Toby C Lewis
Professor of Earth and Environmental Science
Director
Paleontology Museum Curator
College of Literature Science and the Arts
Pediatric Pulmonology
1500 East Medical Center Drive L2221 UH-South, SPC 5212
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]

Available to mentor

Toby C Lewis
Associate Professor
  • About
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  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Dr. Lewis sees patients with a broad range of respiratory problems, including asthma, cystic fibrosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, chronic ventilator dependency, chronic cough, recurrent pneumonia, and congenital respiratory anomalies. She enjoys complex clinical problem solving and chronic disease management. Dr. Lewisis a board certified Pediatric Pulmonologist at The University of Michigan Medical School.

    Links
    • Toby Lewis Mott Children's Hospital Profile
    • Toby Lewis Michigan Experts Profile
    • Toby Lewis PubMed Profile
    Qualifications
    • Fellow
      University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, 1999
    • Resident
      University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, 1996
    • Intern
      University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, 1994
    • Master of Public Health, Epidemiology
      University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1999
    • MD Doctor of Medicine
      Cornell University Medical College, New York, 1993
    • Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude in Biology
      Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, Cambridge, MA, 1988
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    Research Overview

    1. Environmental, health systems, and social factors which contribute to the development and persistence of asthma in childhood, including factors which increase vulnerability to environmental exposures and contribute to asthma health disparities.
    2. Interventions to reduce health disparities in pediatric asthma, including those designed to reduce environmental hazards among vulnerable populations and also those to promote physical activity.
    3. Interactions between air pollution and respiratory viral infections on exacerbation of asthma.
    4. Biologic mechanisms involved in respiratory health effects of air pollution and viruses
    5. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods in asthma disparities and environmental epidemiology.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Inspiring Health Advances in Lung Care (INHALE): An Opportunity to Address Pediatric Asthma Health Disparities in Michigan
      Lewis TC, Lugogo NL, Sjoding MW, Freed G, Sagana RL, Kovalski A, Dowling J, Vorce T, Mohan A, Zinsser D, Oliver C, Stoermer-Grossman K, Farhat N, INHALE Coordinating Center Team . 2023 May; a6008 - a6008. DOI:10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a6008
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Inspiring Health Advances in Lung Care (INHALE): New State-wide Quality Improvement Infrastructure to Improve Asthma and COPD Care in Michigan
      Lugogo NL, Sjoding MW, Sagana RL, Kovalski A, Freed G, Lewis TC, Dowling J, Vorce T, Mohan A, Oliver C, Stoermer-Grossman K, Zinsser D, Farhat N, INHALE Coordinating Center Team . 2023 May; a3095 - a3095. DOI:10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a3095
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Markedly Higher Healthcare Utilization and Poor Disease Control Among Patients With Asthma-COPD Overlap Compared to Patients With Each Disease Alone
      Sjoding MW, Zinsser D, Grossman K, Sagana RL, Freed G, Lewis TC, Kovalszki A, Mohan A, Oliver C, Lugogo NL. 2023 May; a4480 - a4480. DOI:10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a4480
    • Journal Article
      An exploratory analysis examining differences in physical activity and motor competence in children with and without asthma: brief report.
      Schwartz A, Beemer LR, Ajibewa TA, Scott-Andrews KQ, Lewis TC, Robinson LE, Hasson RE. J Asthma, 2023 Dec; 60 (12): 2153 - 2159. DOI:10.1080/02770903.2023.2225606
      PMID: 37339004
    • Journal Article
      Psychological Responses to Intermittent Activities in Children With and Without Asthma.
      Schwartz AE, Beemer LR, Ajibewa TA, Scott-Andrews KQ, Lewis TC, Robinson LE, Hasson RE. Pediatr Exerc Sci, 2022 Nov 1; 34 (4): 175 - 184. DOI:10.1123/pes.2021-0184
      PMID: 35213825
    • Presentation
      "Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (SMART) in Asthma", Faculty Meeting, Division of General Pediatrics
      2022 Oct 18;
    • Presentation
      "Highlights of Updates to Asthma Guidelines", faulty Meeting, division of General Pediatrics
      2022 Sep 1;
    • Journal Article
      0853 The role of sleep-disordered breathing in the optimization of pediatric epilepsy management
      Youssef N, Gupta G, Romanowski EF, Lewis T, Hassan F. Sleep, 2022 May 25; 45 (Supplement_1): a367 - a367. DOI:10.1093/sleep/zsac079.847