(631) 444-KIDS(5437)
- Specialty:
Subspecialty:
- Pediatrics
Pediatric Pulmonology
- Administrative/ Clinical Title:
- Division Chief, Pulmonology
Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center
CATHERINE KIER MD
For Appointments:
(631) 444-KIDS(5437)
ACUTE LUNG INJURY
APNEA
ASTHMA
BREATHING (LUNGS DESIGN AND PURPOSE)
BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA
BRONCHOSCOPY
CHRONIC COUGH
CHRONIC VENTILATION MANAGEMENT
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
FLU (FLU VACCINATION), IMMUNIZATIONS
INFANT PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING
INFLAMMATORY LUNG DISEASE
LARYNGOSCOPY
NEWBORN SCREENING
PEDIATRIC AIRWAY PROBLEMS
PEDIATRIC ASTHMA
PEDIATRIC EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
PEDIATRIC LUNG DISEASES
PEDIATRIC PULMONARY
PEDIATRIC PULMONARY DISEASE
PEDIATRIC SLEEP APNEA
PNEUMONIA
PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING
RECURRENT WHEEZING
RESEARCH TRIALS (CLINICAL TRIALS)
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
SLEEP APNEA
SLEEP DISORDERS
SPIROMETRY
TRACHEOSTOMY
1199NBF
AETNA
AFFINITY HEALTH PLAN
ANTHEM
BEECH STREET
CIGNA GREAT WEST HEALTHCARE
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA PPO
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS HMO
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS OTHER PLANS
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS PPO
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS SENIOR PLAN
FIDELIS CARE NEW YORK
GHI CBP
GHI HMO
HEALTHFIRST
HIP
ISLAND GROUP ADMINISTRATION
MAGNACARE
MEDICAID
MEDICARE
MULTIPLAN
MULTIPLAN PHCS
MULTIPLAN SAVILITY
NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN
SUFFOLK HEALTH PLAN
UNITED EMPIRE PLAN (NYSHIP)
UNITED HEALTHCARE
UNITED OXFORD FREEDOM PLAN
US FAMILY HEALTH PLAN
VYTRA (except SMART START)
Education & Training
- Medical Degree:
- University of the Philippines College of Medicine, Manila
- Residency:
- Pediatrics, North Shore University Hospital, NY
- Fellowship:
-
Pulmonology,Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Academic & Other
- Academic Rank:
- Associate Professor
- Teaching Activity:
- Pediatrics
- Year Appointed at
Stony Brook:
- 2000
(1)Cystic Fibrosis Center Accreditation and Funding Grant. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. July 1, 2002 to present.
(2)Epidemiologic Study of Cystic Fibrosis: A multicenter, longitudinal follow-up study of patients with Cystic Fibrosis. Genentech. September 1, 2001 to present.
(3)National Airway Clearance Registry: Airway Clearance in Mucus Hypersecretion with the VEST system. Advanced Respiratory, Inc. July 22, 2003 to present.
(4)A randomized 2 period multicenter double blind parallel group study comparing the effects of two doses of montelukast granules and placebo in the treatment of respiratory symptoms associated with respiratory syncytial virus induced bronchiolitis in children aged 6 to 18 months. Merck. December 15, 2003 to present.
Research
Pediatric Inpatient Asthma: Design and Implementation of an Educational
Intervention
Childhood Asthma in a Pediatric Obesity Group: Effect of Weight Loss, Exercise and a Healthy Lifestyle
- Clinical Practice Began:
- 1995
Locations
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PEDIATRICS
37 RESEARCH WAY,
EAST SETAUKET,
NY 11733-3465.
Ph.: 631-444-KIDS
Fax: 631-444-4339
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PEDIATRICS
450 WAVERLY AVENUE,
PATCHOGUE,
NY 11772-1555.
Ph.: 631-444-KIDS
Fax: 631-444-6327
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PEDIATRICS
240 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD.,
SUITE A,
SMITHTOWN,
NY 11787-2914.
Ph.: 631-444-1575
Fax: 631-444-2580
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PEDIATRICS
2701 SUNRISE HIGHWAY,
ISLIP TERRACE,
NY 11752-2612.
Ph.: 631-444-KIDS
Fax: 631-581-9561
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PEDIATRICS
4 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE,
STE 250,
EAST SETAUKET,
NY 11733-4085.
Ph.: 631-444-KIDS
Fax: 631-444-4990


Selected Publications
(1)Uong EC, McDonough JM, Tayag-Kier CE, Mahboubi S, Haselgrove J, Pack AI, Arens R. MRI measurements of the upper airway structure in children with Down syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine2000;161:A701.
(2)Tayag-Kier CE, Keenan GF, Scalzi LV, Schultz B, Elliott J, Zhao H, Arens R. Sleep and periodic limb movement in sleep in juvenile fibromyalgia. Pediatrics. 2000 Nov; 106(5):E70.
(3)Uong EC, McDonough JM, Tayag-Kier CE, Zhao H, Haselgrove J, Mahboubi S, Schwab R, Pack AI, Arens R. Magnetic resonance imaging of the upper airway in Down syndrome children. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2001 Mar; 163(3):731-736.
(4)Blanco E, Tayag-Kier CE, Ren CL. Conditions associated with refractory wheezing in infants. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2000;163:A856.
(5)Tayag-Kier CE, Pillai M, Slintak C, Chopra A, Maczaj M. OSAS in children is associated with changes in sleep architecture. Sleep 2001;24:A221.
(6)Maczaj M, Tayag-Kier CE, Pillai M, Slintak C, Chopra A. Disturbed sleep architecture in children with OSAS is associated with oxygen saturation changes. Sleep 2001;24-A222.
(7)O'Riordan T, Tayag-Kier C, Ying Q, Perry R, Simon S. Reversible binding and inhibition of human leukocyte elastase by solid phase of airway secretions in Cystic Fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonology 2003;S25, 282.
Personal Statement
Director, Division of Pulmonology/Cystic Fibrosis/Allergy/Immunology;
Director, Pediatric Sleep Disorders Center