Joseph Piccione, D.O., M.S.
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine)
Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pulmonary Director, Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders (Aerodigestive Program), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Director, Pulmonary Advanced Diagnostic Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Pulmonary Medicine
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
11th Floor Colket Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Pulmonary Medicine
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
11th Floor Colket Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3749
Fax: 215-590-3500
Fax: 215-590-3500
Email:
piccionej@chop.edu
piccionej@chop.edu
Links
CHOP Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders
American Thoracic Society Pediatric Assembly Journal Club Archive
CHOP Pulmonary Advanced Diagnostic Center
CHOP Pulmonary Medicine
CHOP Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders
American Thoracic Society Pediatric Assembly Journal Club Archive
CHOP Pulmonary Advanced Diagnostic Center
CHOP Pulmonary Medicine
Education
B.S. (Biology)
Towson University, 2001.
D.O. (Medicine)
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2005.
M.S. (Clinical & Translational Research)
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2010.
Permanent linkB.S. (Biology)
Towson University, 2001.
D.O. (Medicine)
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2005.
M.S. (Clinical & Translational Research)
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2010.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pediatric Aerodigestive DisordersMechanical Ventilation in Children
Tracheomalacia
Flexible Bronchoscopy in Children
Interventional Bronchoscopy in Children
Endobronchial Ultrasound
CT Navigational Bronchoscopy
Whole Lung Lavage (Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis)
Selected Publications
Alex J Katz, Haley Haskett, Kubra M Bozkanat, Aoife Corcoran, Lauren M C Grant, Antoinette Wannes Daou, Sin Tran, Esra Caylan, Alfin Vicencio, Dan T Benscoter, Cherie A Torres-Silva, Sara M Zak, Gregory Burg, Lisa R Young, Pelton Phinizy, Shailendra Das, R Paul Boesch, Erik B Hysinger, Joseph Piccione: Indications, techniques, and safety of cryotherapy and cryobiopsy via flexible bronchoscopy in pediatric patients. Annals of the American Thoracic Society Apr 2026.Chauhan A, El Omeiri S, Prodigios J, Pogoriler J, Corcoran A, White AM, Biko DM, Otero HJ, Piccione J, Rapp JB: Endobronchial Lesions in Children: Radiologic, Bronchoscopic, and Pathologic Correlation. Radiographics Mar 2026.
Corcoran A, Wannes-Daou A, Grant L, Katz AJ, Piccione J, Phinizy P, Ruiz R, Devine C, Dao DT, Hamilton TE, Manfredi MA: Endoscopic tracheoesophageal fistula closure-Electrocautery combined with esophageal clip application in pediatric patients. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. Jan 2026.
Kelchtermans J, Phinizy P, Piccione J, McGrath-Morrow SA.: Lower Respiratory Tract Bacterial Profiles Are Associated With Respiratory Severity and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Neonates. Pediatr Pulmonol. Nov 2025.
Kohli N, Pai SI, Buckingham J, Carter Y, Saba NF, Hung YP, Berkowitz D, Best SR, Davis K, Morton C, Popler J, Pransky S, Piccione J, Smith DF, Venkatramani R, Stiff M, Buchinsky FJ, Sidell DR. : Response to A Clinical Consensus Statement on Pulmonary Recurrent Respiratory. Laryngoscope Oct 2025.
Nikita Kohli MD, Sara I. Pai MD, PhD, Julia Buckingham BA, Yvonne Carter MD, Nabil F. Saba MD, Yin P. Hung MD, PhD, David Berkowitz MD, Simon R. Best MD, Kara Davis MD, Christopher Morton MD, Jonathan Popler MD, Seth Pransky MD, Joseph Piccione DO, MS, David F Smith MD, PhD, Rajkumar Venkatramani MD, Marcelle Stiff BA, Farrel J. Buchinsky MBChB, Douglas R. Sidell MD: A clinical consensus statement on pulmonary recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Laryngoscope Oct 2025.
Katz, Alex; Patel, Bhavesh; Mazandi, Vanessa; Grant, Lauren; Corcoran, Aoife; Phinizy, Pelton; Wannes Daou, Antoinette; Keim, Garrett; Magee, Paula; Allukian III, Myron; Killbaugh, Todd; Tran, Sin; Himebauch, Adam; Piccione, Joseph; Senthil, Kumaran: Endobronchial valves for severe air leak in critically ill children with necrotizing pneumonia requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Perfusion August 2025.
Gipsman AI, Grant LMC, Piccione JC, Yehya N, Witmer C, Young LR, Wannes Daou A, Srinivasan A, Phinizy PA.: Management of severe acute pulmonary haemorrhage in children. Lancet Child Adolesc Health May 2025.
Grant LMC, Bellissimo DC, Katz AJ, Daou AW, Margolskee E, Bernt KM, Piccione J.: Lymphoma Diagnosed by Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Cryobiopsy, a Minimally Invasive Diagnostic Technique. Pediatr Pulmonol. Jan 2025.
Vicencio A, Schramm D, Hysinger E, Piccione J, Thapa S.: Pediatric Interventional Bronchoscopy-Highlighting (and Mitigating) Gaps in Care. Pediatr Pulmonol Jan 2025.