Pediatric Aerodigestive Center

At the Pediatric Aerodigestive Center, formerly known as the Gastroesophageal, Upper Airway, and Respiratory Diseases (GUARD) Center, we understand that it takes a team to care for children who have complex or rare conditions that affect breathing, speaking, or swallowing. That’s why we bring together experts from many specialties—ear, nose, and throat; gastroenterology; pulmonology; and others—to treat your child.

We work with you to understand your child’s medical condition and create an individualized treatment plan based on his or her unique needs.

Doctors at the Pediatric Aerodigestive Center, part of Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, provide treatment for the following aerodigestive conditions affecting the throat, esophagus, trachea, bronchi, lungs, or stomach:

• breathing noises
• chronic cough
• congenital airway problems
• congenital disorders of the esophagus
• feeding intolerance
• gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and its complications
• infantile and pediatric stridor
• recurrent croup
• respiratory and gastroesophageal disorders that accompany neurological problems
• severe, uncontrolled asthma
• tracheostomy, which involves surgically placing a breathing tube in the windpipe
• voice-related problems

Depending on your child’s needs, our experts may also collaborate with pediatric surgeons and a variety of other specialists from Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital who have expertise in sleep, speech, genetic disorders, and more.

Make an Appointment

To make an appointment with a doctor at the Pediatric Aerodigestive Center, please call 646-501-0536. When you first call us, our clinical coordinator talks with you about your child’s needs and the goals of their care. Based on information from this initial call, which can last up to one hour, the coordinator makes an appointment for your child with the right expert.

Your child’s pediatrician can also contact us directly and provide referral information. If your child is referred to us by a doctor who is not part of NYU Langone, our clinical coordinator contacts you directly.

After the phone visit, and based on your child’s needs, we let you know the location for your child’s in-person visits, either at Fink Children’s Ambulatory Care Center—160 East 32nd Street or NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Center East 38th Street on the 14th floor.

To help us provide your child with the most comprehensive care, please bring copies of previous test results or diagnostic images to your first appointment so that our experts can review them.