Michael S Schechter, MD, MPH

Education:
BA, University of Rochester
MD, State University of New York at Buffalo
MPH, University of North Carolina

Credentials:
Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University and Children's Hospital of Richmond;
Director of the VCU Cystic Fibrosis Center;
Director of the Children’s Hospital of Richmond Community Asthma Program;
Immediate Past Chair of the Section of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP);
Associate Editor, AAP Handbook on Pediatric Pulmonology;
Associate Editor, Pediatric Pulmonology, Asthma, and Sleep Medicine: A Manual for Primary Care

Board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology
Specialty Focus on lung disease in children, specifically:
Aspiration;
Asthma;
Airway obstruction;
Bronchiectasis;
Bronchomalacia;
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia;
Bronchoscopy;
Chronic lung disease of prematurity;
Chronic respiratory failure;
Cystic fibrosis;
Empyema;
Hemoptysis;
Hypoxemia;
Interstitial lung disease;
Mechanical Ventilation;
Obstructive sleep apnea;
Primary ciliary dyskinesia;
Pneumonia;
Pulmonary complications of neuromuscular disease;
Pulmonary complications of sickle cell disease.

Experienced in all kinds of neonatal and pediatric respiratory disease.
Previous experience in general pediatric private practice

Previous faculty positions at Harvard University, Wake Forest University, Brown University, and Emory University.