Pulmonary Function Laboratory

  • Meet the Team

    The Pulmonary Function Laboratory is home to specialists with a wide variety of backgrounds and areas of focus. As a team, this diversity makes us better prepared to care for your child’s unique needs. Learn more about our faculty and staff.

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    Medical director

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    William D. Hardie, MD
    Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory

    513-636-6771

    william.hardie@cchmc.org

    William D. Hardie, MD

    Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-6771

    Fax: 513-636-4615

    Email: william.hardie@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

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    Clinical Interests

    Pulmonary function tests; pneumonia; empyema

    Research Interests

    Growth factors in lung remodeling

    Education and Training

    MD: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1990. 

    Residency: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

    Fellowship: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1993; Pulmonary Medicine, 1999.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Functional Genomics of Chemical-Induced Acute Lung Injury. Co-Investigator.  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Sep 2006 - May 2011.

    Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Activation in Pulmonary Fibrosis. Principal Investigator. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.  Apr 2007 – Mar 2012.

    Respiratory therapists

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    Walter Blower, RRT
    Respiratory Therapist, PFT lab, Division of Pulmonary Medicine

    513-636-6771

    walter.blower@cchmc.org

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    Julie F. Feldstein, RRT
    Respiratory Therapist, PFT lab, Division of Pulmonary Medicine

    513-636-6771

    julie.feldstein@cchmc.org


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    Elizabeth A. Koch, BHS, RRT, RPFT
    Clinical Supervisor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine

    513-636-6771

    beth.koch@cchmc.org

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    Dianne G. Stratton, RRT
    Respiratory Therapist, PFT lab, Division of Pulmonary Medicine

    513-636-6771

    dianne.stratton@cchmc.org


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    Kathleen A. Witschger, RRT
    Respiratory Therapist, PFT lab, Division of Pulmonary Medicine

    513-636-6771

    kathy.witschger@cchmc.org

    Staff

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    Marie Chappell
    Administrative Assistant

    513-636-9946

    marie.chappell@cchmc.org

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    Karla E. Foster, MS
    Exercise Physiologist, Division of Pulmonary Medicine

    513-636-6771

    karla.foster@cchmc.org