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Office
Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, MO 63110Phone+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 CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1976 - 1978
- Childrens HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1973 - 1974
- Yale School of MedicineClass of 1973
- Amherst CollegeB.A., 1969
Certifications & Licensure
- MO State Medical License 1986 - 2026
- 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
- Epidemiology of Surfactant Protein-B Deficiency Start of enrollment: 2001 Jun 01
- MRI and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants Following Administration of High-Dose Caffeine Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 01
- Genetic Regulation of Surfactant Deficiency Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 91 citationsEffect of Whole-Genome Sequencing on the Clinical Management of Acutely Ill Infants With Suspected Genetic Disease: A Randomized Clinical TrialIan D. Krantz, Livija Medne, Jamila M Weatherly, K Taylor Wild, Sawona Biswas
JAMA Pediatrics. 2021-09-27 - 18 citationsBehavioral Health Diagnoses in Youth with Gender Dysphoria Compared with Controls: A PEDSnet Study.Marissa Nunes-Moreno, Cindy L. Buchanan, F. Sessions Cole, Shanlee M Davis, Amanda F. Dempsey
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021-09-24 - 46 citationsPatient-specific iPSCs carrying an SFTPC mutation reveal the intrinsic alveolar epithelial dysfunction at the inception of interstitial lung disease.Konstantinos-Dionysios Alysandratos, Scott J. Russo, Anton Petcherski, Evan P. Taddeo, Rebeca Acín-Pérez
Cell Reports. 2021-08-31
Journal Articles
- Development, implementation, and dissemination of the I-PASS handoff curriculum: A multisite educational intervention to improve patient handoffsStarmer 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 studyO'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 aimSectish TC, Starmer AJ, Landrigan CP, Spector ND, I-PASS Study Group, Pediatrics, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Neonatal Lung DiseasesSan Francisco, CA - 1/1/2016
- Identifying and Treating Genetic Diseases in Children1/1/2012
- Surfactant Therapy: Past, Present, and Future1/1/2012
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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 WorkshopSpector 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 - Join now to see all
Press Mentions
- Why Are NICU Drugs Largely Untested?September 13th, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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