Erik B. Hysinger, MD, MS
- Co-Director, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Center
- Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- erik.hysinger@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
While attending medical school, a mentor inspired me to become a pediatric pulmonologist. I admired his interactions with patients and providers, and I knew I wanted to model my career after his. I'll never forget the day he took me to the operating room for the first time. I was able to look at the airway, and I have been in love with pulmonology medicine and bronchoscopy ever since. My specialties include bronchoscopy, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and chronic ventilation.
I am currently developing an imaging technique that evaluates airway motion without the need for sedation or radiation in children of all ages. For the first time, this will enable us to understand airway motion and its natural history in children with and without airway disease. This novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a unique opportunity to evaluate the impact of airway motion on pediatric health and understand the response to therapeutic interventions.
One of my clinical interests is tracheomalacia, which is the most common abnormality of the trachea in children and can result in marked breathing difficulty. Despite the sizeable clinical burden, there is little agreement about the disease's definition and even less about the best therapeutic strategy for treatment. Consequently, I think studying tracheomalacia has the potential to improve respiratory care for a vast number of children.
I am honored to have received the Best in Pediatrics award at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) international conference in 2018. This award is given for the six best scientific abstracts annually. I obtained board certification in pediatrics in 2013 and pediatric pulmonology in 2018.
MD: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2010
Residency: Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, 2013
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2016
Interests
Bronchology; chronic respiratory failure; bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Interests
Aerodigestives disorders; tracheomalacia
Research Areas
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Publications
Reversible Airway Obstruction on Impulse Oscillometry in Preschool Children with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Journal of Pediatrics. 2026; 293:115013.
D15-05 Non-Contrast Functional Lung MRI Detects Impaired Ventilation and Perfusion in Preterm Children With and Without Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026; 212(Supplement_1):aamag162.1206.
D15-04 MRI Measures Elevated Tracheal Volumes in Infants With Moderate to Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026; 212(Supplement_1):aamag162.1205.
C108-17 Xenon MRI Ventilation Impairment Correlates to Quality of Life at School Age for Very Pre-term Children. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026; 212(Supplement_1):aamag162.1201.
B105-22 Novel Application of Saint George Respiratory Questionnaire Distinguished Severity and Pulmonary Function in Premature Lung Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026; 212(Supplement_1):aamag162.1178.
B101-01 Identifying Long-term Cardiopulmonary Phenotypes in Very Preterm Children via Xenon MRI. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026; 212(Supplement_1):aamag162.1171.
A20-08 Characterization of Lung Microstructural Injury in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Using129Xe Magnetic Resonance Imaging. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026; 212(Supplement_1):aamag162.1111.
Indications, techniques, and safety of cryotherapy and cryobiopsy via flexible bronchoscopy in pediatric patients. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2026.
Serial MRI Measures Short-Term Parenchymal Changes in Neonatal Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Chest. 2026; 169(4):1026-1038.
Structural and Functional Lung Assessment in Neonates With Moderate to Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Using 3D Ultra-Short Echo Time MRI. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2026; 63(4):970-983.
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