Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship

The Division of Pediatric Pulmonology partners with Miller Children’s & Women's Hospital Long Beach to offer one of the few pediatric pulmonology fellowship training programs in California.

The field of pediatric pulmonology is an exciting state of growth. With fewer than 1,000 specialists in this field nationwide and the increasing frequency of pulmonary disease in younger patients, pediatric pulmonology is poised to make a great impact on millions of children and young adults across the country. From common conditions such as asthma and exercise-induced bronchospasm to the more rare children’s interstitial lung diseases and cystic fibrosis, pediatric pulmonology covers the spectrum of disease burden.

The field continues to grow in coverage of comorbid conditions as well, including myopathies, sickle cell disease, congenital heart disease and more. Among the many pediatric subspecialties, pediatric pulmonology perhaps stands to meet the greatest need with the greatest advancements in the next decade.

Our Program

Founded by Dr. Eliezer Nussbaum in the early 1980s, the Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship program at Miller Children’s & Women's Hospital has continuously been accredited for more than 30 years. Dr. Nussbaum, a pioneer in the field of pediatric pulmonology and pediatric intensive care, established the program with the core goal of training the next generation of clinicians and researchers in the field.

Founded in the 1980s

The program has been around for more than three decades, boasting alumni who practice across the world as attendings, practitioners and division chiefs at top universities.

One of a Few Programs

We offer one of the few pediatric pulmonology fellowship training programs in California.

9,000+ Outpatient Visits

The fellowship is housed within a large pediatric pulmonology division, counting more than 9,000 outpatient visits per year in the pulmonary center alone. 

I have had the privilege of serving as program director for the last two years. I am proud of our program and proud of the colleagues that we get to train. Instilling confidence during training is the key. Confidence in clinical care, administrative skills, procedures, research and professionalism allows our fellows to graduate from our program and advance their careers as leaders in our field.

The training program’s philosophy drives the fellows’ three-year experience. While the program offers rigorous exposure to clinical and research rotations, it also is focused on fellow well-being. Fellows have ample time to achieve work-life balance during training. Our program believes in training the whole person – clinician, researcher and human.

Inderpal
Every fellow should complete the program knowing they can advance the field of pediatric pulmonology. -— Inderpal Randhawa, MD, Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship