Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BA, University of Rochester, 1972
• BA, University of Michigan, 1974
• MD, New York University School of Medicine, 1978

Training

• Internship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 1978 - 1979
• Residency, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 1979 - 1980
• Assistant Chief Resident, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 1980 - 1981
• Neonatology Fellowship, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1981 - 1984
• Certificate of Achievement - 2013 Marshall W Webster Physician Leadership Program, University of Pittsburgh – Joseph M Katz Graduate School of Business, 2013 - 2013

Licensure and Board Certification

• AAP Certification, Certified Regional Trainer – Neonatal Resuscitation Program NRP ID# 118-2284
• 1979DEA
• 1979 - 1981PA, State of Pennsylvania
• 1981 - 1989MA, State of Massachusetts
• 1983American Board of Pediatrics, Certificate No. 29273
• 1983Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Certificate No. 1139
• 1986 - 2001MO, State of Missouri
• 1986 - 2001MO, State of Missouri
• 2001PA, State of Pennsylvania (reactivation)

Honors and Awards

• Women’s Medical Association Citation, New York University, School of Medicine, New York, NY, 1978
• Customer Service Award, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital KIDS RULE, 2000
• The Most “Distinguished Doctors” Award, Pittsburgh Magazine, 2008
• Neonatal Initiative Quality Improvement Award for Data Completion, Illinois Perinatal Collaborative, 2019
• 2019 Standing Up for Moms and Babies Annual Award, 2019
• Standing Up for Mothers and Babies Award from Generate Health, 2019

Recent Publications view all (9)

Publication Co-Authors

Zachary A. Vesoulis, MD MSCI

Steve M. Liao, M.D., MSCI

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Barbara Cohlan, M.D.

1. Vesoulis ZA, Lust CE, Cohlan BA, Liao SM, Mathur AM. Poverty and Excess Length of Hospital Stay in Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. J Addict Med. 2019. doi:10.1097/ADM.0000000000000540  PMCID:PMC6881526  PMID:31149915 
2. Bogen DL, Hanusa BH, Baker R, Medoff-Cooper B, Cohlan B. Randomized Clinical Trial of Standard- Versus High-Calorie Formula for Methadone-Exposed Infants: A Feasibility Study. Hosp Pediatr. 2018;8(1):7-14. PMCID:PMC5744267  PMID:29263124 
3. Shumway JB, Al-Malt A, Amon E, Cohlan B, Amini S, Abboud M, Winn HN. Impact of oligohydramnios on maternal and perinatal outcomes of spontaneous premature rupture of the membranes at 18-28 weeks. J Matern Fetal Med. 1999;8(1):20-3. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1520-6661(199901/02)8:1<20::AID-MFM5>3.0.CO;2-7  PMID:10052841 
4. Parthasarathy TK, Borgsmiller P, Cohlan B. Effects of repetition rate, phase, and frequency on the auditory brainstem response in neonates and adults. J Am Acad Audiol. 1998;9(2):134-40. PMID:9564676 
5. Waggener TB, Frantz ID 3rd, Cohlan BA, Stark AR. Mixed and obstructive apneas are related to ventilatory oscillations in premature infants. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1989;66(6):2818-26. PMID:2745345 
6. Stark AR, Cohlan BA, Waggener TB, Frantz ID 3rd, Kosch PC. Regulation of end-expiratory lung volume during sleep in premature infants. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1987;62(3):1117-23. PMID:3571069 
7. Waggener TB, Stark AR, Cohlan BA, Frantz ID 3rd. Apnea duration is related to ventilatory oscillation characteristics in newborn infants. J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol. 1984;57(2):536-44. PMID:6469820 
8. Stark AR, Waggener TB, Frantz ID 3rd, Cohlan BA, Feldman HA, Kosch PC. Effect on ventilation of change to the upright posture in newborn infants. J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol. 1984;56(1):64-71. PMID:6420384 
9. Yancey CL, Doughty RA, Cohlan BA, Athreya BH. Pericarditis and cardiac tamponade in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Pediatrics. 1981;68(3):369-73. PMID:7279462