Dr. Kinane graduated from University College Dublin in 1983 with an MB. He completed Pediatric Residencies in Dublin (1987) and at the University of Texas South Western Medical School (1989). Following the completion of a Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 1992, he joined the faculty. He was appointed Chief of Pediatric Pulmonary (2000). In addition, he holds a number of leadership positions including Associate Chief for Education and Director of the Pediatric Sleep Program.
Since joining the faculty, Dr. Kinane has provided cutting edge clinical care to patients with a variety of pulmonary conditions including asthma, interstitial lung disease, sleep disorders, pneumonia, primary ciliary dyskinesia and pulmonary congenital abnormalities. He is seen as a International Expert on the genetic basis and treatment of interstitial lung disease, lung developmental abnormalities and the regulation of breathing.
His research focuses on the basic cause of interstitial lung disease and asthma. His sleep research focuses on the regulation of respiration and safe transportation of infants in car seats.
Dr. Kinane is also committed to the education of medical students, trainees and patients. He has won numerous teaching awards since joining the faculty. He has a particular focus on the use of social media to educate teenagers about a healthy lifestyle and asthma management.
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Mass General for Children: Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
32 Fruit Street
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 6C
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-8707
Mass General for Children: Pediatric Sleep Disorders Program
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-643-4454
Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center at Foxborough
22 Patriot Place
Foxboro, MA 02035
Phone: 866-378-9164
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Dr. Kinane's research focuses on 3 distinct areas:
Regulation of cell migration:- Dr. Kinane's group focuses on transduction pathways that regulate cell migration and lung development. He has identified novel regulators of lung cell and inflammatory migration including Netrins. He found that these Netrin like molecules are critical in regulation of lung development and inflammatory responses. This research has broad implications for congenital lung malformation, blood vessel inflammation including coronary artery disease and autoimmune disease.
Regulation of the control of breathing:- In patients with central congenital hypoventilation syndrome, his group identified one of the molecular mechanisms of this syndrome. Recently he has extended this work to the regulation of breathing in common physiological conditions. He has recently focused his studies on airway obstruction in infants while placed in a car seat. This work has resulted in a number of highly cited manuscripts.
Pediatric interstitial lung disease:- Dr. Kinane's group works on the genetic basis, classification and treatment of interstitial disease. He has developed a genetics clinic in pulmonary to support this work.
We love Dr. Kinane - he is thoughtful, brilliant and excellent with my son.
Dr K is professional and personable. He always greets my child and is very friendly.
Dr. Kinane is the ideal and standard by which doctors should be measured. As knowledgeable as as he is kind. I trust my son's care to him completely and we are very grateful, my son and I, to have Dr. Kinane as his care provider.
Excellent professionals
We have been to many hospitals and MGH is by far and away the best. The combination of exceptional knowledge and experience, positivity and empathy is remarkable across all disciplines
This place is very caring! Every time I come here they are great!!
Excellent doctor.
I was so impressed with Dr. Kinane from start to finish. His bedside manner, his care, his willingness to listen and answer questions was just exceptional. He was truly one of the best doctors, specialists, specifically, we've ever encountered among all my children. And I wish he did more than just pulmonology. Thanks. Bye.
I thought he did a great job in explaining sleep apnea to me and explaining what was going to happen next with CPAP machine and all that stuff. Yeah, 10 out of 10.
Office staff was welcoming, helpful, and kind. The nurse was kind and supportive. Dr. Kinane was well-prepared, informative, and supportive. He was professional yet able to speak conversationally about my daughter's medication and treatment plan in a way that I could easily understand.