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
Interests
Early life risk factors, exposures, and environment interactions; early childhood asthma; recurrent wheezing; clinical electronic medical data
Research Areas
Locations (2)
Insurance Information
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Publications
Vitamin D Supplementation, Long-Term PM2.5 Exposure, and Severe Asthma Exacerbations in Children with Low Vitamin D: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial (VDKA). American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2025; 211:266-268.
Pediatric Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire: Rationale and development of a composite control tool. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. 2025; 134:198-208.e2.
Impact of Exacerbation History on Dupilumab Efficacy in Children with Uncontrolled Moderate-to-Severe Asthma: LIBERTY ASTHMA VOYAGE Study. Journal of Asthma and Allergy. 2024; 17:143-159.
Impact of Lung Function on Asthma Exacerbation Rates in Children Treated with Dupilumab: The VOYAGE Study. Journal of Asthma and Allergy. 2024; 17:81-87.
Disparities in adolescent controller medication adherence, treatment barriers, and asthma control. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2024; 59:3288-3297.
DUPILUMAB PLUS MEDIUM-DOSE INHALED CORTICOSTEROID IMPROVES OUTCOMES COMPARED WITH PLACEBO PLUS HIGH-DOSE INHALED CORTICOSTEROID IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH UNCONTROLLED ASTHMA. Chest. 2024; 166:a4806-a4808.
Impulse oscillometry: Gathering speed in the assessment of preschool lung function. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2024; 154:82-83.
Efficacy of oral corticosteroids for acute preschool wheeze: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2024; 12:444-456.
Dupilumab Improves Lung Function Parameters in Pediatric Type 2 Asthma: VOYAGE Study. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2024; 12:948-959.
Climate Change and Children's Health: Building a Healthy Future for Every Child. Pediatrics. 2024; 153:e2023065505.
From the Blog
Podcast | Understanding Asthma: Risk Factors, Triggers and Treatments
Theresa W. Guilbert, MD, MS8/2/2024
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