Our Team

Teresa Magruder, MD, MPH
Associate Professor 
Medical Director, Children's of Alabama Pulmonary Technology Dependence Program 
Director, UAB Pediatric Pulmonary Asthma Program 
Interests - coordination and optimization of care in patient populations with chronic respiratory disorders and/or technology dependence, development and execution of care programs for patients with uncontrolled asthma.

Ryne Simpson, MD
Associate Professor 
Medical Director, Children's of Alabama 10 QB Pulmonary Care Unit
Interests – chronic mechanical ventilation, aerodigestive care, and flexible bronchoscopy.

Guillermo Jose Beltran Ale, MD
Assistant Professor 
Research interests – tracheostomy tube infections, particularly Pseudomonas Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis. Clinical interests – aerodigestive pathology, technology dependent patients, rare lung diseases, and lung transplantation.

Program Coordinator 
Natalie Allums, MSN, RN, CPN 

Advanced Nurse Clinicians 
Candice Ray, BSN, RN 
Donna Slayton, MSN, RN, CPN 

Registered Respiratory Therapists 
Ebony Madison, BS, RRT
Kathy Quizon, BS, RRT 

Social Workers 
Taylor Gerard, LICSW 

Registered Dietitian 
Marleigh Selby, MPH, RD, LD