Dr. Michael J. Light, MD, FAAP

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Get to know Pediatric Pulmonologist Dr. Michael Light, who serves patients in Florida.

Dr. Light specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic lung disease of infants, children, and adolescents. He has worked in 10 countries and has been a practicing pediatric pulmonologist for over 50 years.

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Professionally, Dr. Light serves patients at The Children’s Lung, Asthma and Sleep Specialists in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Children’s Lung, Asthma and Sleep Specialists is a fully independent, private pediatric pulmonary and sleep medicine practice that offers state-of-the-art care with topline diagnostic equipment at all of its facilities. It is the only practice of its type in the State of Florida to offer full pediatric sleep medicine services.

On the subject of his academic career, he earned his Medical Degree from Guy’s Hospital Medical School at the University of London in 1967. He then went on to complete the equivalent of a fellowship in pediatric pulmonary and critical care at the Brompton Chest Hospital in London.

Upon relocating to the United States in 1973 he directed the neonatal ICU in the 1970s and the pediatric ICU in the 1980s in Hawaii.  In 1989, Dr. Light moved to the University of California in San Diego, where he worked as a pediatric pulmonologist. In 2000, he continued his work as a pediatric pulmonologist at the University of Miami. From 2004 until 2006, he served as the Chairperson of the Section of Pediatric Pulmonology with the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Among his many accomplishments, he is the author of Clinician’s Guide to Pediatric Chronic Illness and Editor-in-Chief of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Handbook of Pediatric Pulmonology. Additionally, he has participated in multiple clinical research studies of treatments, especially nebulized antibiotics, for the management of cystic fibrosis. 

In addition to being a member of the American Thoracic Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics, the doctor maintains board certification in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine through the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The ABP is an independent, nonprofit organization that was founded in 1933. It is one of the 24 certifying boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties. 

Pulmonology is a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. Pediatric pulmonologists, like Dr. Light, diagnose, treat, and manage children from birth to 21 years old with breathing and lung diseases.

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