Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Medicine:
Dr. Peter Schochet, a board certified pediatric pulmonologist, specializes in childhood breathing disorders. His work as a pediatric pulmonologist gives him a special understanding of the symptoms and treatments particular to young patients.
A board certified pediatrician, Dr. Schochet knows that treating and diagnosing children is different from caring for adults. Dr. Schochet, a father of four children, is deeply sensitive to the connection between the physical and emotional well being of young patients.
Peter N. Schochet, MD, PA, FCCP
Board Certified in Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Medicine
Phone: 469-303-8440
Fax: 469-303-0675
Office Location
Plano Office
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano
Monday – Friday: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Peter N. Schochet, MD – Biography
Dr. Peter Schochet is Board Certified since 1997 in Pediatric Medicine and Pediatric Pulmonology. He received his fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonology at Harvard Medical School and the Children’s Hospital in Boston. He completed his residency at the Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Schochet specialties include the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric asthma, apnea, RSV, chronic cough and chronic lung disease. He lectures extensively on these issues, as well as the consequences and management of respiratory issues associated with neuromuscular disease, early onset scoliosis and sickle cell disease.
Dr. Schochet’s private practice is primarily at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano, Texas. He also sees patients in Allen and Flower Mound on specific days of the month. He is also staff physician at many local hospitals and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Texas at Southwestern.
He and his wife live in Plano with their four children.
Peter N. Schochet, MD, PA – Curriculum Vitae
Faculty Academic Appointments
Peter N. Schochet, MD, PA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (1996 – Present)
Chief of Pediatrics 1998 – current
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Plano, Texas
Vice Chief of Pediatrics 2007-2009
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Plano, Texas
Chief of Pediatrics 2009-2011
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Plano, Texas
Appointments at Hospitals/Affiliated Institutions
Awards
- D Magazine voted Best Pediatric Specialist: Pulmonary Medicine (2010 -2015)
- Top Doctors Texas Monthly Magazine (2010 -2015)
- Top Doctors™ US News and World Report/Castle Connolly (2012 -2015)
- Patients’ Choice Award: Patients Choice.org (2010 -2015)
- Mom Approved Doctor: Dallas Child Magazine
- Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2009 -2012)
- Super Doctor
Professional Administrative/Leadership Positions
- President, Peter N. Schochet MD, PA 1996-current
- Chief of Pediatrics (1998), Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
- Vice Chief of Pediatrics (2007,2008), Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
- Chief of Pediatrics (2009,2010), Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
Education
Postdoctoral Training
Fellow Respiratory Diseases 1993-1996
Harvard University, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Children’s Hospital Division of Respiratory Diseases, Boston, MA
Resident and Intern in Pediatrics 1990-1993
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children`s Hospital, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX
Graduate Training
Medical School
MD Medicine 1990, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate Training
Undergraduate School
BA with Honors 1986, Biomedical Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Certifications
- National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomat
- American Board of Pediatrics 1993
- American Board of Pediatrics: Recertification- 2001, 2007
- American Board of Pediatrics Sub-board Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine 1996
- American Board of Pediatrics Sub-board Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine: Recertification 2003, 2014
- National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomat
Licensure
TX State Medical License
Associations
American Board of Pediatrics
Professional Societies
- American Thoracic Society 1993-current
- Collin/ Fannin County Medical Society 1996-current
- Texas Medical Society 1996-current
- Fellowships, American College of Chest Physician 2008
Service to the Community
2008-2011 Board Member Plano West Lacrosse Club
Editorial Activities
Major Research Interests
- Respiratory Insufficiency and Neuromuscular Disease
- Asthma
- Respiratory Complications of Sickle Cell Disease
- Respiratory Consequences of Congenital and Early Onset Scoliosis
Bibliography
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Original Research Articles
Main E.K., Strizki J., Schochet P., Placental Production of Immunoregulatory Factors: Trophoblast is a Source of Interluekin-1. Trophoblast Research. 2: 149-60, 1987.
Schochet P., Mora R., Mark L., Butler M., Ingenito E.P., Calcium-dependent degradation of surfactant protein A by activated neutrophils due to serine proteases. Exp Lung Res, 25:7, 596-616, Oct, 1999
Lewis M., McClay J.E., Schochet P., Lingual Tonsillectomy for Refractory Paroxysmal Cough. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 53:1, 63-66, 2000.
Karol, L.A., Johston C., Mlandenov K., Schochet P., Walters P., Browne R.H., Pulmonary Function Following Early Thoracic Fusion in Non-Neuromuscular Scoliosis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 90: 1272-81, 2008
Abstracts
Main E.K., Schochet P., Strizki J., Characterization and Partial Purification of Placental Suppressor Factor (PSF). American Society of Immunology of Reproduction. Sixth Annual International Symposium 1985.
Feinstein M.B., Schochet, P., Grobhotz, J., Ingenito E.P. Interluekin-1B and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Decrease Surfactant Protein B Gene Expression. American Thoracic Society International Conference 1995.
Ingenito E.P., Mark L., Schochet, P., Static and Dynamic Function of Reconsistued Surfactant Components. American Thoracic Society International Conference 1996.
Schochet P., Ingenito E.P., Mark L., Butler M.A, Neutrophils Activated by Phorbol Esters Cause Surfactant Dysfunction Invitro by degrading Surfactant Protein A (SPA) American Thoracic Society International Conference 1997.
Iannaccone S.T., Mills J.K., Harris K.M., Herman J.H., Schochet P., Luckett P., Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome with Sleep Hypoventilation. Muscle & Nerve July 2000.
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