John Mark, MD

Medical Director, Complex Care Program; Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Program; Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program | Clinical Professor

Pulmonology

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Specialty Services – Welch Road
Pediatric Pulmonary and Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
770 Welch Road, Ste 380
Palo Alto, CA 94304

“I try to promote health as opposed to treating illness.”

My Approach

I take a holistic approach to care. I believe that you can dramatically improve underlying conditions and decrease symptoms by doing more than just prescribing medication. I always look at lifestyle, nutrition, diet, exercise and other factors in order to treat a child's pulmonary condition.

I try to promote health as opposed to treating illness. Since I trained in integrative medicine (conventional and nonconventional therapies), other physicians often send families to me who prefer that their child not be put on chronic medication. While I do prescribe medications, I like to first focus on a child's overall health. My goal is to use the fewest amount of medications with the fewest amount side effects.

Asthma is a great example of a childhood disorder where if you improve nutrition and exercise, ensure adequate sleep, and control certain environmental factors where the child lives, you often can make a dramatic difference without medication. I'm here to work together with families to improve not only their child's pulmonary problem but their feeling of well-being, as well.

Locations

Specialty Services – Welch Road
Pediatric Pulmonary and Cystic Fibrosis Clinic

770 Welch Road, Ste 380

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Maps, Directions & Parking

Phone : (844) 724-4140

Fax : (650) 721-2884

Stanford Medicine Children's Health Specialty Services – Monterey
Stanford Medicine Children's Health Specialty Services - Monterey

1900 Garden Road, Suite 130

Monterey, CA 93940

Maps, Directions & Parking

Phone : (831) 440-3330

Fax : (831) 655-1548

Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Specialty Services – Capitola
Stanford Medicine Children's Health Specialty Services - Capitola

824 Bay Avenue, Suite 70

Capitola, CA 95010

Maps, Directions & Parking

Phone : (831) 457-2361

Fax : (831) 457-2882

Conditions

Asthma

Bronchiectasis

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Childhood Asthma

Chronic Cough

Chronic Lung Disease in Infancy

Chronic Ventilator Management

Ciliary Dyskinesias

Congenital Lung Disease

Cystic Fibrosis

Interstitial Lung Disease

Laryngomalacia

Laryngomalacia Tracheomalacia

Laryngomalacia Tracheomalacia

Neuromuscular Disease

Pneumonia

Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Sleep Medicine

Tracheomalacia

Work and Education

Professional Education

University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, 05/31/1978

Residency

Children's Mercy Hospital Pediatric Residency Program, Kansas City, MO, 06/30/1981

Fellowship

University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, Tucson, AZ, 06/30/2001

University of Rochester Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, Rochester, NY, 06/30/1984

Internship

Children's Mercy Hospital Pediatric Residency Program, Kansas City, MO, 06/30/1979

Board Certifications

Pediatric Pulmonology, American Board of Pediatrics, 1992

Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 1982

Languages

English