F. Sessions Cole, MD
*Pediatrics - certified
St. Louis Children's Hospital
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NICU 5Th Floor
Saint Louis, MO 63110
314.454.6148
Education
Internship: Children's Hospital Boston
Residency: U.S. Public Health Service Hospital Brighton Massachusetts
Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston
Health Plans Accepted
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Aetna HMO/Open Access |
Aetna Managed Choice POS |
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Aetna Medicare HMO |
Aetna Medicare Open Access (HMO/POS |
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Aetna Medicare PPO |
Aetna PPO |
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Baxter Regional PHO |
BCBS of IL PPO |
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BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access Choice PPO |
BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access PPO) |
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Beech Street/Capp Care PPO |
Best Doctors Inc |
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Capital Regional Medical Center PP |
Cigna Open Access HMO/POS |
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Cigna PPO |
CMR (Care Management Resources) |
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Community Care Network PPO |
CorVel PPO |
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Coventry Advantra HMO - Medicare |
Coventry HMO/POS |
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Coventry PPO |
Decatur Memorial Tertiary/Quarterna |
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First Health |
Great-West HMO/POS |
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Great-West Open Access |
Great-West PPO |
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Hannibal Health Network Tertiary |
Health Alliance HMO & PPO |
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HealthCare USA MC+ |
Healthlink Open Access/HMO/POS |
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Healthlink PPO |
HFN Inc. PPO |
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Home State-MC+ |
Humana Gold Choice PFFS - Medicare |
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Humana PPO/ChoiceCare Network |
HumanaChoice PPO-Medicare |
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Illinois Public Aid/Health Connect |
IPA Secondary to Medicare |
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Mail Handlers/CNA PPO |
Medicaid MO/ Missouri HealthNet |
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Medicare |
Mercy Health Plan HMO/POS |
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Mercy Health Plan PPO |
MO Medicaid Secondary to Medicare |
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MultiPlan PPO |
PPO Next/HealthStar |
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Primrose Tertiary/Quarternary |
Private Health Care Systems PPO |
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Providers Network of America |
Quincy Health Care Management |
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St. John's Health System Tertiary |
Tricare/Triwest Prime HMO/POS |
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Tricare/Triwest Extra PPO |
Union Pacific RR Emp. Health System |
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United Healthcare Choice/Choice+ |
United Healthcare PPO/ Options |
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United Healthcare Select/Select+POS |
USA Managed Care Org |
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Wellborn HMO |
NIH Consensus Development Conference statement: inhaled nitric-oxide therapy for premature infants.Cole FS, Alleyne C, Barks JD, Boyle RJ, Carroll JL, Dokken D, Edwards WH, Georgieff M, Gregory K, Johnston MV, Kramer M, Mitchell C, Neu J, Pursley DM, Robinson WM, Rowitch DH.Pediatrics. 2011 Feb;127(2):363-9. Epub 2011 Jan 10.
- PMID:
- 21220405
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsNIH Consensus Development Conference: Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy for Premature Infants.Cole FS, Alleyne C, Barks JD, Boyle RJ, Carroll JL, Dokken D, Edwards WH, Georgieff M, Gregory K, Johnston MV, Kramer M, Mitchell C, Neu J, Pursley DM, Robinson W, Rowitch DH.NIH Consens State Sci Statements. 2010 Oct 29;27(5). [Epub ahead of print]
- PMID:
- 21042341
- [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Free ArticleRelated citationsMeasurement of human surfactant protein-B turnover in vivo from tracheal aspirates using targeted proteomics.Tomazela DM, Patterson BW, Hanson E, Spence KL, Kanion TB, Salinger DH, Vicini P, Barret H, Heins HB, Cole FS, Hamvas A, MacCoss MJ.Anal Chem. 2010 Mar 15;82(6):2561-7.
- PMID:
- 20178338
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsInherited surfactant deficiency caused by uniparental disomy of rare mutations in the surfactant protein-B and ATP binding cassette, subfamily a, member 3 genes.Hamvas A, Nogee LM, Wegner DJ, Depass K, Christodoulou J, Bennetts B, McQuade LR, Gray PH, Deterding RR, Carroll TR, Kammesheidt A, Kasch LM, Kulkarni S, Cole FS.J Pediatr. 2009 Dec;155(6):854-859.e1. Epub 2009 Aug 3.
- PMID:
- 19647838
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsPatient safety: effective interdisciplinary teamwork through simulation and debriefing in the neonatal ICU.Smith JR, Cole FS.Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2009 Jun;21(2):163-79. Review.
- PMID:
- 19460662
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsNeonatal advanced practice nurses as key facilitators in implementing evidence-based practice.Smith JR, Donze A, Cole FS, Johnston J, Giebe JM.Neonatal Netw. 2009 May-Jun;28(3):193-201. Review. No abstract available.
