CURRICULUM VITAE
Susan Cohen MD
Susan Cohen MD
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Children's Corporate Center |
999 N 92 St |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
09/1994 - 05/1998 B.A., Religious Studies & Philosophy, Magna cum laude, Virginia Commonwealth Universi |
06/1998 - 06/2003 M.D., Guaranteed Admissions Program, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth Universi |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2003 - 06/2006 Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02905 |
09/2007 - 11/2010 Fellow, Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Women & Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 101 Dudley Street, Providence, RI 02905 |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
08/01/2011 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
12/2016 - Present Co-Director, Subspecialty/Research Track, Pediatric Residency Program, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
07/2006 - 07/2011 Pediatrics Level II Nursery Moonlighter, Southcoast Hospital System, New Bedford, MA and Fall River, MA |
02/2007 - 08/2007 Pediatrics, Active Staff Category 1, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Pawtucket, RI |
11/2010 - 06/2011 Newborn Nursery Moonlighter, Care New England Health System, Providence, RI |
08/2011 - 09/2015 Waukesha Memorial Hospital and Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital, ProHealth, Waukesha, WI |
08/2011 - 03/2015 Aurora Medical Center, Summit, WI and Grafton, WI |
08/2011 - Present Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Fox Valley, Neenah, WI |
08/2011 - Present Froedtert Health Systems: Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI; Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, WI; St. Joseph's Hospital, West Bend, WI |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
American Board of Pediatrics | 10/2006 | 09/2026 |
ABP-Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | 03/2012 | 02/2022 |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider | AAP | 07/2006 | 12/2019 |
NRP Instructor | AAP | 09/2011 | 12/2019 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Massachusetts State Medical License | 07/2006 | 03/2012 | |
Rhode Island State Medical License | 01/2007 | 06/2011 | |
Wisconsin State Medical License | 55839-20 | 06/2011 | 10/2019 |
DEA License | FC0126082 | 07/2011 | 08/2021 |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
1994 - Present Provost Scholarship Recipient, University undergraduate scholarship equal to tuition and fees for four years |
1997 - Present Board of Visitors Scholar, awarded to a distinguished undergraduate student for academic scholarship and service |
1998 - Present Distinguished Academic Service Award, awarded to the most distinguished senior undergraduate in service to the university |
2003 - Present Elizabeth Joanne Harbison Memorial Award for Pediatrics, award given to the most promising M4 pursuing Pediatrics |
2006 - Present Brown Medical School Teaching Award, awarded during my third year of residency |
2010 - Present Gordon Research Conference Travel Award, Barriers of the CNS, Colby-Sawyer, Maine |
2010 - Present Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Travel Award |
2010 - Present SWAN Award for Patient Safety at Women & Infants Hospital, selected by hospital staff for patient care during my third year of fellowship |
2013 - Present NIH Young Investigator, Perinatal Research Society Meeting, Chicago, IL |
2013 - Present Mead Johnson Nutrition Travel Award, Perinatal Research Society Meeting, Chicago, IL |
2016 - Present MCW Outstanding Medical Student Teachers: Neonatal ICU Acting Internship and Physician Scientist- MCR Pathway |
2016 - Present Outstanding Faculty Service Award, Research Affairs Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2017 - Present T. Michael Bolger Standing Ovation Award Nominee, recognizes individuals affiliated with MCW who have enhanced the quality of campus life for MCW students, one of 10 nominees from entire MCW community. |
2017 - Present MCW Outstanding Medical Student Teachers, Physician Scientist- MCR Pathway |
2018 - Present MCW Outstanding Medical Student Teachers, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Clerkship |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2011 - Present Fellow (American Academy of Pediatrics) |
2013 - Present Associate Member (Perinatal Research Society) |
2014 - Present Member (American Physiologic Society) |
2016 - Present Member (Society of Pediatric Research) |
2017 - Present Member (Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism) |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Editorial Board |
