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FACULTY
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Hector Gutierrez, M.D.
Raymond K. Lyrene, M.D., Endowed Chair in
Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
Professor and Division Director
Director, UAB/CHS CF Center
McWain Initiative Leader (Medical Quality at Children's)
Scientist, Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center (CFRC)
Associate Scientist, UAB Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research
and Education (COERE)
Associate Scientist, UAB Minority Health Research Center (MHRC)
Interests - Teaching, implementation and investigation of quality improvement, outcome measurement and management of both clinical and non-clinical processes, using cystic fibrosis care as a model. Clinical evaluation and management of general pulmonary disorders, including asthma, cystic fibrosis and pulmonary infections.
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Kristin Avis, PhD, CBSM
Associate Professor
Faculty Member - Sleep Fellowship
Interests - Behavioral aspects of sleep medicine, research of sleep disorders in pediatric patients with chronic illness. Effect of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation on pediatric injury risk, adherence with positive airway pressure, quality improvement in pediatric sleep centers.
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William 'Tom' Harris, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Interests: Clinical and translational research exploring the association between airway inflammation and remodeling in chronic inflammatory diseases such as cystic fibrosis and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. |
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Wyn Hoover, M.D.
Associate Professor
Associate Director, UAB/CHS CF Center
Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Center (PPC)
Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship
Interests - Clinical care of general pediatric respiratory disorders and the complications of cystic fibrosis. Clinical research in CF involving the prevention and eradication of pseudomonas prior to chronic colonization. Quality improvement initiatives pertaining to the care of cystic fibrosis |
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Claire Lenker, LCSW, CCM
Assistant Professor
Member - PPC Faculty
Interests - Family Centered Care, Case Management, MCH Training, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, ethical issues in pediatrics, impact of chronic illness on family functioning.
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David Lozano, M.D.
Associate Professor
Co-Medical Director - Sleep Disorder Center
Co-Medical Director - Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Medical Director - BPD Program
Co-Medical Director - Home Ventilator Program
Medical Director - 5T Pulmonary Unit,
Children's of Alabama
Medical Director - Respiratory Therapy Department,
Children's of Alabama
Interests - Pediatric sleep medicine, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pediatric home ventilation, medically complex patients, and asthma.
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Mary Halsey Maddox, MD
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Chris Makris, M.D.
Professor of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Medical Director, Child Health Research Unit (CHRU)
Interests: Complicated pediatric sleep apnea, pediatric narcolepsy
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Teresa Magruder, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Interests: coordination and optimization of care in patient populations with chronic respiratory disorders and/or technology dependence, development and execution of care programs for patients with uncontrolled asthma. |
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Steven M. Rowe, M.D., MSPH
Associate Professor in Medicine and Pediatrics and Physiology
Interests - Mechanistic features underlying the correction of mutant cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). The design and conduct of clinical trials testing new therapeutic strategies to treat cystic fibrosis. Evaluation of biomarkers relevant to CFTR activity and clinical outcomes.
In the media
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Bradley Troxler, MD
Assistant Professor
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Nancy Wooldridge, MS, RD, LD
Associate Professor
Co-Director and Nutrition Faculty Member, PPC
Pediatric Nutrition Coordinator, CF Center
Interests: Post-graduate and graduate-level interdisciplinary training, nutrition assessment and management of patients with CF and CF-related diabetes, pediatric nutrition. |
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Pulmonology Fellows
Jessica Brown, D.O.
First year
Kimberly Hartzell, M.D.
First year
Grace Houser, M.D.
Dixon Fellow
Third year
Ammar Saadoon, M.D.
Second year
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Sleep Medicine Fellow
William Lievens, MD
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Division Members
