Barbara Giambra

Dr. Barbara (Barbie) Giambra is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary Medicine with secondary appointments in the James M. Anderson Center for Health System Excellence in the Department of Pediatrics and the Qualitative Methods and Analysis Collaborative at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She is also an Assistant Professor in the Colleges of Medicine and Nursing at the University of Cincinnati. As a nurse scientist, and pediatric nurse practitioner, Barbie specializes in the care of children with chronic conditions. Her research focuses on families and children with complex chronic conditions. Her work has led to new methods for determining the prevalence of hospitalized long-term ventilator dependent children, risks of aspiration among children with aerodigestive disorders, and the effects of communication between the families of children with chronic conditions and their clinicians on family management of the child’s care and child and family well-being.