Theresa W. Guilbert, MD, MS
- Director, Asthma Center
- Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- theresa.guilbert@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
As a lung specialist, I care for children who wheeze early in their lives and those with severe asthma. I enjoy working with children and their families, and nothing gives me more satisfaction than to help a child control their asthma symptoms so they can be the best version of themselves.
My approach is to listen carefully to the child's story, make sure that I understand it accurately, and ask clarifying questions. Then, working as a team with the child and family, we develop an effective management plan that the family feels comfortable initiating. We reassess how well the child is doing as a team to decide whether to continue that plan or adapt it to improve the child's life.
I have over 20 years of experience in treating children with pulmonary diseases, interpreting lung function and imaging studies, and participating in National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded, multicenter clinical trials. These trials seek ways to prevent asthma in preschool children and to improve asthma management in older children. I direct the Asthma Center at Cincinnati Children’s, and I am passionate about learning how to prevent or reverse asthma and how to manage it better once it develops.
I have served as chair or member of several national committees, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Thoracic Society. I have also been on the steering committees of several NIH-sponsored, multicenter clinical networks that design and conduct asthma research studies in children.
In my free time, I enjoy camping, hiking, boating and traveling with my family. I am also a Pilates and yoga enthusiast.
MD: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1992.
Residency: Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO.
MS: Epidemiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2007.
Interests
Preschool wheezing; difficult-to-control asthma
Services and Specialties
Pulmonary Medicine, Pulmonary Function, Asthma
Interests
Early life risk factors, exposures, and environment interactions; early childhood asthma; recurrent wheezing; clinical electronic medical data
Research Areas
Pulmonary Medicine
Locations (2)
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Publications
Effet à long terme du dupilumab sur la fonction respiratoire chez des patients pédiatriques souffrant d’asthme non contrôlé. Revue des Maladies Respiratoires Actualités. 2024; 16:185.
Assessment of long-term safety and efficacy of dupilumab in children with asthma (LIBERTY ASTHMA EXCURSION): an open-label extension study. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2024; 12:45-54.
LONG-TERM DUPILUMAB EFFECT ON LUNG FUNCTION IN MULTIPLE SUBGROUPS OF PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH UNCONTROLLED ASTHMA. Chest. 2023; 164:a40-a44.
Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Matter <2.5 μm and Lung Function Change in Children with Asthma Receiving Inhaled Corticosteroids. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2023; 208:622-624.
How Has the Biologic Revolution Improved Patient Care?. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2023; 11:2683-2685.
Children with uncontrolled asthma from economically disadvantaged neighborhoods: Needs assessment and the development of a school-based telehealth and electronic inhaler monitoring system. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2023; 58:2249-2259.
Questions in Mild Asthma: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2023; 207:e77-e96.
Technology-Assisted Stepped-Care to Promote Adherence in Adolescents with Asthma: A Pilot Study. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 2023; 30:415-424.
Impact Of Exacerbation History On Dupilumab Efficacy In Children With Asthma In The VOYAGE Study. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2023; 151:ab19.
Long-Term Dupilumab Treatment Effect On Safety And Clinical Efficacy In Children With Type 2 Asthma: LIBERTY ASTHMA EXCURSION. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2023; 151:ab15.
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