Asthma is on the rise. More than five million children in the United States have asthma and the incidence is higher in New York City. The Mount Sinai Children’s Asthma Center provides state-of-the-art asthma care permitting your child to be a regular kid. Patients with asthma often miss school, sports, and other extracurricular activities. Our comprehensive team approach, including proper medication, makes control of asthma a reality. Essential components of our pediatric asthma program are pulmonary function testing, allergy testing, environmental assessment, nutritional evaluation, education, and family services. We expertly identify asthma triggers and design personalized asthma action plans.

Disorders Treated

• Chronic asthma
• Exercise induced asthma
• Chronic cough
• Chronic rhinitis and sinusitis
• Wheezing infants