Gwendolyn Kerby, MD

Professor, Pediatrics-Pulmonary Medicine


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, University of Kansas School of Medicine (1991)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, Duke University (NC) (1987)
Internship
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Program (1992)
Residency
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Program, Pediatrics (1994)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Pediatric Pulmonology (1997)
Languages
English
Department
Pediatrics-Pulmonary Medicine

Professional Titles

  • Medical Director, Pulmonary Diagnostics, Children's Hospital Colorado
  • Chief Medical Information Officer, Children's Hospital Colorado

Publications

  • Kerby GS, Wagner BD, Popler J, Hay TC, Kopecky C, Wilcox SL, Quinones RR, Giller RH, Accurso FJ, Deterding RR. Abnormal infant pulmonary function in young children with neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012 Nov 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23169677
  • Ren CL, Rosenfeld M, Mayer OH, Davis SD, Kloster M, Castile RG, Hiatt PW, Hart M, Johnson R, Jones P, Brumback LC, Kerby GS. Analysis of the associations between lung function and clinical features in preschool children with cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012 Jun;47(6):574-81. PubMed PMID: 22081584
  • Kerby GS, Rosenfeld M, Ren CL, Mayer OH, Brumback L, Castile R, Hart MA, Hiatt P, Kloster M, Johnson R, Jones P, Davis SD. Lung function distinguishes preschool children with CF from healthy controls in a multi-center setting. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012 Jun;47(6):597-605. PubMed PMID: 22081559
  • Rosenfeld M, Ratjen F, Brumback L, Daniel S, Rowbotham R, McNamara S, Johnson R, Kronmal R, Davis SD, ISIS Study Group. Inhaled hypertonic saline in infants and children younger than 6 years with cystic fibrosis: the ISIS randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2012 Jun 6;307(21):2269-77. PubMed PMID: 22610452
  • Quanjer PH, Hall GL, Stanojevic S, Cole TJ, Stocks J, Global Lungs Initiative. Age- and height-based prediction bias in spirometry reference equations. Eur Respir J. 2012 Jul;40(1):190-7. PubMed PMID: 22183491
  • Kerby GS, Wagner BD, Wilcox SL, Kopecky C, Deterding RR. Infant Pulmonary Function In Patients With Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia Of Infancy Correlates With Future Spirometry And Room Air Oxygen Saturations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 185:A2487, 2012.
  • Reese J, Stillwell PC, Nyquist AC, Child J, Pickard D, Kerby GS, Seltz B, Parker S, Wei E. Uncomplicated Community Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Care Guidelines, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, 2012
  • Rosenfeld M, Farrell PM, Kloster M, Swanson JO, Vu T, Brumback L, Acton JD, Castile RG, Colin AA, Conrad CK, Hart MA, Kerby GS, Hiatt PW, Mogayzel PJ, Johnson RC, Davis SD. Association of lung function, chest radiographs and clinical features in infants with cystic fibrosis. Eur Respir J. 2013 Dec;42(6):1545-52. PubMed PMID: 23722613
  • Kerby GS, Wagner BD, Popler J, Hay TC, Kopecky C, Wilcox SL, Quinones RR, Giller RH, Accurso FJ, Deterding RR. Abnormal infant pulmonary function in young children with neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2013 Oct;48(10):1008-15. PubMed PMID: 23169677
  • Brumback LC, Davis SD, Kerby GS, Kloster M, Johnson R, Castile R, Hiatt PW, Hart M, Rosenfeld M. Lung function from infancy to preschool in a cohort of children with cystic fibrosis. Eur Respir J. 2013 Jan;41(1):60-6. PubMed PMID: 22653767
  • Kerby GS, Sontag MK, Miller JI, Abman SH, Mourani PM. Lung Function Impairment During Infancy is Associated with the Severity of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia at Diagnosis. Poster presentation at the Pediatric Academic Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2014.
