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Clinical Medical Director, Pulmonary Ambulatory Services, Division of Pulmonary Medicine

Associate Director, Cystic Fibrosis Research TDC Site, Division of Pulmonary Medicine

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

513-636-6771

513-636-4615

Board Certified

"I provide family-centered and personalized care options to help children with medical concerns. Each child is unique, and families deserve choices. They are true partners in their child's care."

My Biography & Research

Biography

As a lung doctor (pulmonologist), I treat children and adolescents who have cystic fibrosis and chest wall disorders. I’m also a sleep medicine specialist, and I treat patients who have many types of sleep disorders.

I was drawn to my area of medicine by the great mentors I had in pediatric pulmonology, both in medical school and residency. Pediatric pulmonology provides the opportunity to do research, procedures, inpatient care and outpatient care. In addition, working with children and families is amazing and very rewarding.

My training in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine allows me to provide care for a wide range of childhood breathing concerns. We have clinics available at multiple Cincinnati Children's outpatient campuses, and we also serve patients via telemedicine. I enjoy doing telemedicine visits, since it allows me to learn new technology while providing convenience for families.

I provide family-centered and personalized care options to help children with medical concerns. Each child is unique, and families deserve choices. They are true partners in their child's care.

In 2016, I was honored to win the HOPE Award for Provider of Excellence from Department of Orthopaedics for my work in the Chest Wall Disorders Clinic. From 2014 to 2016, I was named one of Cincinnati Magazine's Top Doctors.

I direct cystic fibrosis clinical trials, with a focus on therapeutic trials of CFTR modulators that improve function of the cystic fibrosis protein in patients. Mutations in the CFTR gene inhibit it from performing its function, and can result in cystic fibrosis.

In my free time, my six children keep me busy.

Clinical Interests

Medical education; outcomes research; quality improvement; sleep medicine; thoracic insufficiency syndrome

Research Interests

Medical education; pulmonary vascular disease; thoracic insufficiency syndrome

Academic Affiliation

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Divisions

Pulmonary Medicine, Rare Lung Diseases, Sleep Disorders, Home Ventilator, Cystic Fibrosis

Research Divisions

Pulmonary Medicine

My Locations

My Education

MD: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas TX, 2001.

Residency: Children's Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 2004.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2007.

Certification: Pediatrics, 2004; Pediatric Pulmonary, 2008.

My Publications

Technology-enabled health care collaboration in pediatric chronic illness: Pre-post interventional study for feasibility, acceptability, and clinical impact of an electronic health record–linked platform for patient-clinician partnership. Opipari-Arrigan, L; Dykes, DM H; Saeed, SA; Thakkar, S; Burns, L; Chini, BA; McPhail, GL; Eslick, I; Margolis, PA; Kaplan, HC. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 2020; 8:e11968-e11968.

Characterization of tracheobronchomalacia in infants with hypophosphatasia. Padidela, R; Yates, R; Benscoter, D; McPhail, G; Chan, E; Nichani, J; Mughal, MZ; Myer, C; Narayan, O; Nissenbaum, C; et al. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2020; 15.

Inhaled hypertonic saline in preschool children with cystic fibrosis (SHIP): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Davis, SD; Kronmal, RA; Hinckley Stukovsky, KD; Jorgensen, N; Kerby, G; Kopecky, C; Anthony, M; Mogayzel, P; Walker, D; Zeglin, B; et al. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2019; 7:802-809.

Improving Detection of Rapid Cystic Fibrosis Disease Progression-Early Translation of a Predictive Algorithm Into a Point-of-Care Tool. Szczesniak, RD; Brokamp, C; Su, W; Mcphail, GL; Pestian, J; Clancy, JP. IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine-JTEHM. 2019; 7:2800108-8.

Use and Incidence of Adverse Effects of Proton Pump Inhibitors in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. McCrory, BE; Harper, HN; McPhail, GL. Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. 2018; 38:725-729.

Early Detection of Rapid Cystic Fibrosis Disease Progression Tailored to Point of Care: A Proof-of-Principle Study. Szczesniak, R; Brokamp, C; Su, W; McPhail, GL; Pestian, J; Clancy, JP; IEEE, . 2017; 2017-December:204-207.

Protocol of a Pilot Study of Technology-Enabled Coproduction in Pediatric Chronic Illness Care. Kaplan, HC; Thakkar, SN; Burns, L; Chini, B; Dykes, DM; McPhail, GL; Moore, E; Saeed, SA; Eslick, I; Margolis, PA; et al. JMIR Research Protocols. 2017; 6:e71-e71.

Constrictive Bronchiolitis in Cystic Fibrosis Adolescents with Refractory Pulmonary Decline. Harris, WT; Boyd, JT; McPhail, GL; Brody, AS; Szczesniak, RD; Korbee, LL; Baker, ML; Clancy, JP. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2016; 13:2174-2183.

Adolescents' Spirituality and Cystic Fibrosis Airway Clearance Treatment Adherence: Examining Mediators. Grossoehme, DH; Szczesniak, RD; Mrug, S; Dimitriou, SM; Marshall, A; McPhail, GL. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2016; 41:1022-1032.

Decision Making for Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea without Tonsillar Hypertrophy. Ishman, SL; Tang, A; Cohen, AP; Babiker, HE; Chini, B; Ehsan, Z; Fleck, RJ; Gordon, C; McPhail, GL; Pan, B; et al. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2016; 154:527-531.