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Monica Vielkind, MD


  • Member, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
  • Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
I strive to understand my patients' and their families' goals and involve them in the process of medical decision-making. I want patients and families to feel that their concerns are heard and will be addressed to the best of my ability.

About

Biography

As a pediatric pulmonologist, I specialize in caring for children with complex airway and aerodigestive disorders as part of a multidisciplinary team. I also care for children born prematurely who develop chronic lung disease. Some of these patients require extra oxygen or medications, while others need a ventilator to support their breathing.

I was inspired to become a pediatrician because I wanted to have a lifelong impact on my patients and their families. I was drawn to pediatric pulmonology by my interest in respiratory physiology and a desire to follow patients across multiple settings. Whether these settings are in the hospital or the clinic, I make sure there is continuity of care for the patient and family.

In my practice, I strive to understand my patients' and their families' goals and involve them in the process of medical decision-making. I want patients and families to feel that their concerns are heard and will be addressed to the best of my ability.

I enjoy spending my free time hiking and visiting national parks with my husband.

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Publications

Airwave oscillometry to measure lung function in children with Down syndrome. Vielkind, ML; Hamlington, KL; Wolter-Warmerdam, K; Meier, MR; Liu, AH; Hickey, FJ; Brown, MA; DeBoer, EM. Pediatric Research. 2022; 91:1775-1780.

Airway obstruction and inflammation on combined bronchoscopy in children with Down syndrome. Vielkind, M; Wolter-Warmerdam, K; Jackson, A; Maybee, J; Brown, M; Friedlander, J; Friedman, N; Hickey, F; Prager, J; Wine, T; et al. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2021; 56:2932-2939.

Childhood-Onset Sjögren Syndrome Presenting as Pulmonary Hemorrhage. Wang, C; Simpkin, C; Vielkind, M; Galambos, C; Lin, C; Liptzin, DR; Curran, ML. Pediatrics. 2021; 148.

Mortality and Outcomes of Pediatric Tracheostomy Dependent Patients. Hebbar, KB; Kasi, AS; Vielkind, M; McCracken, CE; Ivie, CC; Prickett, KK; Simon, DM. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2021; 9.

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