  • Niermeyer S, Lopez V, Johnston K, Scarbro S, Towler E, Bunik M, Kerby G. Electronic Health Record Aids Identification of Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among NICU Patients. Poster presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference (Provisional section on tobacco control), October, 2014.
  • Bunik M, Johnston K, Puma J, Lopez V, Talmi A, Muther E, Scarbro S Wilson K, Kerby G. Motivational Interview As an Adjunct to ‘Ask, Advise, Refer' Smoking Cessation Counseling in Pediatric Primary Care. Poster presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference (Provisional section on tobacco control), October, 2014.
  • Kerby GS, Johnston K, Lopez V, Scarbro S, Bunik M. Disseminating a Secondhand Smoke Intervention to Community-based Pediatric Practices. Accepted for thematic poster session at the American Thoracic Society international conference in Denver, Colorado, May 17, 2015.
  • DeBoer EM, Kerby GS, Stillwell PC. Measuring Pediatric Bronchoscopy Outcomes Using the Electronic Medical Record. Accepted for thematic poster session at the American Thoracic Society international conference in Denver, Colorado, May 17, 2015.
  • Davis SD, Ratjen F, Brumback LC, Johnson RC, Filbrun AG, Kerby GS, Panitch HB, Donaldson SH, Rosenfeld M. Infant lung function tests as endpoints in the ISIS multicenter clinical trial in cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros. 2015 Nov 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26547590
  • Kerby GS, Johnston K, Lopez V, Scarbro S, Bunik M. Disseminating a Secondhand Smoke Intervention to Community-based Pediatric Practices. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 191:A1905, 2015.
  • DeBoer EM, Kerby GS, Stillwell PC. Measuring Pediatric Bronchoscopy Outcomes Using the Electronic Medical Record., Am J Respir Crit Care Med 191:A1909 2015.
  • Torok MR, Robinson MK, Bunik M, Kerby GS, Miller EK, Volin CN, Wilson KM. Comfort Level of Talking with Patients and Families about Smoking Tobacco among Staff and Faculty of a Children’s Hospital. Pediatric Hospital Medicine in San Antonio, TX, July 23, 2015.
  • DeBoer EM, Prager JD, Kerby GS, Stillwell PC. Measuring Pediatric Bronchoscopy Outcomes Using an Electronic Medical Record. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 May;13(5):678-83. PubMed PMID: 26816220
  • Davis SD, Ratjen F, Brumback LC, Johnson RC, Filbrun AG, Kerby GS, Panitch HB, Donaldson SH, Rosenfeld M. Infant lung function tests as endpoints in the ISIS multicenter clinical trial in cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros. 2016 May;15(3):386-91. PubMed PMID: 26547590
  • Mayer-Hamblett N, Retsch-Bogart G, Kloster M, Accurso F, Rosenfeld M, Albers G, Black P, Brown P, Cairns A, Davis SD, Graff GR, Kerby GS, Orenstein D, Buckingham R, Ramsey BW. Azithromycin for Early Pseudomonas Infection in Cystic Fibrosis. The OPTIMIZE Randomized Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Nov 1;198(9):1177-1187. PubMed PMID: 29890086
  • Cotter JM, Tyler A, Reese J, Ziniel S, Federico MJ, Anderson Iii WC, Kupfer O, Szefler SJ, Kerby G, Hoch HE. Steroid variability in pediatric inpatient asthmatics: survey on provider preferences of dexamethasone versus prednisone. J Asthma. 2019 Jun 12;:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31113252
  • Torok MR, Lowary M, Ziniel SI, Rohde J, Kerby GS, Hovell MF, Winickoff JP, Klein JD, Wilson K. Perceptions of Parental Tobacco Dependence Treatment Among a Children's Hospital Staff. Hosp Pediatr. 2018 Nov;8(11):724-728. PubMed PMID: 30377220
  • Wilson KM, Moss A, Lowary M, Gambino J, Klein JD, Kerby GS, Hovell M, Winickoff JP. Smoking Behaviors Among Tobacco-Using Parents of Hospitalized Children and Association With Child Cotinine Level. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33272923
  • Gambino J, Moss A, Lowary M, Kerby G, Winickoff JP, Klein JD, Hovell M, Wilson KM. Tobacco Smoke Exposure Reduction Strategies-Do They Work?. Acad Pediatr. 2020 Feb 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32097784
