during exercise.
Such studies may lead to exercise testing as a way to diagnose and monitor mitochondrial myopathy patients.
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Currently recruiting
Incidence of and Risk Factors for Fibrosing Colonopathy in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
For complete information, please view the study on clinicaltrials.gov
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Currently recruiting
What Should Families Expect When They Come for an Appointment?
At Akron Children’s, your child’s health and safety is our priority. Please continue to bring your child for wellness visits, vaccinations or sick care appointments that keep children healthy. We want to assure you that we have taken additional precautions to ensure a safe environment for your child and family. The following are additional safety efforts, in addition to our normal cleaning protocols, that we are taking to help you be comfortable bringing your child to an appointment.
Limiting the Number of Caregivers and Face Covering
The number of caregivers permitted to accompany a child to an appointment is dependent on the department you are visiting. Everyone visiting an Akron Children's facility is asked to wear masks or face coverings, except for kids under 2 or those with sensory issues. Masks will be provided for visitors who do not bring their own.
Checking In and Screening of Visitors
Akron Children's now offers Mobile Check-in to limit your exposure to others. You'll receive a text an hour before your child's appointment arrival time. Click the link in the text when you reach the Akron Children's facility for your child's appointment. You will receive a confirmation text that reminds you to wait in your car. Once we determine appropriate spacing is available inside the building, you'll receive a third text to let you know it's OK to come in for your appointment.
Immediately upon entering the building, your temperature will be taken, either by a thermal scanner or a greeter who will also ask you a few questions.
If you are in a waiting room, you’ll notice signs and a limited number of chairs. This is to remind our patients to keep 6 feet of physical distance between your family and others.
Precautions If You Suspect Your Child Has COVID-19
Call your child’s healthcare professional if your child is sick with fever, cough, or difficulty breathing and has been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19, or if you live in or have recently traveled from an area with ongoing spread of COVID-19. Your health care professional will work with Ohio’s public health department and the CDC to determine if your child needs to be tested for COVID-19.
View all the safety precautions Akron Children's is taking.
Videos & Educational Resources
- Allergies
- Asthma Action Plan
- Asthma
- Asthma Center
- Asthma Movie
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Lungs and Respiratory System
Some of the Conditions We Treat...
cystic fibrosis, asthma, recurrent respiratory infections, obstructive sleep apnea, interstitial lung disease, chronic cough, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adenovirus, Airway Obstruction, Bronchiolitis, Bronchitis, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pneumocystis Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Transient Tachypnea - Newborn, Pulmonary Atresia, Pulmonary Stenosis, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Airway Obstruction, Asthma, Bronchiolitis, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Cystic Fibrosis, Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Sleep Disorders
