
Joseph Michael Collaco, MD, PhD
Pediatric Pulmonology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Joseph Michael Collaco
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Pediatrics
Background
Dr. J. Michael Collaco is a professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His clinical specialty is pediatric pulmonary medicine, including chronic lung disease of premature infants, lung disease in medically complex patients including ventilators and tracheostomies, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, aerodigestive disorders, and general pediatric pulmonary conditions. He sees patients inpatient and outpatient at Johns Hopkins (East Baltimore campus), inpatient and outpatient at Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital, and inpatient at Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Dr. Collaco attended Yale University for undergraduate studies and received his M.D. and M.S. (Anatomy) from Case Western University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his pediatric residency, pediatric pulmonary fellowship, M.B.A., M.P.H., and Ph.D. (Clinical Epidemiology) at the Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Collaco joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2008.
His primary research interest is in the epidemiology of pediatric respiratory diseases, with a focus on environmental risk factors for cystic fibrosis and bronchopulmonary dysplasia as well as a special interest in the effects of secondhand smoke and electronic cigarette emissions. He has published over 140 peer-reviewed articles.
Dr. Collaco is a member of the Cystic Fibrosis Research Development Center and the Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Center of Excellence. He has been recognized by Johns Hopkins with the John C. Hume Scholarship, the Francis F. Schwentker Research Award, and the Robert Dyar Award. Dr. Collaco is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Centers and Institutes
Research Interests
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Epidemiology, Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity, Cystic Fibrosis Epidemiology, Environmental modifiers of chronic lung disease of prematurity, Gene Environment Interactions in Cystic Fibrosis
Research Summary
Dr. Colaco studies environmental factors that affect clinical outcomes in cystic fibrosis and other pediatric respiratory disorders. He is the recipient of multiple external grants to pursue this research and has published over 140 peer-reviewed articles.
Selected Publications
Blackman SM, Hsu S, Vanscoy LL, Collaco JM, Ritter SE, Naughton KM, Cutting GR. Genetic modifiers play a substantial role in diabetes complicating cystic fibrosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Apr;94(4):1302-9.
Collaco JM, Cutting GR. Update on Gene Modifiers in Cystic Fibrosis. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2008; 14(6):559-66.
Collaco JM, Gower WA, Mogayzel PJ. Pulmonary dysfunction in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: Overview, diagnostic complications, and infectious complications. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007; 49(2):117-26.
Collaco JM, Kole AJ, Riekert KA, Eakin MN, Okelo SO, McGrath-Morrow SA. “Respiratory medication adherence in chronic lung disease of prematurity.” Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012 Mar;47(3):283-91. doi: 10.1002/ppul.21547. Epub 2011 Sep 8.
Collaco JM, Simpson SW. Human forearm muscle architecture. Am J Phys Anthropol. 2000; Supplement 30:127-8.
Collaco JM, Vanscoy LL, Bremer LA, McDougal, KE, Blackman SM, Bowers A, Naughton K, Jennings J, Ellen J, Cutting GR. Interactions between secondhand smoke and genes that affect cystic fibrosis lung disease. JAMA. 2008 Jan 30;299(4):417-24.
Gower WA, Collaco JM, Ellis C, Halbower AC, Mogayzel PJ. What is Your Diagnosis? A previously healthy adolescent with evolving infiltrates and progressive respiratory distress. Thorax: 2009 Apr;64(4):290, 364.
Gower WA, Collaco JM, Mogayzel PJ. Pulmonary dysfunction in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: Non-infectious and long-term complications. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007; 49(3):225-33.
Green DM, Collaco JM, McDougal KE, Naughton KM, Blackman SM, Cutting GR. “Heritability of respiratory infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis.”J Pediatr. 2012 Aug;161(2):290-5.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.01.042. Epub 2012 Feb 23.
McGrath-Morrow S, Malhotra D, Lauer T, Collaco JM, Mitzner W, Neptune E, Wise R, Biswal S. “Exposure to neonatal cigarette smoke causes durable lung changes but does not potentiate cigarette smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adult mice.” Exp Lung Res. 2011 Aug;37(6):354-63. doi: 10.3109/01902148.2011.577268. Epub 2011 Jun 7.
McGrath-Morrow SA, Ryan T, McGinley BM, Okelo SO, Sterni LM, Collaco JM.“Polysomnography in preterm infants and children with chronic lung disease.” Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012 Feb;47(2):172-9. doi: 10.1002/ppul.21522. Epub 2011 Aug 3.
Vanscoy LL, Blackman SM, Collaco JM, Bowers A, Lai T, Naughton K, Algire, M, McWilliams R, Beck S, Hoover-Fong J, Hamosh A, Cutler D, Cutting GR. Heritability of lung disease severity in cystic fibrosis. AJRCCM. 2007; 175(10):1036-43.
Wright FA, Strug LJ, Doshi VK, Commander CW, Blackman SM, Sun L, Berthiaume Y, Cutler D, Cojocaru A, Collaco JM, Corey M, Dorfman R, Goddard K, Green D, Kent JW Jr, Lange EM, Lee S, Li W, Luo J, Mayhew GM, Naughton KM, Pace RG, Paré P, Rommens JM, Sandford A, Stonebraker JR, Sun W, Taylor C, Vanscoy LL, Zou F, Blangero J, Zielenski J, O'Neal WK, Drumm ML, Durie PR, Knowles MR, Cutting GR. “Genome-wide association and linkage identify modifier loci of lung disease severity in cystic fibrosis at 11p13 and 20q13.2.” Nat Genet. 2011 Jun;43(6):539-46. doi: 10.1038/ng.838. Epub 2011 May 22.
Honors
- Arricale Visiting Lecturer, JHU Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, 1/1/17
- Gilead Clinical Research Scholar, Gilead Sciences, Inc., 1/1/13
- Robert Dyar Award, JHU School of Public Health, 1/1/12
- Richmond Center Investigator, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1/1/11
- John C. Hume Scholarship, JHU School of Public Health, 1/1/09
- Harry Schwachman Clinical Investigator, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1/1/09
- Francis F. Schwentker Research Award, JHU Department of Pediatrics, 1/1/08
- Herbert S. Steuer Memorial Award, CWRU Anatomy Department, 1/1/00
- Yale Presidents Public Service Fellowship, 1/1/94
- National Science Scholar, 1/1/92
Graduate Program Affiliations
Associate Fellowship Director (Pediatric Pulmonology)
Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
Locations
- Rubenstein Child Health Building
- 200 North Wolfe Street, Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 443-997-5437
- fax: 410-367-3241
- Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital
- 1708 West Rogers Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21209
- phone: 443-997-5437
- fax: 410-367-3241
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Graduate School, PhD, 2016Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Pediatrics, 2008Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Pediatrics, 2003Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2000Board Certifications
Pediatric Pulmonology
American Board of Pediatrics, 2008Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics, 2003Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)