Erik Bradford Hysinger

Expert Publications

• Structural mechanism of RPA loading on DNA during activation of a simple pre-replication complex.
• Enterovirus meningitis with marked pleocytosis.
• Flexible Airway Endoscopy in Children.
• Identification of Four Novel Loci in Asthma in European American and African American Populations.

Media Releases

Get to know Pediatric Pulmonologist Dr. Erik B. Hysinger, who serves the population of Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Hysinger graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee with his Medical Degree in 2010, giving him nearly a decade of experience in his field. After obtaining his degree he completed his residency with Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital, followed by his fellowship with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is certified by The American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics and Pulmonology. Dr. Hysinger currently practices with the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. He has clinical interests in bronchology, chronic respiratory failure, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. And holds research interests in aerodigestive disorders and tracheomalacia. Dr. Hysinger is also an Assistant Professor with the University of Cincinnati Department of Pediatrics. If your child has breathing problems, or a problem with his or her lungs, a pediatric pulmonologist has the experience and qualifications to treat your child. Pediatric pulmonologists diagnose, treat, and manage children from birth to 21 years old with breathing and lung diseases. Pediatric pulmonologists often treat children with the following conditions: Chronic cough, Difficulty breathing, Recurring pneumonia (infection of the lungs), Asthma (chronic inflammation of the airways), Cystic fibrosis (a genetic disease with pulmonary and nutritional symptoms), Apnea (when a child’s breathing stops for a prolonged time), Chronic lung disease in premature infants, Noisy breathing, and Conditions that require special equipment to monitor and/or help with breathing at home.

Recommended Articles

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