Coordinating Pediatric Aerodigestive Care
From Charting Pediatrics by Children's Hospital Colorado
March 31, 2026 · 25 min · Season 9 · Episode 35
About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of coordinating pediatric aerodigestive care through multidisciplinary teams and the role of primary care providers.
A natomy doesn't work in silos. For example, t he airway affects feeding. Feeding affects growth. Reflux affects the lungs. Suddenly, one child has three subspecialists and one very full calendar. Aerodigestive medicine lives in that overlap, and while multidisciplinary teams bring powerful expertise , primary care providers are co-managing these patients. They are fielding the "is this normal" calls . T hey are tracking growth, advocating for these patients and helping families make sense of recommendations. In this episode, we talked to two experts about what meaningful co-management looks like, Emily DeBoer, MD , and Todd Wine, MD . Dr. DeBoer specializes in p ulmonology at Children's Colorado and is a p rofessor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Wine specializes in otolaryngology and is an a ssociate p rofessor. Some highlights from this episode include: Which patients benefit from multidisciplinary aerodigestive care versus traditional single- specialty referrals How respiratory diagnoses impact patients How primary care clinicians can support patients Overview of aerodigestive programs across the country For more information on Children's Colorado…
People in this episode
Guests: Emily DeBoer, MD, Todd Wine, MD
Topics covered
- pediatric care
- aerodigestive medicine
- multidisciplinary teams
- primary care
- co-management
Keywords
- aerodigestive care
- pediatrics
- multidisciplinary teams
- primary care
- respiratory diagnoses
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Children's Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine
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