The University of Wisconsin Pediatric Pulmonary Center is committed to healing and teaching while providing family-centered, community-based, culturally sensitive, interdisciplinary, coordinated care.
Pediatric Pulmonary Center Training Grant
Suite K4/938 CSC
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-9988
Mary is the Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Center Training Grant and is a Pediatric Pulmonologist at the American Family Children's Hospital.
Mary graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School and completed her Pediatric residency and Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonary fellowship training at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. Mary is recognized as a national leader in the respiratory management of children with neuromuscular diseases.
Mary Marcus, MS, RD - Co-Director & Nutrition
Mary is the Co-Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Center Training Grant and is a Clinical Nutritionist in the Pediatric Outpatient Clinics at the American Family Children's Hospital.
Mary has her BA in Biology from Ripon College and an MS Degree in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Wisconsin. She was a former Pediatric Pulmonary Center Trainee in 1988.
Theresa Guilbert, MD - Asthma Medical Education Coordinator
Theresa serves as Asthma Medical Education Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics for the PPC. She has research interests in the area of early childhood asthma and recurrent wheezing and the use of electronic medical record data for chronic disease surveillance and research.
Theresa received a Master’s of Science Degree in Epidemiology from the University of Arizona in 2007. She has participated in a variety of multi-center clinical trials and epidemiology studies regarding the prevention, development, and treatment of asthma. She also has 12 years of clinical expertise in caring for persons with asthma, including diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance.
Debra Silvis - Family Faculty Outreach Specialist
Deb is responsible for the development of educational tools for trainees and faculty related to family involvement as well as coordination of the UW PPC family advisors. She is responsible for program development and implementation, outreach, and research goals of the UW PPC related to family involvement.
Deb has a BS in Community Health Education from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. She has been employed assisting persons with disabilities and their families for over 20 years and is the parent of a child with Cystic Fibrosis. Deb is also a former Pediatric Pulmonary Center trainee and a graduate from the WI LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities) program.
Lori Anderson, PhD, RN, CPNP - Nursing (PhD prepared)
Lori serves as a teaching team faculty member for the UW PPC interdisciplinary academic course and she consults and/or serves as academic advisor for student trainees conducting research as part of their required training.
Lori received her BS, MS, and PhD from UW-Madison. She is a board certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and an Assistant Professor at the UW-Madison School of Nursing. Lori's research focus is children with special health care needs, family adaptation, and the care coordination between healthcare, home, and school settings.
Darci Pfeil, APNP - Nursing
Darci is a pediatric nurse practitioner specializing in the care of children with cystic fibrosis. She is the nursing faculty on the Maternal Child Health Bureau Pediatric Pulmonary Center grant. She is the program and project development coordinator for the UW Cystic Fibrosis Center, funded by the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She is also a member of the University of Wisconsin Pediatric Pulmonary Center specializing in transition of patients and families to adult care. Darci serves as a Clinical Instructor for the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing.
Darci received her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is co-author of "Moving On", a booklet on transition from pediatric to adult care. In addition, she is co-author of an article on parents' perception of the newborn screening and education process. Darci is also involved in federal and state grants focusing on transition, education of graduate nursing students and graduate genetics students.
Rhonda Yngsdal-Krenz, MBA, RRT - Respiratory Care
Rhonda is a Respiratory Care Supervisor of American Family Children's Hospital at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. For the Pediatric Pulmonary Center Training Grant, she is the Respiratory Care Education Director. She is also the ECMO coordinator for the AFCH and serves on the Asthma Coalition of Wisconsin.
Rhonda has her masters in business administration and is a registered Respiratory Therapist as well as a Neonatal Pediatric Specialist.
Craig Becker, MSSW - Social Work
Craig is a Senior Clinical Social Worker at the American Family Children's Hospital. He covers both in and out patient services for Children with Chronic Pulmonary Disease. He serves as the Social Work Education Director for the Pediatric Pulmonary Center Training Grant.
Craig received his Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to joining the Pediatric Pulmonary Center in July of 1993, he worked in Chicago at a dialysis center. While there, he served a very diverse population and developed an interest in diversity, culture and resilience. He serves on the advisory board of the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He is also a member of the Wisconsin Healthy and Ready to Work Transition Consortium.
Hannah Marshall - Administrator
Hannah assists the Program Director and Co-Director in all aspects of the administration of the Pediatric Pulmonary Center, including reporting, fiscal management, payments for services, trainee materials, memberships, and personnel.
Hannah received her BA in English at Northwestern College in St. Paul, MN. She has worked in grant proposal coordination and grants administration since 2007.
Carol Chijimatsu - Coordinator
Carol provides program support for the UW PPC program. She provides clerical support to the UW PPC Co-Director and the UW PPC Administrator in clerical tasks such as typing, filing, photocopying, travel coordination/reimbursements, and scheduling meetings, as required by the UW PPC program.
