Pediatric pulmonologist Marzena Krawiec has joined Coastal Children’s Services, the practice announced recently, stating that Krawiec is part of the pediatric subspecialty team in the Nunnelee Clinic. The clinic is in the Betty H. Cameron Women’s and Children’s Hospital at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

Krawiec has more than 18 years of experience in the treatment of children with various respiratory disorders, according to a news release. She treats such conditions as allergic asthma, infantile wheezing, airway inflammation and vocal cord dysfunction and  is board certified in pediatrics and pulmonology.

In her new role, Krawiec will treat a continuum of respiratory illnesses, ranging from simple to complex, in children of all ages including more common pulmonary diseases such as allergic asthma, chronic respiratory infections including resultant chronic cough and pneumonias, but also chronic lung disease of prematurity, interstitial lung diseases, exercise-related breathing problems, vocal cord dysfunction, and sleep disorders, the release stated.
 
“There is a great need for specialized care in this region for children under 15,” Children’s Hospital medical director Fernando Moya stated. “Hospital discharges for asthma alone, in this region, are among the highest in the state. By adding Dr. Krawiec to our team we hope to improve these numbers.”

Krawiec comes to Wilmington from East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, where she was section head of Pediatric Pulmonology. She received her bachelor's degree in biology from Boston University and her medical degree  from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Medicine. Krawiec did her fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at UCHSC and National Jewish Health in Denver.

Coastal Children’s Services is a pediatric subspecialty group based in Wilmington, according to the release. The practice's physicians and nurse practitioners work collaboratively with community hospitals, pediatricians and family practitioners to serve children with complex conditions throughout southeastern North Carolina.