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Francis Cole III, MD, Neonat/Perinatology, Saint Louis, MO

FrancisSessionsColeIIIMD

Neonat/Perinatology Saint Louis, MO

Professor of Pediatrics, Emeritus, Washington University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    Washington University School of Medicine
    Saint Louis, MO 63110
    Phone+1 314-570-3215

Summary

  • Dr. F. Sessions Cole is a Professor of Pediatrics, Emeritus, and retired neonatologist in Saint Louis, MO and was affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital. He received his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and was in practice 44 years. He is experienced in surfactant protein deficiency, respiratory distress, genomics of birth defects, and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. Since 2018, he has held leadership positions in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) and currently serves as a Consultant to the Data Management Coordinating Center of the UDN in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School.

Education & Training

  • Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
  • Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1976 - 1978
  • Childrens Hospital
    Childrens HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1973 - 1974
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 1973
  • Amherst College
    Amherst CollegeB.A., 1969

Certifications & Licensure

  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 1986 - 2025
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Founder's Award Midwest Society for Pediatric Research (MWSPR), 2016
  • Distinguished Alumnus Award Moses Brown School, 2015
  • 2nd Century Award Washington University School of Medicine, 2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Development, implementation, and dissemination of the I-PASS handoff curriculum: A multisite educational intervention to improve patient handoffs  
    Starmer AJ, O'Toole JK, Rosenbluth G, Calaman S, Balmer D, West DC, Bale JF Jr, Yu CE, Noble EL, Tse LL, Srivastava R, Landrigan CP, Sectish TC, Spector ND, I-PASS Stu..., Acad Med, 1/1/2014
  • Placing faculty development front and center in a multisite educational initiative: lessons from the I-PASS Handoff study  
    O'Toole JK, West DC, Starmer AJ, Yu CE, Calaman S, Rosenbluth G, Hepps JH, Lopreiato JO, Landrigan CP, Sectish TC, Spector ND, I-PASS Study Education Executive Committee, Acad Pediatr, 1/1/2014
  • Establishing a multisite education and research project requires leadership, expertise, collaboration, and an important aim  
    Sectish TC, Starmer AJ, Landrigan CP, Spector ND, I-PASS Study Group, Pediatrics, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Neonatal Lung Diseases 
    San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2016
  • Identifying and Treating Genetic Diseases in Children 
    1/1/2012
  • Surfactant Therapy: Past, Present, and Future 
    1/1/2012
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Other

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program Update. 
    Vachharajani A, Cole FS, Keenan W, Pediatr Update (Dodson WE, Editor-in-Chief)
    1/1/2012
  • I-PASS Handoff Curriculum: Core Resident Workshop 
    Spector N, Starmer A, Yu C, O'Toole J, Allen A, Tse L, Bale J, Bismilla Z, Calaman S, Coffey M, Cole FS, Destino L, Everhart J, Hepps J, Kahana M, Lopreiato J, McGrego..., MedEdPORTAL
    www.mededportal.org/publication/9311
    1/1/2012
  • Premature births: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. 
    Mathur AM, Cole FS, Inder TE, Pediatr Update (Dodson WE, Editor-in-Chief)
    1/1/2011
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Press Mentions

  • Why Are NICU Drugs Largely Untested?
    Why Are NICU Drugs Largely Untested?September 13th, 2017

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