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
DUPILUMAB DEMONSTRATED EFFICACY IN CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA AND EARLY CHANGES IN EOSINOPHILS COUNTS. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. 2025; 135:s51-s52.
EARLY INTERVENTION FOR OPTIMIZING LUNG FUNCTION IN PEDIATRIC ASTHMA: IMPACT OF ON-DEMAND MEDICAL EDUCATION E-LEARNING. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. 2025; 135:s63.
Recurrent Wheezing of Little Lungs: Big Challenges in Understanding Preschool Asthma. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2025; 13:2588-2589.
Asthma Phenotype Progression in Children and Adolescents: A Single Center Experience. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2025; 60:e71319.
Pediatric Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire: A Control Assessment for Children Aged 5 to 11 Years. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2025; 13:2659-2671.
Evaluating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Asthma Incidence. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2025; 13:1952-1959.
Consensus outcomes between health professionals and parents for oral corticosteroids in treating preschool wheeze: a multi-national survey and nominal group technique study. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2025; 110:521-527.
Dupilumab Plus Medium-Dose Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) Improves Outcomes Compared With Placebo Plus Continued High-Dose ICS in Children With Uncontrolled Moderate-to-Severe Type 2 Asthma. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2025; 60:e71197.
Performance of the Pediatric Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire (Peds-AIRQ) in Assessing Control for Children With Asthma Aged 5 to 11 Years. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2025; 211:a1288.
Current Practices Among 13 Severe Pediatric Asthma Programs in the United States. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2025; 211:a2249.
From the Blog
Podcast | Understanding Asthma: Risk Factors, Triggers and Treatments
Theresa W. Guilbert, MD, MS8/2/2024
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