Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Center
When your child is sick, finding the right diagnosis and care matters. Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) can be hard to diagnose. It can look like other common and less serious illnesses in kids. Patients often go a long time misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. This can lead to poor respiratory outcomes.
That's why Monroe Carell's PCD Center, with expertise in diagnosing and caring for children with this rare disease, is so important.
Conditions We Treat
Meet Your Care Team
Michael G. O'ConnorMD
- Cystic Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Why Choose the PCD Center at Monroe Carell
- Recognized care
U.S. News & World Report has consistently ranked Monroe Carell's pulmonology department as one of the best in the nation. Our Cystic Fibrosis, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Pulmonary Hypertension programs are accredited pediatric centers.
- Recognized care for PCD
Monroe Carell is a fully accredited PCD center through the Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Foundation Clinical and Research Centers Network. We are one of 24 such centers in the country. This means we have met strict criteria to diagnose and care for children with PCD.
- Collaborative care
Our expert physicians, nurse practitioners, dietitians and respiratory therapists work together to provide the best care for your child.
- Advancement through research
Our providers are engaged in research studies and quality improvement efforts to improve the care of children with pulmonary disease. We are part of the Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Collaborative. We also work with other pediatric pulmonary centers to find better ways to diagnose and treat PCD. And we're part of Vanderbilt's Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Clinical and Research Program.
- Long-term care
We provide long-term pulmonary monitoring and regular clinic assessments to ensure optimal lung health for your child.
Tests, Treatments and Services
We offer a full range of tests, treatments and services, including:
- Ciliary biopsy
- Nasal nitric oxide testing