Christopher M. Cielo

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Christopher M. Cielo, DO

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Attending Physician

Dr. Cielo is a board-certified pediatric pulmonologist and sleep medicine physician with a background in clinical and translational research and the director of the CHOP Sleep Center. His research program is focused on improving the evaluation and management of obstructive sleep apnea in children through single-center and multi-site clinical trials and observational studies.

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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in children and can have important behavioral, neurocognitive, inflammatory, and cardiovascular consequences if left untreated. Dr. Cielo’s research program focuses on improving the evaluation and management of OSA in infants and children, particularly those with Down syndrome, craniofacial differences, and other high-risk conditions.

He is currently leading several clinical trials evaluating home sleep apnea testing as an alternative to in-lab polysomnography in children and working with collaborators to understand which emerging technologies could improve the evaluation of sleep in children. In addition, he is the site leader for several multicenter clinical trials focused on new therapies for sleep apnea in children with Down syndrome. Through collaborations at CHOP and beyond with plastic surgery and the Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome program, he continues to work toward improving the evaluation and management of sleep apnea in infants and children with craniofacial differences.

Dr. Cielo is the director of the CHOP Sleep Center, an interdisciplinary team dedicated to sleep health in children through outstanding clinical care, groundbreaking research, and dedicated training and education programs. He is a member of the CHOP IRB and Center for Human Phenomic Science and serves on committees for groups including American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Thoracic Society, American Board of Internal Medicine, and Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium.