Michael Light, MD, a Pediatric Pulmonologist with University of Florida Health & The Children’s Lung, Asthma and Sleep Specialists
Get to know Pediatric Pulmonologist Dr. Michael Light, who serves patients in Florida.
As a board-certified pediatric pulmonologist, Dr. Light specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic lung disease of infants, children, and adolescents.
He practices at the University of Florida Health (UFH) in Gainesville, which he joined in July of 2015. At UFH, he is affiliated with the UF Health Center of Pediatric Neuromuscular and Rare Diseases and UF Health Pediatric Specialties Medical Plaza. The UF Health Center of Pediatric Neuromuscular and Rare Diseases provides patient-centric care, allowing patients to interact with all necessary medical providers in one location. UF Health Pediatric Specialties Medical Plaza offers nationally-recognized specialty care that is easily accessible for patients and their families.
Professionally, Dr. Light also serves patients at The Children’s Lung, Asthma and Sleep Specialists in Orlando, Florida. The Children’s Lung, Asthma and Sleep Specialists is a fully independent, private pediatric pulmonary and sleep medicine practice that offers state-of-the-art care with topline diagnostic equipment at all of its facilities. It is the only practice of its type in the State of Florida to offer full pediatric sleep medicine services.
On the subject of his academic career, he earned his Medical Degree from Guy’s Hospital Medical School at the University of London in 1967. He then went on to complete the equivalent of a fellowship in pediatric pulmonary and critical care at the Brompton Chest Hospital in London.
Upon relocating to the United States, he completed his internship in internal medicine at Jersey City Medical Center in 1971, followed by his residency in pediatrics at the University of Hawaii in 1976. There, he directed the neonatal ICU in the 1970s and the pediatric ICU in the 1980s.
In 1989, Dr. Light moved to the University of California in San Diego, where he worked as a pediatric pulmonologist. In 2000, he continued his work as a pediatric pulmonologist at the University of Miami. From 2004 until 2006, he served as the Chairperson of the Section of Pediatric Pulmonology with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Among his many accomplishments, he is the author of Clinician’s Guide to Pediatric Chronic Illness and Editor-in-Chief of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Handbook of Pediatric Pulmonology. Additionally, he has participated in multiple clinical research studies of treatments, especially nebulized antibiotics, for the management of cystic fibrosis.
In addition to being a member of the American Thoracic Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics, the doctor maintains board certification in pediatrics through the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The ABP is an independent, nonprofit organization that was founded in 1933. It is one of the 24 certifying boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Pulmonology is a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. Pediatric pulmonologists, like Dr. Light, diagnose, treat, and manage children from birth to 21 years old with breathing and lung diseases.
Learn More about Dr. Michael Light:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2538677-Michael-Light-Pulmonologist-Pediatric, through University of Florida Health, https://ufhealth.org/michael-light/background or through The Children’s Lung, Asthma and Sleep Specialists, http://www.childrenssleeplab.com/dr-michael-light-1.html
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