A Unique Approach to Care
Advantages of Collaboration
Advantages of this close collaboration among specialists for families include:
- Scheduling only one appointment, at one location, to see all doctors and care providers
- The child is put under anesthesia only once for evaluation (not separately for each sub-specialist)
- All physicians share a single patient record and together develop a collaborative treatment plan
- Continuity of care throughout the entire length of treatment
The Aerodigestive and Sleep Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is internationally known for our unique comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to evaluating and caring for chronically ill children with complex airway, pulmonary, upper digestive tract, sleep and feeding disorders.
The goal of the Aerodigestive and Sleep Center is to improve the clinical outcomes for patients by coordinating patients' evaluations, as well as operative and diagnostic procedures, in a time-efficient manner. A group of highly skilled physicians and nurses provide coordinated and well-integrated care, patient and parent education, and ongoing evaluation of patient progress.
The core team comprises faculty from six Cincinnati Children's divisions:
