History

Seattle Children’s Hospital Pulmonary Hypertension program officially began after the arrival of Dr. Delphine Yung in 2004 and grew with the addition of Anne Davis as program coordinator in 2007. It stands as the only formal pediatric pulmonary hypertension program in the Northwest. In addition to the director and coordinator, there is a dedicated medical assistant, administrative assistant and research nurse assigned to the program. Additional support is provided by another RN, an interventional cardiologist and a pulmonologist.

PH Program Physicians

• Delphine Yung, MD
• Austin Rubio, MD

Center Coordinator

• Anne Davis, RN

Duration of Program’s Existence

• Since 2004

Number of PAH Patients Being Actively Managed

• 150-200

Number of Patients on IV/SQ Therapy

• 10-19

Support Services Available

• Central Line Placement/Repair
• Coagulation Service
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Dietary/Nutrition Services
• Neonatal/Pediatric Critical Care
• On-call Pulmonary/Cardiology/Pediatric Critical Care/Neonatology Service (24/7 Availability)
• Palliative Care
• Pediatric Anesthesia
• Pediatric Cardiology
• Pediatric Pulmonary
• Pediatric Rheumatology
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Social Work
• Transplantation Referral

Delphine Yung, MD

Board Certifications

• General Pediatrics
• Pediatric Cardiology

Education

• 1992 – BS – Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• 1997 – MD – Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Postgraduate Training

• 1999 – Intern & Jr. Resident, Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
• 2000 – Resident, Pediatrics, Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital, Standord, CA
• 2003 – Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University, New York, NY

Current Faculty Appointments

• 2013-present – Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Current Hospital and Administrative Appointments

• 2004-present – Attending Cardiologist, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA
• 2004-present – Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA
• 2004-present – Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Lab, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA

Current Professional Organization Activities and Leadership

• Member, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Member, American College of Cardiology
• Member, American Heart Association
• Member, North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine
• Member, Pulmonary Hypertension Clinicians and Researchers
• Member, Association for Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension
• Member, Pulmonary Hypertension Association
  • Member, PH Care Centers (PHCC) Review Committee

Publications

• Click here for a selection of recent publications by Dr. Yung.

Anne Davis, RN

Education

• 1995 – BA – Botany, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• 1998 – AA – Nursing, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA

Current Professional Experience

• 2007-present – Nurse Coordinator, Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA

PH-Specific Activities and Leadership

• Member, Pulmonary Hypertension Association
• Member, Pulmonary Hypertension Professional Network

New patients interested in making an appointment at Seattle Children’s Hospital can request an appointment by calling

• (206) 987-2266.

Last Verified: May 4, 2016