Includes specialty programs: Cystic Fibrosis Center / Sleep Medicine
Our team of doctors, nurse practitioners, nurse clinicians, pulmonary function technicians, dietitians, physical therapists and social workers 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.
We treat a wide range of respiratory symptoms and disorders, including:
Our center includes a cystic fibrosis center, asthma education program, sleep center, cardiopulmonary exercise testing and pulmonary function testing lab.
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.
Medical Director, Clinical Exercise Physiology Lab; Pediatric Pulmonologist
Pulmonologist; Internist
Director, Robert T. Stone, MD, Respiratory Center; Pediatric Pulmonologist
Pulmonologist
Director, Lewis H Walker CF Center; Pediatric Pulmonologist; Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Testing Lab & Ventilator and Respiratory Technology Program; Pediatric Pulmonologist
The purpose of this study is to look at pulmonary exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis that need to be treated with IV antibiotics. Do participants have the same improvement in lung function with one type of antibiotic (called beta-lactams) versus taking two different types of antibiotics (tobramycin and beta-lactams)?
More about this study...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