Pulmonology

The Allergy/Immunology/Pulmonary Section of WVU's Department of Pediatrics provides care to infants, children, and adolescents with allergic and/or asthmatic conditions, immulogic disorders, or acute chronic lung disease. We also provide a wide variety of diagnostic services, consultation, and treatment for infectious disease and disorders of the immune system.

Pediatric Pulmonology provides diagnosis and treatment for a wide variety of common and complex respiratory disorders, ventilatory muscle weakness, and disorders of neurologic control of breathing including:

  • Asthma
  • Breathing disorders
  • Central apnea/hypoventilation
  • Chronic cough
  • Chronic lung disease
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Recurrent pneumonia
  • Aspiration syndrome
  • Primary immunodeficiency with lung involvement
  • Chronic sinusitis with lung involvement
  • Obstructive sleep apnea

Our pediatric pulmonologists perform pulmonary function testing and related diagnostic procedures and are experts in flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy.

A photo of Saif Al Qatarneh.
Saif Al Qatarneh, MD
West Virginia University
Position
Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonology, Pediatrics
Phone
304-598-4835
A photo of Casandra (Cassie) Arevalo Marcano.
Casandra (Cassie) Arevalo Marcano, MD
West Virginia University
Position
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology; Interim Division Chief, Section of Cystic Fibrosis, Pediatrics
Phone
304-598-4835
A photo of Heather Clawges.
Heather M. Clawges, MD, BS
West Virginia University
Position
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Pediatrics
Phone
304-598-4835
A photo of David Thomas.
David E. Thomas, MD, PhD
West Virginia University
Position
Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Pediatrics
Phone
304-598-4835
A photo of Angela Barclay.
Angela Barclay, APRN, PPCNP-BC
West Virginia University
Position
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Divisionnof Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatrics
Phone
304-598-4835
A photo of Erin Polak.
Erin Polak, CPNP, MSN
West Virginia University
Position
Advanced Practice Provider, Division of Pulmonology, Pediatrics
Phone
304-598-4835