This episode may be my favorite so far, John's amazing Pulmonologist joined me to talk all things BPD and lungs! Since the two of us could talk all day we realized we have to record a few more episodes after this one to cover all the topics!!

John Prpich, MD was born and raised in Tampa, Florida (born at st joes) . He received his Bachelors of Science in Biology from Loyola University in New Orleans. He continued with the Jesuit theme, receiving his medical degree from Loyola University in Chicago. He returned to Florida to do a residency in general pediatrics, including an additional year as chief resident, at the University of Florida in Jacksonville. During residency, Dr. Prpich discovered his love for pulmonary medicine. This led him to Denver where he completed a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at the University of Colorado with 2 years as a research associate at National Jewish. He returned home to Tampa and joined Pediatric Pulmonary Specialists in 2008. As the medical director for pediatric respiratory care at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, he provides leadership and education for the department and has developed numerous clinical pathways in asthma, bronchiolitis and croup for the hospital. Dr. Prpich remains passionately committed to improving the care for children with asthma in his community and serves as the co-chair for the state-wide Florida Asthma Coalition. His practice cares for one of the largest hi-risk pediatric asthma populations in the region. Dr Prpich founded the Aerodigestive program with Dr Hotchkiss and Dr Narwal at St Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in 2018.