2015 - 2018 Review Editor of Neuropediatrics, Frontiers of Neurology & Pediatrics |
Journal Review |
2015 - Present Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine |
2015 - Present PLOS ONE |
2018 - Present Neuropediatrics, Frontiers of Neurology & Pediatrics |
2018 - Present Experimental Physiology |
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
Cardiovascular Center Research Seminar, "Oxygen & Perinatal Brain Injury: Responses of Nogo Protein in ROS-Mediated Brain Injury", March 20, 2013 |
CRI Research Conference, "Astrocytic Responses to High Glucose in the Developing Brain", May 19, 2017 |
CHW NICU Nursing Annual Education Day, "Brain Injury in 3 Letters", 2013-2018 |
Fox Valley NICU Nursing Annual Education Day, "Brain Injury in 3 Letters", 2017 |
CVC-ATVB Signature Program Meeting, "Eicosanoid Regulation of the Cerebral Microcirculation in the Developing Brain", May 21, 2018 |
CRI Research Conference, "Insulin in the Brain", March 25, 2016 |
National |
Platform Presentation, "Altered Markers of Cerebral Angiogenesis in a Fetal Lamb Model of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension", American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition, Orlando, FL: October 26-29, 2013, senior author |
International |
Poster Symposium, "Adverse Maternal Lifestyle Increases Microglia and Toll-Like Receptor 9 Gene Expression in Juvenile Mouse Hippocampus", Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, Baltimore, MD: April 30-May 3, 2016 |
17th International Winter Eicosanoid Conference, Invited Speaker, "Eicosanoids and the Developing Brain", March 11-13th, 2018 |
Poster Symposium, "Gestational Diabetes Impairs Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation During the Reperfusion Phase Following Ischemia", Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, Toronto, CA, May 5-8, 2018 |
Platform Presentation, "Perinatal High Fat Diet Increases Serotonergic Receptor Expression in the Prefrontal Cortex", Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, San Diego, CA: April 24-28, 2015 |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Medical Students |
Bethany Powers, MCW, 10/2012 - 06/2016 10/2012-6/2016, MCW Summer Research and Honors in Research Mentor |
Felipe Murguia, MCW, 10/2014 - 10/2015 10/2014-10/2015, MCW Summer Research Mentor |
Matthew Wright, MCW, 10/2015 - Present 10/2015-present, MCW Summer Research and Scholarly Pathways Mentor |
Isabella Lambert, MCW, 10/2015 - Present 10/2015-present, MCW Summer Research and Scholarly Pathways Mentor |
Kelly Staricha, MCW, 10/2016 - Present 10/2016- present, MCW Summer Research and Scholarly Pathways Mentor |
Clinical/Research Fellows |
Kartikeya Makker, MCW, 11/2011 - 06/2014 11/2011- 6/2014, Scholarly Oversight Committee member |
Pui Lai, MCW, 10/2014 - 06/2017 10/2014- 6/2017, Scholarly Oversight Committee member |
Katie Fritz, MCW, 10/2014 - 06/2017 10/2014- 6/2017, Scholarly Oversight Committee member |
Jodi Garvin, MCW, 07/2016 - Present 7/2016-present, Research Mentor |
Corinne Swearingen, MCW, 07/2017 - Present 7/2017-present, Research Co-Mentor |
Residents |
Katie Fritz, MCW, 07/2012 - 06/2013 7/2012- 6/2013, Intern Advisee |
Cailyn Rood, MCW, 08/2014 - 06/2017 8/2014- 6/2017, Career Path Mentor |
Abhineet "Monti" Sharma, MCW, 08/2015 - 06/2018 8/2015- 6/2018, Intern Advisee |
Clare O'Hare, MCW, 01/2016 - 06/2018 1/2016-6/2018, Research Mentor |
Corinne Swearingen, MCW, 01/2017 - 06/2017 1/2017-6/2017, Research Mentor |
Michael Kim, MCW, 11/2017 - Present 11/2017- present, Research Mentor |
Katherine Carlton, MCW, - 2017 July 2017- present, Research Mentor |
EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
High School Students |
Jenna Ausloos, Brookfield Central High School, 02/2012 - 05/2012 2/2012-5/2012, Clinical Mentor |
Alainna Wagg, Brookfield Central School, 08/2012 - 06/2013 8/2012- 6/2013, Clinical Mentor |
Undergraduate Students |
Erin Cummings, Brown University, 2008 - 2010 2008-2010, Research Advisor |
May Min, Brown University, 2009 - 2011 2009-2011, Research Advisor |
Jenna Ausloos, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 2014 - 2018 2014-2018, Career Mentor |
PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS: |
Clinical Programs |
05/2017 - Present Co-Leader, CHW Neonatal Neurocritical Care Group, this is a group of neonatologists, pediatric neurologists, nurses, and neurosurgeons to address neonatal neurologic problems in the NICU |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
2013 - 2014 Brookfield Soccer Association, Assistant Coach, NY Red Bulls (U6) |
2013 - Present Brookfield Soccer Association, Assistant Coach, Scorpions (U6) |
