Emily R. Simmons, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pulmonary Medicine; Clinical Director, High Risk Asthma Clinic; Clinical Director, Mobile Asthma Clinic
- Language:
- English
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Offering Telemedicine Visits:
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Yes
Locations
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E. Chicago Ave.Chicago, Illinois 60611
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park
2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming PlaceChicago, Illinois 60614-3393
About
Emily began her career in 2005 providing care to medically complex children. She is dedicated to helping families identify a cause for their child's respiratory problems. She has a passion for severe asthma, and those patients who have required overnight stays in the hospital for asthma. Emily and her team offer children with severe asthma a clinic focused only on severe asthma. Even though her main focus is asthma, she helps families identify why their child has respiratory problems.
Clinical Interests
Severe asthma, asthma, chronic cough, aspiration, dysphagia
Specialty
Program
Education & Training
Education: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2005; Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK, 2003
Board Certifications: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Professional Organizations: American Thoracic Society, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, American Association of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, American Lung Association