Grace Houser, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Practice, Pediatrics-Pulmonary Medicine


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, University of Alabama School of Medicine (2007)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, University of Tennessee (TN) (2003)
Internship
  • University of Alabama Medical Center (Birmingham) Program (2008)
Residency
  • University of Alabama Medical Center (Birmingham) Program, Pediatrics (2010)
Fellowships
  • University of Alabama Medical Center (Birmingham) Program, Pediatric Pulmonology (2013)
Languages
English
Department
Pediatrics-Pulmonary Medicine

Recognitions

  • Dixon Fellowship Award Recipient, Dixon Foundation (2011)
  • Multiple Residency Letters of Commendation, UAB Pediatrics Residency Program (2010)

Publications

  • Birket SE, Chu KK, Liu L, Houser GH, Diephuis BJ, Wilsterman EJ, Dierksen G, Mazur M, Shastry S, Li Y, Watson JD, Smith AT, Schuster BS, Hanes J, Grizzle WE, Sorscher EJ, Tearney GJ, Rowe SM. A functional anatomic defect of the cystic fibrosis airway. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Aug 15;190(4):421-32. PubMed PMID: 25029666
  • Liu L, Shastry S, Byan-Parker S, Houser G, K Chu K, Birket SE, Fernandez CM, Gardecki JA, Grizzle WE, Wilsterman EJ, Sorscher EJ, Rowe SM, Tearney GJ. An autoregulatory mechanism governing mucociliary transport is sensitive to mucus load. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2014 Oct;51(4):485-93. PubMed PMID: 24937762
  • Birket SE, Chu KK, Houser GH, Liu L, Fernandez CM, Solomon GM, Lin V, Shastry S, Mazur M, Sloane PA, Hanes J, Grizzle WE, Sorscher EJ, Tearney GJ, Rowe SM. Combination therapy with cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulators augment the airway functional microanatomy. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2016 May 15;310(10):L928-39. PubMed PMID: 26968770
  • McGraw MD, Houser GH, Galambos C, Wartchow EP, Stillwell PC, Weinman JP. Marijuana medusa: The many pulmonary faces of marijuana inhalation in adolescent males. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2018 Dec;53(12):1619-1626. PubMed PMID: 30353708
  • Nancy Y. Hong MD, Grace H. Houser MD, Edith T. Zemanick MD, MSCS, Yong Shi, PhD, and Jordana E. Hoppe MD. Gotta Catch ‘Em All: Delayed Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) in an Infant with a Novel CF Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Mutation. Poster session presented at: American Thoracic Society International Conference; 2018 May 20-23; San Diego, CA.

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), Member
  • American Thoracic Society (ATS), Member
  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member

Practice Locations

Children’s Colorado Outpatient Care at Briargate
4125 Briargate Pkwy
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
719-305-9000

Memorial Hospital Central - Pediatric Expertise Provided by Children's Colorado
1400 East Boulder St
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
719-365-5000

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

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatrics, Board Certification (2010)
  • Pediatric Pulmonology, Board Certification (2014)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Lungs and Breathing - Asthma
  • Lungs and Breathing
  • Lungs and Breathing - Cystic Fibrosis
  • Lungs and Breathing - Granulomatous Lung Disease
  • Lungs and Breathing - Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Lungs and Breathing - Lung Disease
  • Lungs and Breathing - Pulmonary Disorders
  • Lungs and Breathing - Pulmonary Hypertension