2014 - 2015 Brookfield Soccer Association, Assistant Coach, Chicago Fire (U7) |
2015 - Present Brookfield Soccer Association, Manager, Houston Dynamos2 (U6) |
2015 - 2016 Brookfield Soccer Association, Manager, Atlanta FC (U8) |
2015 - 2016 Brookfield Soccer Association, Manager, DC United (U6) |
2015 - 2016 Daisy Co-Leader, Troop #20134, Dixon Elementary |
2016 - 2017 Daisy Co-Leader, Troop #20134, Dixon Elementary |
2017 - 2018 Brownie Co-Leader, Troop #20134, Dixon Elementary |
2018 - 2019 Brownie Co-Leader, Troop #20134, Dixon Elementary |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Cohen SS, Min M, Cummings EE, Chen X, Sadowska GB, Sharma S, et al. Effects of interleukin-6 on the expression of tight junction proteins in isolated cerebral microvessels from yearling and adult sheep. Neuroimmunomodulation. 2013;20(5):264-73. Epub 2013/07/23. doi: 10.1159/000350470. PubMed PMID: 23867217. |
2. Cohen SS, Stonestreet BS. Sex differences in behavioral outcome following neonatal hypoxia ischemia: Insights from a clinical meta-analysis and a rodent model of induced hypoxic ischemic injury. Experimental Neurology. 2014;256(0):70-3. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2014.03.018. |
3. Ke X, Xing B, Yu B, Yu X, Majnik A, Cohen S, Lane RH, Joss-Moore L. IUGR disrupts the PPARgamma-Setd8-H4K20me and Wnt signaling pathways in the juvenile rat hippocampus. International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience. 2014;38C:59-67. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2014.07.008. PubMed PMID: 25107645. |
4. Cohen SS, Powers BR, Lerch-Gaggl A, Teng RJ, Konduri GG. Impaired cerebral angiogenesis in the fetal lamb model of persistent pulmonary hypertension. International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience. 2014;38C:113-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2014.08.003. PubMed PMID: 25172169. Corresponding Author |
5. Ke X, McKnight RA, Gracey Maniar LE, Sun Y, Callaway CW, Majnik A, Lane RH, Cohen SS. IUGR Increases Chromatin-Remodeling Factor BRG1 Expression and Binding to GR Exon 1.7 Promoter in Newborn Male Rat Hippocampus. American journal of physiology Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology. 2015:ajpregu 00495 2014. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00495.2014. PubMed PMID: 25972460. Corresponding Author |
6. Fritz K, Karody V, Cohen S. Paraechovirus Sepsis and Meningitis in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. (2015) J Neuroinfect Dis 6:187. doi: 10.4172/23314-7326.1000187 |
7. Cohen S, Ke X, Liu Q, Fu Q, Majnik A, Lane R. Adverse early life environment increases hippocampal microglia abundance in conjunction with decreased neural stem cells in juvenile mice. Int J Dev Neurosci 2016;55:56-65. |
8. David R. Harder, Kevin R. Rarick, Debebe Gebremedhin, Susan S. Cohen. Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow: Response to Cytochrome P450 Lipid Metabolites. Compr Physiol 2018, 8: 801-821. doi: 10.1002/cphy.c170025 (impact factor: 6.949, 2016) |
9. Lambert I, Tarima S, Uhing M, Cohen SS. Risk Factors Linked to Central Catheter-Associated Thrombosis in Critically Ill Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Am J Perinatol. 2018. Epub 2018/08/07. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1667377. PubMed PMID: 30081400 |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Cohen, Susan S., Maleeb, Shadi N., Virgintino, Daniela, Stonestreet, Barbara S. "Development of the Blood-Brain Barrier." Fetal and Neonatal Physiology. 4th Edition, Chapter 161, Pages 1763-1774, Ed. Polin and Abman. Sept 2011 |
2. Badaut, Jerome, Cohen, Susan S., Virgintino, Daniela, Stonestreet, Barbara S. "Development of the Blood-Brain Barrier." Fetal and Neonatal Physiology, 5th Edition, Chapter 132, Pages 1312-1323, Ed. Polin, Abman, Rowitch, and Benitz. July 2016 |
Abstracts |
1. Cohen SS, Sadowska G, Chen X, and Stonestreet BS: Interleukin-6 Reduces Tight Junction Protein Claudin-5 Expression in Cerebral Cortical Microvessel Endothelial Cells from Young and Adult Sheep- Gordon Conference, Barriers of the CNS: June 20, 2010, Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, Vancouver, BC: May 3, 2010, Platform Presentation, Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Meetings, Philadelphia, PA: March 27, 2010, BYCONN: March 10, 2010 |
2. Cohen SS, Sadowska G, Chen X, and Stonestreet BS: Interleukin-6 Reduces the Expression of the Tight Junction Protein Occludin in Isolated Cerebral Microvessels from Young and Adult sheep- Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, Denver, CO: May 3, 2011, Platform Presentation, Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Meetings, Philadelphia, PA: March 27. 2011 |
