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    Who is Dr. Cornfield, Pediatric Pulmonologist in Palo Alto, CA?

    Dr. David Cornfield, MD is a Pediatric Pulmonologist, who primarily practices in Palo Alto, CA. He is board certified. Dr. Cornfield is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Cornfield’s practice accepts Kaiser Permanente, Medicare, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Cornfield’s office at (650) 723-5227.

    What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Cornfield?

    Dr. David Cornfield, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Pediatric Pulmonologist known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions and procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Cornfield empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Critical Care, Cystic Fibrosis, Respiratory Failure, and comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Palo Alto, CA community, Dr. Cornfield is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.

    Where did Dr. Cornfield go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Fellowship: Children's Hospital-Denver, Aurora, CO | Children's Hospital-Denver CO

    Is Dr. Cornfield board certified as a Pediatric Pulmonologist?

    Yes, Dr. David Cornfield, MD is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics , American Board of Pediatrics since 1996, American Board of Pediatrics since 1994

    What languages does Dr. Cornfield speak?

    Dr. Cornfield and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    What conditions does a Pediatric Pulmonologist like Dr. Cornfield typically treat?

    As a Pediatric Pulmonologist, Dr. Cornfield diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Cornfield. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly. Learn more about our claims-based healthcare methodology.

    Also known as:

    • Cystic Fibrosis
    • Cystic Fibrosis with Lung Problems
    • CF
    • Mucoviscidosis
    • Pulmonary Cystic Fibrosis
    • CF Lung Disease
    • Cystic Fibrosis Affecting Lungs

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • E849: Cystic fibrosis, unspecified
    • E840: Cystic fibrosis with pulmonary manifestations

    Also known as:

    • Moderate Persistent Asthma
    • Mild Persistent Asthma
    • Asthma
    • Ongoing Moderate Asthma
    • Regular Moderate Asthma
    • Chronic Moderate Asthma
    • Ongoing Mild Asthma
    • Regular Mild Asthma
    • Chronic Mild Asthma

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J4540: Moderate persistent asthma, uncomplicated
    • J4530: Mild persistent asthma, uncomplicated

    Also known as:

    • Other Metabolic Disorder
    • Metabolic Disorder
    • Uncommon Metabolic Condition
    • Rare Metabolic Disease

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • E8889: Other specified metabolic disorders

    What procedures does a Pediatric Pulmonologist like Dr. Cornfield typically perform?

    As a Pediatric Pulmonologist, Dr. Cornfield performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Cornfield. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly. Learn more about our claims-based healthcare methodology.

    Also known as:

    • Bronchoscopy with Lung Wash (BAL)
    • Bronchoscopy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL)
    • Fluoroscopy
    • Bronchial lavage
    • BAL procedure
    • Lung washing
    • Flexible bronchoscopy

    CPT Codes:

    • 31624: Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, including fluoroscopic guidance, when performed; with bronchial alveolar lavage

    Does Dr. Cornfield accept my insurance?

    Dr. Cornfield accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (650) 723-5227 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Cornfield accept in Palo Alto, CA?

    Dr. Cornfield in Palo Alto, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • All Other Third Party

    • Blue Shield of California

    • California Water Service Group

    • Cigna Group

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Federal government of the United States

    • Molina Healthcare

    • Santa Cruz County

    • State of California

    • UnitedHealth Group

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    Where is Dr. Cornfield's office located?

    Dr. David Cornfield's Primary Practice

    725 Welch Rd

    Palo Alto, CA 94304

    (650) 723-5227

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    Recognitions

    Awards

    President, Society for Pediatric Research

    Pediatric Academic Societies-Steering Committee, PAS

    Study Section Member-RIBT, NIH

    Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Physiology-Lung, Cell and

    Editorial Board Member, Pediatrics

    Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, Stanford

    Publications

    Use of Electronic Medical Record-Enhanced Checklist and Electronic Dashboard to Decrease CLABSIs.

    , 2014

    Acute respiratory distress syndrome in children: physiology and magement.

    , 2013

    Embedding time-limited laboratory orders within computerized provider order entry reduces

    , 2013

    Creation and retention of the next generation of physician-scientists for child health research.

    , 2013

    Hypoxia-inducible factor

    , 2013

    Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel

    , 2012

    Quantitative Alysis of the Human Airway Microbial Ecology Reveals a Perv

    , 2012

    Inhibiting NF-kappa B in the developing lung disrupts angiogenesis and alveolarization

    , 2012

    Decisions about life-sustaining measures in children: in whose best interests?

    , 2012

    Hypoxia-inducible factor

    , 2012

    Society for Pediatric Research 2010 Presidential Address

    , 2011

    Computerized Physician Order Entry With Decision Support Decreases Blood Transfusions in Children

    , 2011

    The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education proposed work hour regulations

    , 2011

    Rho kise modulates posttal adaptation of the pulmory circulation through separate effects on

    , 2010

    Developmental Regulation of Oxygen Sensing and Ion Channels in the Pulmory Vasculature

    , 2010

    Successful treatment of severe cerebral vasospasm following hemorrhage of an arteriovenous mal

    , 2009

    Utility of blood cultures in postoperative pediatric intensive care unit patients

    , 2009

    Quantitative Alysis of Longitudil Response to Aerosolized Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony

    , 2009

    Developmental regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1

    , 2007

    The unexpected effect of cyclosporin A on CD56(+)CD16(-)

    , 2007

    Case-series of nurse-administered nitrous oxide for uriry catheterization in children

    , 2007

    Chronic intrauterine pulmory hypertension increases capacitative calcium entry

    , 2007

    Wnt5a is required for cardiac outflow tract septation in mice

    , 2007

    Lung specific developmental expression of the Xenopus laevis surfactant protein C and B genes

    , 2007

    Acute normoxia increases fetal pulmory artery endothelial ceff cytosolic Ca2+ via Ca2+

    , 2006

    Oxygen tension modulates the expression of pulmory vascular BKCa channel alpha- and beta-subunits

    , 2006

    Inflammatory cytokines

    , 2006

    Chronic intrauterine pulmory hypertension selectively modifies pulmory artery smooth muscle cell

    , 2006

    Oxygen increases ductus arteriosus smooth muscle cytosolic calcium via release of calcium from

    , 2005

    Extubation failure in pediatric intensive care incidence and outcomes.

