Barbara L. Philipp, MD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Barbara L. Philipp MD, is Professor of Pediatrics at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. Her work as co-chair of the BMC Baby Friendly Task Force allowed the hospital to be designated baby-friendly in 1999. She continued to help the hospital become re-designated in 2007 and 2014. She is a pioneer in the field of pediatrics and initiated the MotherBaby Summit Initiative in 2009. Since then she has lead more summits across the US. For her work she has received a St. Lawrence University Alumni Citation.

Publications

  • Published 11/23/2023

    Standish KR, Combs G, McMahon M, Slater C, Zani L, Pindar C, Serafin K, Parker MG, Philipp BL. Early Bloomers: A Nursing-Driven Program to Support Human Milk Feeding Among Late Preterm Infants in the Mother-Baby Unit. J Hum Lact. 2024 Feb; 40(1):96-100. PMID: 37994675.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 5/6/2021

    Philipp BL. Twenty Years Baby-Friendly: Personal Reflections on Change. Breastfeed Med. 2021 10; 16(10):769-776. PMID: 33960842.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/14/2020

    Bartick M, Philipp BL, Feldman-Winter L. Reply. J Pediatr. 2020 05; 220:269-270. PMID: 32067782.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 1/31/2020

    Bartick M, Philipp BL, Feldman-Winter L. Reply. J Pediatr. 2020 04; 219:283-284.e1. PMID: 32008768.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 11/18/2019

    Bartick M, Boisvert ME, Philipp BL, Feldman-Winter L. Trends in Breastfeeding Interventions, Skin-to-Skin Care, and Sudden Infant Death in the First 6 Days after Birth. J Pediatr. 2020 03; 218:11-15. PMID: 31753326.

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Education

  • State University of New York Upstate Medical University, MD
  • St. Lawrence University, BS

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