3. Powers B, Teng RJ, Konduri GG, and Cohen SS: Altered Markers of Cerebral Angiogenesis in a Fetal Lamb Model of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension- Poster Presentation, MCW Research Day 2013, September 18. 2013, Platform Presentation, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition, Orlando, FL: October 26-29, 2013 |
4. Cohen SS, Teng RJ, Konduri GG: Nogo Protein Responses to Hyperoxia in the Developing Brain- Poster Presentation, MCW Research Day, September 18, 2013, Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, Washington DC: May 3-7, 2013, Poster Presentation, Milwaukee Regional Research Forum, Milwaukee, WI: October 29, 2012 |
5. Cohen SS, Teng RJ, Konduri GG: Hyperoxia and Inflammation Increase Nogo Protein Expression in the Developing Brain- Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, Vancouver, BC: May 3-7, 2014 |
6. Cohen SS, Ke X, Fu X, Liu Q, Majnik A, and Lane R: Maternal Environmental Stress Decreases Serotonin Transporter Expression in the Male Juvenile Mouse Brain- Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, San Diego, CA: April 24-28, 2015 |
7. Cohen SS, Ke X, Fu X, Liu Q, Majnik A, and Lane R: Perinatal High Fat Diet Increases Serotonergic Receptor Expression in the Prefrontal Cortex- Platform Presentation, Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, San Diego, CA: April 24-28, 2015 |
8. Cohen SS, Ke X, Fu X, Liu Q, Majnik A, and Lane R: Adverse Maternal Lifestyle Alters Serotonergic Activity and Predisposes Adult Offspring to Anxiety- Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, Baltimore, MD: April 30-May 3, 2016 |
9. Ke X, Fu X, Liu Q, Majnik A, Lane R, and Cohen SS: Adverse Maternal Lifestyle Increases Microglia and Toll-Like Receptor 9 Gene Expression in Juvenile Mouse Hippocampus- Poster Symposium, Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, Baltimore, MD: April 30-May 3, 2016 |
10. Cohen SS, Liu Q, Rarick K, and Harder D: Change in Environmental Glucose concentration Alters Astrocytic Insulin and Insulin Receptor Levels- Poster Presentation: Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, April 2-6, 2016 |
11. O'Hare C, Baack M, Liu Q, Rarick K, Harder D and Cohen SS: In Utero Hyperglycemia Result In Cerebral Vascular Remodeling in Newborn Rat Pups- Poster Presentation: Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, San Francisco, CA: May 6-9, 2017 |
12. Wright M, Harder D, Liu Q, Rarick K, and Cohen SS: High Glucose Environment Modifies Astrocyte Angiogenic Activity: Role of VEGF- Poster Presentation: Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, San Francisco, CA: May 6-9, 2017 |
13. Staricha K, Liu Q, Rarick K, Harder D and Cohen SS: High Glucose Results in Maladaptive Astrocytic Metabolic Response to Glucose Deprivation Challenge- Poster Presentation: Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, Toronto, CA, May 5-8, 2018 |
14. Kim M, Liu Q, Rarick K, Harder D and Cohen SS: Gestational Diabetes Results in Cerebral Vascular Remodeling in Adolescent Rats- Poster Presentation: Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, Toronto, CA, May 5-8, 2018 |
15. Garvin J, , Liu Q, Rarick K, Harder D and Cohen SS: High Glucose Decreases Connexin 43 in Cultured Hippocampal Astrocytes- Poster Presentation: Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, Toronto, CA, May 5-8, 2018 |
16. Cohen SS, Liu Q, Rarick K, and Harder D: Gestational Diabetes Impairs Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation During the Reperfusion Phase Following Ischemia- Poster Symposium Presentation: Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, Toronto, CA, May 5-8, 2018, MCW Neuroscience Research Center, NRC Retreat, May 10, 2018 |
17. Carlton K, Staricha K, Cabacungan E, and Cohen SS: Therapeutic Drift of Hypothermia Utilization for Neonatal Encephalopathy- Poster Presentation: Pediatric Academic Society Meetings, Toronto, CA, May 5-8, 2018 |
Peer Reviewed Educational Products |
1. "Core Concepts: Development of the Blood-Brain Barrier", Shadi N. Maleeb, Susan S. Cohen, Daniela Virgintino, and Barbara S. Stonestreet: NeoReviews, AAP Publications, Vol 13, No. 4, April 1, 2012, pp e241-e250 |
Non-Peer Reviewed Educational Products |
1. Department of Neonatology, "The Brain" and "Periventricular Leukomalacia", NICU Handbook, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 2014 |
Database, Video, or Other Research/Clinical Contributions |
1. Susan Cohen, Erwin Cabacungan, Katie Carlton, Yash Vesikar, and Kelly Staricha: Neonatal Encephalopathy Calculator, http://142.93.51.68/index.html |
