There has been a complete re-write, nearly 90 new authors have joined us and more than 10% of the chapters are new. The major scientific advances since the previous edition have been highlighted. Since the 1st edition, we have become truly international, with most of the editorial team being from outside North America, and a true focus on global paediatric pulmonology. MORE

Dr. Bancalari is a professor of pediatrics, obstetrics, and gynecology and the director of the Division of Neonatology at the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami. He is author of The Newborn Lung.

William E. Benitz, MD is Philip Sunshine Professor in Neonatology, Chief, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine; Director of Nurseries, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, California. MORE

Dr. Burks received his MD from the University of Arkansas and is currently a professor and Chief of Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, as well as co-author of the text, Food Allergy.

Dr. Cherry received his MD from the University of Vermont and is currently a professor of pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is co-author of Feigin and Cherry’s Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.