Dr. B. Louise Giles, MD

Expert Publications

• Long-term management of asthma in First Nations and Inuit children: A knowledge translation tool based on Canadian paediatric asthma guidelines, intended for use by front-line health care professionals working in isolated communities.
• The real-life effectiveness of palivizumab for reducing hospital admissions for respiratory syncytial virus in infants residing in Nunavut.
• Response to "Fluticasone or Montelukast in Preschool Wheeze: A Randomized Controlled Trial".
• Commentary on "Low 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in Children With Spina Bifida".
• Hospital admissions for lower respiratory tract infections among infants in the Canadian Arctic: a cohort study.
• Current Concepts of Transition of Care in Cystic Fibrosis.

Media Releases

Get to know Pediatric Pulmonologist Dr. B. Louise Giles, who serves patients in Chicago and Tinley Park, Illinois.

Dr. Giles is a leader in the field of pediatric pulmonary medicine. She treats children with a wide range of respiratory disorders, including asthma, chronic respiratory failure, and non-CF bronchiectasis.

In practice since 2001, she serves as the Medical Director of Pediatric Respiratory Therapy at The University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pulmonary Medicine and the Program Director of the Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Program at the Pritzker School of Medicine of the University of Chicago, and is affiliated with UChicago Medicine at Ingalls – Tinley Park. 

Originally a nurse (Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada), Dr. Giles earned her medical degree from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry – Western University. She then went on to perform her residency at University Hospital – London Health Sciences Centre, and her fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at Duke University Hospital.

Subsequent to her training, she attained board certification in pediatric pulmonology through the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The mission of the ABP is to advance child health by certifying pediatricians who meet standards of excellence and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.

The sole pediatric representative on the National Lung Health Framework Steering Committee, Dr. Giles continues in her role as a member of the RCPSC Pediatric Examination Board. She was recruited to the University of Chicago in 2013 and has worked to develop and direct the South Side Pediatric Asthma Center.

Since June of 2017, the South Side Pediatric Asthma Center has been connecting more kids on the South Side to asthma care and resources. It has also expanded the number of Community Health Workers (CHWs) who focus on asthma.

As an active researcher, Dr. Giles studies pulmonary health for those with chronic lung disease. She has investigated the mechanisms that regulate the expression of extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD) in the developing lung. She has also studied the use of mechanical ventilation, such as high-frequency oscillatory ventilation when conventional mechanical ventilation fails.

Among her professional affiliations, she is an active member of the Canadian Thoracic Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Canadian Medical Association, the Manitoba Medical Association, the Manitoba Pediatric Society, the Canadian Medical Protective Association, the American College of Chest Physicians, the Manitoba Thoracic Society, and the American Thoracic Society.

Pediatric pulmonology is a specialty that tends to children with breathing and lung problems. A pediatric pulmonologist provides comprehensive evaluation and management for children with respiratory disorders, including chronic/recurrent cough or wheezing, asthma, pneumonia, pleural effusions, apnea, sleep-disordered breathing, hypoventilation syndromes, chronic lung disease, chronic respiratory failure, congenital lung malformations, lung transplantation, and interstitial lung disease.

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