Dr. Ignacio E Tapia M.D.
Pulmonologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Pulmonology
3401 Civic Center Blvd Children's Hospital Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Ignacio Tapia practices Pediatric Pulmonology in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Tapia treats children who have breathing problems, or a problem with his or her lungs. Pediatric pulmonologists often treat children with chronic cough, difficulty breathing, recurring pneumonia, asthma, cystic fibrosis, apnea, chronic lung disease in premature infants, noisy breathing, and conditions that require special equipment to monitor and/or help with breathing at home.
Education and Training
Universidad De Concepcion, Facultad De Medicina 1993
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Sleep Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Upper airway sensory function in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
- Ventilatory responses to hypercapnia during wakefulness and sleep in obese
- Newer treatment modalities for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea.
- Respiratory and auditory cortical processing in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
- Prevalence of periodic limb movements during sleep in normal children.
- Respiratory cortical processing to inspiratory resistances during wakefulness in children with the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
- Understanding the anatomic basis for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in adolescents.
- Cerebral Blood Flow Response to Hypercapnia in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.
- Mini-symposium: Upper Airway Anomalies.
- Infant Scoring: The Force Awakens.
- Sleep/Wake Patterns and Parental Perceptions of Sleep in Children Born Preterm.
- Evolution of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Infants with Cleft Palate and Micrognathia.
- Upper Airway Vibration Perception in School-Aged Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
- Neurocognitive and Behavioural Outcomes Following Intervention for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome in Children.
- Obesity and common respiratory diseases in children.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Asthma
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleep Disorders
- Birth Defects
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
- Cystic Fibrosis (cf)
- Insomnia
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (osa)
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