Kalliope Tsirilakis, M.D.
Kalliope Tsirilakis, M.D.

Kalliope Tsirilakis, M.D.

Pediatric Pulmonology
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Specialties
Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology, more

Locations and Appointments


NYP Queens Pediatric Asthma and Allergy Center

59-16 174th Street
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
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NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital

56-45 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355
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NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens

59-16 174th Street
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
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Pediatric Pulmonology

505 East 70th Street
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10021
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About Kalliope Tsirilakis, M.D.

Dr. Kalliope Tsirilakis is the Director of Pediatric Pulmonology and the Pediatric Asthma Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens. She is also an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an assistant attending pediatrician at New York-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital. A lifelong New Yorker, born in Brooklyn and raised in Westchester, she graduated from Weill-Cornell Medical College and completed her residency in Pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Tsirilakis continued her training at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx, where she completed a Fellowship in Pediatric Respiratory Medicine. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology. Her expertise includes the full spectrum of pediatric pulmonary conditions, with special expertise in Severe Asthma, Patient Education, Quality Improvement, Flexible Bronchoscopy, and Aerodigestive disorders.


In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Tsirilakis is involved in research and education. She has several research interests spanning Quality Improvement Initiatives, Asthma Education Programs, Health Care Disparities, Telehealth programs, and Pathophysiologic and Inflammatory Mechanisms of Asthma. Dr. Tsirilakis is also active in community engagement, working closely with St. Mary's Home Care Program and the NYP Queens Community Health Worker Program . She is Chairperson of the American Lung Association's Asthma Coalition of New York City, and serves as faculty in their Asthma Educator Institute. She is also lead faculty advisor on the New York State Department of Health's BREATHE-NY asthma education program. She is fluent in Modern Greek and conversational in Spanish.


Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Pediatrics
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Expertise

  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

  • Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy

  • Inpatient Pediatrics

  • Intensive Care

  • Interventional Bronchoscopy

  • Pediatric Airway Disease

  • Pediatric Asthma

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Education

  • Fellowship: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore

  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell and Columbia

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Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Pediatrician

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital

Education

  • Fellowship: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell and Columbia
  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Awards & Honors

  • 2009: American Thoracic Society Pulmonary/Critical Care Training Program Scholarship
  • 2009: Pediatric Academic Societies Young Investigators Travel Award
  • 2013: North Shore-LIJ Health System Outstanding Teacher Award
  • 2016, 2015: New York Super Doctors Rising Star

Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Pediatrician
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Pediatrics

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Greek
  • Spanish