Asthma Care Team

Asthma Program leadership

Esmeralda Morales, MD

Dr. Morales leads the Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Asthma Program. She is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Asthma, airway disorders, neuromuscular disorders

Rachel Adney, CPNP

Rachel Leigh Adney is board certified in primary care pediatrics, completed a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology, and is a certified asthma educator.

Areas of expertise:Asthma, bronchopulmonary disease

Manisha Newaskar, MD

Dr. Newaskar is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Cystic fibrosis, asthma

Jodi Root, DNP CPNP, AE-C

Dr. Root is doctorate prepared and board certified in primary care pediatrics, completed a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology, and is a certified asthma educator.

Areas of expertise:Asthma, exercise-related asthma, chronic cough, obstructive sleep apnea

Rachna Wadia, MD

Dr. Wadia is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Asthma, cystic fibrosis

Asthma specialists

Sumit Bhargava, MD

Dr. Bhargava is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Sleep medicine, cystic fibrosis

MyMy Buu, MD

Dr. Buu is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Neuromuscular disorders, airway disorders, cystic fibrosis

Diana Chen, MD

Dr. Chen is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Asthma, bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Carol Conrad, MD

Dr. Conrad is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Lung transplants, lung function testing, cystic fibrosis

David Cornfield, MD

Dr. Cornfield is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Chronic lung damage in premature infants, bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Hina Emanuel, MBBS

Dr. Emanuel is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep Medicine, and Pediatrics. 

Areas of expertise:Sleep medicine, asthma

Karen Hardy, MD

Dr. Hardy is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Asthma, cystic fibrosis

Christin Kuo, MD

Dr. Kuo is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Interstitial lung disease, neuroendocrine hyperplasia of infancy (NEHI), rare lung diseases

Lori Lee, MD

Dr. Lee is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, childhood interstitial lung disease, asthma

John Mark, MD

Dr. Mark is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Integrative medicine approaches to asthma and cystic fibrosis treatment

Carlos Milla, MD

Dr. Milla is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Caroline Okorie, MD

Dr. Okorie is board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, and Sleep Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Sleep medicine, asthma, pulmonary arteriovenous malformations

Cissy Xin Si, MD

Dr. Si is board certified in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Cystic fibrosis, aerodigestive disorders, pediatric lung transplantation, childhood interstitial lung disease

Deepti Sinha, MD

Dr. Sinha is board certified in Pediatrics and Sleep Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Sleep medicine

Lea Steffes, MD

Dr. Steffes is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Pulmonary hypertension, chronic lung diseases

Shannon Sullivan, MD

Dr. Sullivan is board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Sleep medicine

Mary Anne Tablizo, MD

Dr. Tablizo is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Sleep medicine

Michael Tracy, MD

Dr. Tracy is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, asthma, cystic fibrosis

Eric Zee, MD

Dr. Zee is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Asthma, cystic fibrosis

Nurse practitioners and nurses

  • Elizabeth Beken, RN
  • Jacklyn Carlos, RN
  • Murielle Hanania, RN
  • Mary Helmers, RN
  • Deborah Kaley, RN, MSN, AE-C
  • Caroline Matula, RN
  • Therese Rebong, RN
  • Richelle Yeh, RN
  • Adam Seligman, PA-C

Social workers

  • Deborah Landi, LCSW
  • Gaby Stern, LCSW

Nutritionists

  • Julie Matel, MS, RD

Respiratory therapists

  • Carol Journey, RCP
  • Jessica King, RRT, RRT-NPS
  • Samuil Kovalchuk, RRT, RPFT
  • Vinal Sharma, MHA, CPFT