  • Cotter JM, Tyler A, Reese J, Ziniel S, Federico MJ, Anderson Iii WC, Kupfer O, Szefler SJ, Kerby G, Hoch HE. Steroid variability in pediatric inpatient asthmatics: survey on provider preferences of dexamethasone versus prednisone. J Asthma. 2020 Sep;57(9):942-948. PubMed PMID: 31113252
  • Wilson KM, Moss A, Lowary M, Holstein J, Gambino J, Juarez-Colunga E, Kerby GS, Klein JD, Hovell M, Winickoff JP. Intervening with Smoking Parents of Inpatients to Reduce Exposure: The INSPIRE Randomized Controlled Trial. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Nov 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34818588
  • Gambino J, Moss A, Lowary M, Kerby G, Winickoff JP, Klein JD, Hovell M, Wilson KM. Tobacco Smoke Exposure Reduction Strategies-Do They Work?. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Jan-Feb;21(1):124-128. PubMed PMID: 32097784
  • Holstein JA, O'Hara K, Moss A, Lowary M, Kerby G, Hovell M, Klein JD, Winickoff JP, Wilson K. Barriers and Motivators for Smoking Cessation Among Caregivers of Inpatient Pediatric Patients. Hosp Pediatr. 2022 Feb 1;12(2):220-228. PubMed PMID: 35083490
  • Wilson KM, Moss A, Lowary M, Holstein J, Gambino J, Juarez-Colunga E, Kerby GS, Klein JD, Hovell M, Winickoff JP. Intervening With Smoking Parents of Inpatients to Reduce Exposure: The INSPIRE Randomized Controlled Trial. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Aug;22(6):997-1005. PubMed PMID: 34818588
  • McCormack MC, Bascom R, Brandt M, Burgos F, Butler S, Caggiano C, Dimmock AEF, Fineberg A, Goldstein J, Guzman FC, Halldin CN, Johnson JD, Kerby GS, Krishnan JA, Kurth L, Morgan G, Mularski RA, Pasquale CB, Ryu J, Sinclair T, Stachowicz NF, Taite A, Tilles J, Truta JR, Weissman DN, Wu TD, Yawn BP, Drummond MB. Electronic Health Records and Pulmonary Function Data: Developing an Interoperability Roadmap. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 Jan;18(1):1-11. PubMed PMID: 33385224
  • Wilson KM, Moss A, Lowary M, Gambino J, Klein JD, Kerby GS, Hovell M, Winickoff JP. Smoking Behaviors Among Tobacco-Using Parents of Hospitalized Children and Association With Child Cotinine Level. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Jan;11(1):17-24. PubMed PMID: 33272923
  • Muther EF, Kerby GS, Moralez E, Herndon J, Bronsert M, Bunik M. Motivational Interviewing Training for Pediatricians Counseling Caregivers about Secondhand Smoke. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2023 Nov 30;:99228231216284. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38031936
  • Holstein JA, O'Hara K, Moss A, Lowary M, Kerby G, Hovell M, Klein JD, Winickoff JP, Wilson K. Barriers and Motivators for Smoking Cessation Among Caregivers of Inpatient Pediatric Patients. Hosp Pediatr. 2022 Feb 1;12(2):220-228. PubMed PMID: 35083490
  • Wilson KM, Moss A, Lowary M, Holstein J, Gambino J, Juarez-Colunga E, Kerby GS, Klein JD, Hovell M, Winickoff JP. Intervening With Smoking Parents of Inpatients to Reduce Exposure: The INSPIRE Randomized Controlled Trial. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Aug;22(6):997-1005. PubMed PMID: 34818588
  • Muther EF, Kerby GS, Moralez E, Herndon J, Bronsert M, Bunik M. Motivational Interviewing Training for Pediatricians Counseling Caregivers about Secondhand Smoke. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2024 Oct;63(9):1194-1197. PubMed PMID: 38031936

Professional Memberships

  • American Thoracic Society (ATS), Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatric Pulmonology, Board Certification (1997, 2022)
  • Clinical Informatics, Board Certification (2021, 2022)
  • Asthma Educator Certification, Certificate (0001)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Lungs and Breathing - Asthma
  • Lungs and Breathing - Pulmonary Disorders
  • Lungs and Breathing - Lung Disease
  • Lungs and Breathing