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 (8)

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. Whitehead HV, McPherson CC, Vesoulis ZA, Cohlan, BA, Rao, R, Warner, BB, Cole, FS. The Challenge of Risk Stratification of Infants Born Preterm in the Setting of Competing and Disparate Healthcare Outcomes. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2020;223:194-196. 
2. 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 
3. 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 
4. 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 
5. 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 
6. 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 
7. 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 
8. 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