Dr. Theresa Guins
Practice
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Education
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center
Bio
Dr. Guins is the medical director for CHKD's Urgent Care program.
Raised and educated in New York, Dr. Guins completed her fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She then moved to Virginia and spent 20 years as an
attending physician in the CHKD's Emergency Medicine department.
Dr. Guins was asked to develop CHKD's Urgent Care service line, which allows
the CHKD Health System to offer its pediatric expertise in caring for ill and injured
children throughout the community.
She is also involved in pre-hospital care of children. Through advocacy and
education, both regionally and at the state level, she hopes to improve the
care that pediatric patients receive from pre-hospital providers.
Clinical Interests
- Pre-hospital care
- Urgent care
- Wound management
Community Involvement
- Consultant to TEMS
Council for development and review of pediatric protocols
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Volunteer teaching to Tidewater region EMS providers, including PALS/PEPP
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Liaison from CHKD to local EMS systems
-
Pediatric Education Series for Prehospital Providers, TEMS region
Research Area
- Pre-hospital airway management of pediatric patients
Honors & Awards
- Coastal Virginia Magazine "Top Doc" 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Tidewater EMS
Council Award for Outstanding Contribution to EMS for Children, 2016
- Frank M.
Yeiser, Jr. Award for Outstanding EMS Physician, Tidewater EMS Council, 2011
- Virginia Chapter of
the AAP and The Virginia Pediatric Society Award for Outstanding Service, 2008
- EMSC National Heroes
Award: EMSC Advisory Committee Member, 2008
- Virginia Governor’s
Award for Outstanding Contribution to EMS for Children, 2005
- Tidewater EMS Council
Award for Outstanding Contribution to EMS for Children, 2005
- Certificate of
Appreciation, Tidewater EMS Council, for Exceptional Service to the EMS System, 2004
A Note From Dr. Guins
"Championing CHKD's Urgent Care initiative has been incredibly rewarding; there is nothing better than healing an ill or injured child."
Publications
- Klick B, Guins T. Sepsis in the urgent care setting. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2021 Mar 7:100968. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2021.100968. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33691953.
- Comparison of Direct Laryngoscopy to Pediatric King LT-D in Simulated Airways,
Byars, Donald V.; Brodsky, Richard A.; Evans, David; Lo, Bruce; Guins, Theresa;
Perkins, Amy M., Pediatric Emergency Care. 28(8):750-752, August 2012
- Guins TE. Anaphylaxis. In: Orenstein JB, Klein BL, Mayer TA eds, Pediastat: A
rapid reference tool for Pediatric
Emergency Medicine CD ROM. CMC Research, Portland, OR. 1998 - Guins TE. Limp. In:
Orenstein JB, Klein BL, Mayer TA eds, Pediastat: A rapid reference tool for
Pediatric Emergency
Medicine CD ROM. CMC Research, Portland, OR. 1998
