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Christopher Cielo, DO

About Christopher Cielo, DO

Titles

Medical Director

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Certifications

Pediatric Pulmonology – American Board of Pediatrics

Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Sleep Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics

Awards and Honors

2014, Clinical Poster Winner/CHOP Research Poster Day, "Changes in obstructive sleep apnea over the first year of life in infants with cleft palate."

2013, Abstract Meritorious Award Sleep Research Society "Obstructive sleep apnea in infants with cleft palate and tongue-based airway obstruction."

2013, Clinical Poster Winner, CHOP Research Poster Day, "Obstructive sleep apnea in infants with cleft palate and tongue-based airway obstruction."

2013, Invited Attendee, American Academy of Sleep Medicine Young Investigator Research Forum

2012-2014, Junior Investigator Pilot Grant Program recipient/CHOP Clinical and Translational Research Center

2008, Golden Stethoscope teaching Award Drexel Medical College

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

2014-Present, American Heart Association
2012-present, Sleep Research Society
2012-present, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2012-present, American Thoracic Society

Editorial and Academic Positions

2016-Present, Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, Reviewer
2015-Present, Sleep Medicine Reviews, Reviewer
2015-Present, Pediatric Pulmonology, Reviewer
2015-Present, International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Reviewer
 

Research Interests

Understanding obstructive sleep apnea in children with craniofacial disorders.

Education & training

Medical Degree

DO - UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ

Internship

Rotating Intern - Crozer-Keystone Health System, Upland, PA

Residency

Pediatrics - St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Sleep Medicine - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Pulmonology - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2016

Konstantinopoulou S, Tapia IE, Kim JY, Xanthopoulos MS, Radcliffe J, Cohen MS, Hanna BD, Pipan M, Cielo C, Thomas AJ, Zemel B, Amin R, Bradford R, Traylor J, Shults J, and Marcus CL.: Relationship between obstructive sleep apnea, cardiac complications and sleepiness in children with Down syndrome. Sleep Medicine 17: 18-24, January 2016.

2015

Goldstein JA, Chung C, Paliga JT, Cielo C, Marcus CL, Lioy J, Bartlett S, Taylor JA. Mandibular distraction osteogenesis for the treatment of neonatal tongue-based airway obstruction. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 2015;26: 634-41.

2014

Cielo C, Silvestre J, Paliga J, Maguire M, Gallagher P, Marcus C, Taylor J. : Utility of screening for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children with craniofacial disorders. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Sep;134(3):434e-441e.

Editorials, Reviews, Chapters

2012

Cielo C, Brooks LJ: A 4-month old boy with a history of prematurity, gastroesophageal reflux, and observed pauses in breathing during sleep.  Case studies in polysomnography interpretation  Basner RC (eds.). Cambridge university Press, Page: 30, 2012.

Cielo C, Brooks LJ: A patient with possible sleep-disordered breathing. Case studies in polysomnography interpretation. Basner RC (eds.). Cambridge University Press, Page: 29, 2012.

Cielo C, Marcus CL: A 3-year-old girl with a history of static encephalopathy and severe obstructive sleep apnea.  Case studies in polysomnography interpretation.  Basner RC (eds.). Cambridge University Press, Page: 32, 2012.

Cielo C, Marcus CL: A 7-day-old female with Pierre-Robin sequence and micrognathia.  Case Studies in Polysomnography Interpretation. Basner RC (eds.). Cambridge University Press, Page: 31, 2012.

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