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Christopher M Cielo, DO

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Pulmonary Medicine
9NW50 Main Building
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-426-5842
Fax: 267-426-9234
Education:
BS (Biology)
University of Richmond, 2002.
DO
UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2006.
MTR (Translational Research)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2016.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Sleep disorders in children, pulmonary conditions in children

Description of Research Expertise

Clinical and translational research related to the evaluation, mechanisms, management, and effects of obstructive sleep apnea in children, with a specific focus on:
1) infant populations
2) children with craniofacial differences and other high-risk conditions
3) the use of MRI and other imaging modalities to understand structural contributors to OSA in children
4) Novel diagnostic modalities for sleep testing

Selected Publications

32. Tang, S.H., Min, J., Zhang, X., Uwah, E., Griffis, H.M., Cielo, C.M., Fiks, A.G., Mindell, J.A., Tapia, I.E., Williamson, A.A. : Incidence of pediatric narcolepsy diagnosis and management: Evidence from claims data. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine Page: doi: 10.5664, Mar 2024.

Padula MA, Naing K, Wenger TL, Ahmad I, Coghill CH, Wild KT, Rottgers SA, Resnick CM, Goldstein J, Ehsan Z, Watkins D, Deptula N, Lai KC, Lioy J, Gogcu S, Cielo CM: Spectrum of disease in hospitalized newborns with congenital micrognathia: a cohort of 3236 infants at North American tertiary-care intensive care units. Journal of Pediatrics 265(1): 113799, Feb 2024.

Tapia IE and Cielo CM: Point: Is watchful waiting an appropriate treatment for obstructive sleep apnea in children? PRO. CHEST 2024 Notes: in press.

Kosyk MS, Salinero LK, Zimmerman CE, Shakir S, Cielo CM, Scott M, Nah HD, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Swanson JW: Comprehensive Long-Term Outcomes Following Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal Page: doi: 10.1177, Oct 2023 Notes: epub.

Min J, Zhang X, Griffis HM, Cielo CM, Tapia IE, Williamson AA: Sociodemographic disparities and healthcare utilization in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea management. Sleep Medicine 109(1): 211-218, Sep 2023.

28. Cielo CM, Kelly A, Xanthopoulos M, Pipan M, Arputhan A, Walega R, Ward M, Falvo J Roman Y, Xiao R, Tapia IE: Feasibility and performance of home sleep apnea testing in youth with Down syndrome. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 19(9): 1605-1613, Sep 2023.

Kosyk MS, Carlson AR, Zapatero ZD, Kalmar KL, Liaquat S, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Cielo CM, Swanson JW: Multimodal Treatment of Robin Sequence Utilizing Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal 60(8): 993-1001, Aug 2023.

Cielo CM and Tapia IE: What's new in pediatric OSA? Sleep Medicine Clinics 18(2): 173-181, June 2023.

Resnick CM, Rottgers SA, Wright JM, Vyas RM, Goldstein JA. Swanson JW, Padula MA, Cognill CH, Ahmad I, Molter DW, Menezes MD, Naing KW, Cielo CM: Surgical outcomes and treatment trends in 1289 infants with micrognathia: a multicenter cohort. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Page: doi: 10.1097, May 2023 Notes: epub.

26. Oskarsdottir S, Boot E, Crowley TB, Loo JCY, Arganbright JM, Armando M, Baylis AL, Breetvelt EJ, Castelein RM, Chadehumbe M, Cielo CM…Mcdonald-McGinn DM: Updated clinical practice recommendations for managing children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Genetics in Medicine 25(3): 100338, Mar 2023.

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