Dr. Mary Shannon Fracchia MD
Pulmonologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Pulmonology
Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit Street Boston MA, 02114About
Dr. Mary Fracchia practices Pediatric Pulmonology in Boston, MA. Dr. Fracchia 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.
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PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Pulmonology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Vitamin K and cystic fibrosis: give me a double, please.
- Flexible bronchoscopy.
- Radiation exposure from videofluoroscopic swallow studies in children with a type 1 laryngeal cleft and pharyngeal dysphagia: A retrospective review.
- Assessment of the feeding Swallowing Impact Survey as a quality of life measure in children with laryngeal cleft before and after repair.
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