MaineHealth Pediatric Specialty Care Portland and MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children's Hospital (MHBBCH) offer comprehensive pulmonary care for newborns, children and young adults with respiratory disorders - from routine conditions to the most complex. Our goal is to provide outstanding care while educating patients and families about lung conditions and symptom management.
The largest pediatric lung care team in Northern New England
Our care team is made up of board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric pulmonary specialists, nurse practitioners and registered nurses with advanced training in asthma education. We have access to the most advanced diagnostic resources to quickly and accurately identify pediatric pulmonary disorders.
MHBBCH is part of a national network of pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) centers accredited by the CF Foundation for high standards of patient care, research and education. We treat more cystic fibrosis patients at our pediatric cystic fibrosis clinic than any other facility in Northern New England. We also offer the region’s only multidisciplinary aerodigestive clinic for children with complex problems affecting the airway, pulmonary function and the GI tract.
More about our services
- Pulmonary function testing in infants and older children
- Nitric oxide testing
- Bronchial challenge
- Sleep studies (polysomnography)
- Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy
- Sweat testing and genetic testing
- Comprehensive diagnostic imaging modalities
- Biopsy of the cilia
- Biopsy of the lung
- Allergy testing
- Testing to assess lung function in children
Conditions we treat:
- Cough
- Wheezing
- Noisy breathing
- Recurrent pneumonia
- Difficulty breathing
- Shortness of breath with exercise
- Chest Pain
- Snoring, breathing problems during sleep
- Sleep Disorders
- Neuromuscular Disease
- Asthma
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy (also known as Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia)
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Pulmonary Problems Associated with Neuromuscular Disease
- Congenital Airway Abnormalities (such as Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Tracheomalacia, Laryngomalacia)
- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (also known as Immotile Cilia Syndrome)
- Interstitial lung disease
Our Services
- Comprehensive asthma care including asthma education
- Skin testing for environmental allergens
- Cystic fibrosis clinic
- General pediatric pulmonology clinic
- Pulmonary function testing
- Flexible bronchoscopy
- Sleep medicine
- Polysomnography
- Aerodigestive clinic
- Comprehensive care by pediatric pulmonology, gastroenterology and otolaryngology specialists for patients with complex airway, pulmonary, upper digestive tract disorders
- Airway clearance devices
- Bronchoscopic lavage
- Medications including bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory agents
- Surfactant replacement therapy
- Home ventilator management
- Special feeding and nutrition
- Exercise and rehabilitation plans to maximize lung function
- Comprehensive asthma care including asthma education
