Elizabeth L. Kramer, MD, PhD
- Associate Program Director, Pulmonary Fellowship Program
- Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- elizabeth.kramer@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
I love working with children — they are resilient, funny and brave. It's my goal to help children breathe well so they can live the life they want.
As a pediatric pulmonologist, I specialize in taking care of children with lung disease, including those with asthma, chronic cough, recurrent pneumonia and cystic fibrosis. I am a member of the Cystic Fibrosis Center at Cincinnati Children’s.
I work with children and their families to form personalized care plans. Parents are the experts on their own child, and I want to help them take care of their child's lungs.
In my research, I am interested in why cystic fibrosis lung disease severity is so variable from person to person. I am studying a chemical made in the body, called TGFbeta, which might worsen lung disease in certain people. Studying this chemical may help us discover new therapies to stop early lung damage in cystic fibrosis.
I am a recipient of the Procter Scholar Award, which supports highly promising junior faculty pursuing a career in academic research. My research has been supported by funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Cystic Fibrosis Research, Inc.
When I’m not at work, I enjoy spending time with my husband and two daughters. We have lived in Cincinnati more than 15 years.
PhD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2009
MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2011
Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2014
Fellowship: Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2016
Certifications: Pediatrics, 2014
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Research Areas
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Publications
Numerical modeling of the effects of nasal mucosal thickness and dehydration on air conditioning for a 5-year-old with cystic fibrosis. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology. 2026; 346:104652.
Poster: 682A longitudinal retrospective analysis of environmental exposure effects on Th2 inflammatory markers and pulmonary function in people with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2026; 25:374.
Poster: 679Characterizing spatial variability in CF lung function: A US Midwest cohort study. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2026; 25:372.
Poster: 677PRISM-CF: A prototype dashboard to contextualize polygenic risk scores with environmental and clinical factors in cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2026; 25:370-371.
Poster: 187Effects of diesel exhaust particles in an aged mouse model of cystic fibrosis disease. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2026; 25:92-93.
Poster: 83The NET effect on NF-κB–activation in CF epithelia and the impact of ETI. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2026; 25:42.
Poster: 191Comparing MRI scoring approaches to characterize early sinonasal disease in pediatric cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2026; 25:96.
Sinusitis and Olfaction Improve in Young Children with Cystic Fibrosis Treated with ETI. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2026.
Lung mucus burden and treatment response assessed by MRI in the post-modulator era. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2026; 25(4):711-717.
Structural and Functional Pulmonary MRI to Predict Pulmonary Exacerbations in Cystic Fibrosis. Chest. 2026; 169(4):919-931.
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