    , 2005

    tural history of pulmory complications in children after bone marrow transplantation

    , 2005

    Myeloperoxidase deficiency enhances inflammation after allogeneic marrow transplantation

    , 2004

    Chronic intrauterine pulmory hypertension compromises fetal pulmory artery smooth muscle cell O

    , 2003

    A rose by any other me is yet a rose - Acute respiratory failure in children

    , 2003

    Safety of inhaled nitric oxide after lung transplantation

    , 2003

    Continuous propofol infusion in 142 critically ill children

    , 2002

    Pulmory vascular K+ channel expression and vasoreactivity in a model of congenital heart disease

    , 2002

    Contribution of the K-Ca channel to membrane potential

    , 2002

    Interactive effects of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation

    , 2002

    Oxygen-induced fetal pulmory vasodilation is mediated by intracellular calcium activation of K

    , 2001

    A beta-peptides enhance vasoconstriction in cerebral circulation

    , 2001

    Effects of oxidant stress on inflammation

    , 2001

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon diol epoxides increase cytosolic Ca2+ of airway epithelial cells

    , 2001

    Ca2+-activated K+ channels modulate basal

    , 2001

    Pulmory vascular response to normoxia and K-Ca channel activity is developmentally regulated

    , 2001

    Chronic intrauterine pulmory hypertension decreases calcium

    , 2000

    Fetal rabbit pulmory artery smooth muscle cell response to ryanodine is developmentally regulated

    , 2000

    Voltage-gated K+-channel activity in ovine pulmory vasculature is developmentally regulated

    , 2000

    Randomized, controlled trial of low-dose inhaled nitric oxide in the treatment of term and near

    , 1999

    Aerosol delivery of diethylenetriamine

    , 1999

    Inhaled nitric oxide in premature neotes with severe hypoxaemic respiratory failure

    , 1999

    Interactions of keratinocyte growth factor with a nitrating species after marrow transplantation

    , 1999

    NO causes perital pulmory vasodilation through K+-channel activation and intracellular Ca2+ release

    , 1999

    Multicenter randomized controlled trial of the effects of inhaled nitric oxide therapy on gas

    , 1999

    K+-channel blockade inhibits shear stress-induced pulmory vasodilation in the ovine fetus

    , 1999

    Effects of inhaled nitric oxide and oxygen in high-altitude pulmory edema

    , 1998

    A maturatiol shift in pulmory K+ channels, from Ca2+ sensitive to voltage dependent

    , 1998

    Diversity of response in vascular smooth muscle cells to changes in oxygen tension

    , 1997

    Ventilation-induced pulmory vasodilation at birth is modulated by potassium channel activity

    , 1996

    Oxygen causes fetal pulmory vasodilation through activation of a calcium

    , 1996

    Inhalatiol nitric oxide in pulmory parenchymal and vascular disease

    , 1996

    HYPOXIA POTENTIATES NITRIC

    , 1995

    CA2+-INHIBITABLE ADENYLYL

    , 1995

    REDUCED PO2 ALTERS THE BEHAVIOR OF FURA-2 AND INDO-1 IN BOVINE PULMORY-ARTERY ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS

    , 1994

    ACUTE REDUCTIONS IN PO-2 DEPOLARIZE PULMORY-ARTERY ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS AND DECREASE [CA2+](I)

    , 1994

    ACUTE-HYPOXIA CAUSES MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION AND CALCIUM INFLUX IN FETAL PULMORY

    , 1994

    ACUTE-HYPOXIA INCREASES CYTOSOLIC CALCIUM IN FETAL PULMORY-ARTERY SMOOTH-MUSCLE CELLS

    , 1993

    EFFECTS OF OXYGEN AND EXOGENOUS L-ARGININE ON EDRF ACTIVITY IN FETAL PULMORY CIRCULATION

    , 1993

    ROLE OF ATP-SENSITIVE POTASSIUM CHANNELS IN OVINE FETAL PULMORY VASCULAR TONE

    , 1992

    EFFECTS OF BIRTH-RELATED STIMULI ON L-ARGININE-DEPENDENT PULMORY VASODILATION IN OVINE FETUS

    , 1992

    What is Dr. Cornfield's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Cornfield's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1598792079.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Cornfield?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Cornfield

    What is Dr. David Cornfield's specialty?

    Dr. Cornfield is a Pediatric Pulmonologist near Palo Alto, CA.

    What does a Pediatric Pulmonologist do?

    A pediatrician dedicated to preventing and treating respiratory diseases in infants, children, and young adults. This specialist possesses in-depth knowledge of lung growth and development, assesses respiratory function in young patients, and is experienced in various invasive and noninvasive diagnostic techniques.

    Is this Dr. David Cornfield affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    No, Cornfield is not affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital, but is affiliated with the following hospitals: Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is David Cornfield accepting new patients in Palo Alto, CA?

    Yes, Dr. David Cornfield is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. David Cornfield offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Cornfield's office at (650) 723-5227 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with David Cornfield?

    Please contact Dr. Cornfield's office at (650) 723-5227 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. David Cornfield have?

    Dr. David Cornfield is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.

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