- PMID:
- 19451083
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsQuantification of rare allelic variants from pooled genomic DNA.Druley TE, Vallania FL, Wegner DJ, Varley KE, Knowles OL, Bonds JA, Robison SW, Doniger SW, Hamvas A, Cole FS, Fay JC, Mitra RD.Nat Methods. 2009 Apr;6(4):263-5. Epub 2009 Mar 1.
- PMID:
- 19252504
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsStrategic plan for pediatric respiratory diseases research: an NHLBI working group report.Castro M, Ramirez MI, Gern JE, Cutting G, Redding G, Hagood JS, Whitsett J, Abman S, Raj JU, Barst R, Kato GJ, Gozal D, Haddad GG, Prabhakar NR, Gauda E, Martinez FD, Tepper R, Wood RE, Accurso F, Teague WG, Venegas J, Cole FS, Wright RJ.Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2009 Jan 15;6(1):1-10.
- PMID:
- 19131525
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsStrategic plan for pediatric respiratory diseases research: an NHLBI working group report.Abman S, Jobe A, Chernick V, Blaisdell C, Castro M, Ramirez MI, Gern JE, Cutting G, Redding G, Hagood JS, Whitsett J, Abman S, Raj JU, Barst R, Kato GJ, Gozal D, Haddad GG, Prabhakar NR, Gauda E, Martinez FD, Tepper R, Wood RE, Accurso F, Teague WG, Venegas J, Cole FS, Wright RJ, Gail D, Hamvas A, Kercsmar C, Kiley J, Weinmann G; NHLBI working group report.Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009 Jan;44(1):2-13.
- PMID:
- 19086051
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsDevelopmental and genetic regulation of human surfactant protein B in vivo.Hamvas A, Heins HB, Guttentag SH, Wegner DJ, Trusgnich MA, Bennet KW, Yang P, Carlson CS, An P, Cole FS.Neonatology. 2009;95(2):117-24. Epub 2008 Sep 6.
- PMID:
- 18776725
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsRecombination as a mechanism for sporadic mutation in the surfactant protein-C gene.McBee AD, Wegner DJ, Carlson CS, Wambach JA, Yang P, Heins HB, Saugstad OD, Trusgnich MA, Watkins-Torry J, Nogee LM, Henderson H, Cole FS, Hamvas A.Pediatr Pulmonol. 2008 May;43(5):443-50.
- PMID:
- 18383112
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsPopulation and disease-based prevalence of the common mutations associated with surfactant deficiency.Garmany TH, Wambach JA, Heins HB, Watkins-Torry JM, Wegner DJ, Bennet K, An P, Land G, Saugstad OD, Henderson H, Nogee LM, Cole FS, Hamvas A.Pediatr Res. 2008 Jun;63(6):645-9.
- PMID:
- 18317237
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsComprehensive genetic variant discovery in the surfactant protein B gene.Hamvas A, Wegner DJ, Carlson CS, Bergmann KR, Trusgnich MA, Fulton L, Kasai Y, An P, Mardis ER, Wilson RK, Cole FS.Pediatr Res. 2007 Aug;62(2):170-5.
- PMID:
- 17597650
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsGenetic disorders of surfactant proteins.Hamvas A, Cole FS, Nogee LM.Neonatology. 2007;91(4):311-7. Epub 2007 Jun 7. Review.
- PMID:
- 17575475
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsThe many roles of family members in "family-centered care"--part II. Interview by Deborah Dokken.Simms R, Cole FS.Pediatr Nurs. 2007 Jan-Feb;33(1):51-2, 70.
- PMID:
- 17411001
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsA major deletion in the surfactant protein-B gene causing lethal respiratory distress.Wegner DJ, Hertzberg T, Heins HB, Elmberger G, MacCoss MJ, Carlson CS, Nogee LM, Cole FS, Hamvas A.Acta Paediatr. 2007 Apr;96(4):516-20.
- PMID:
- 17391469
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsRacial disparity in the frequency of recurrence of preterm birth.Kistka ZA, Palomar L, Lee KA, Boslaugh SE, Wangler MF, Cole FS, DeBaun MR, Muglia LJ.Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Feb;196(2):131.e1-6.
- PMID:
- 17306652
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsDefects in surfactant synthesis: clinical implications.Cole FS, Nogee LM, Hamvas A.Pediatr Clin North Am. 2006 Oct;53(5):911-27, ix. Review.
- PMID:
- 17027617
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsLong-term outcomes after infant lung transplantation for surfactant protein B deficiency related to other causes of respiratory failure.Palomar LM, Nogee LM, Sweet SC, Huddleston CB, Cole FS, Hamvas A.J Pediatr. 2006 Oct;149(4):548-53.
- PMID:
- 17011330
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsPlasma proteins in health and disease: a scientific symposium to celebrate the career and accomplishments of Harvey R. Colten, M.D.Fontan JP, Dowton SB, Perlmutter D, Gitlin J, Cole FS.Pediatr Res. 2006 Aug;60(2):231-2. No abstract available.
- PMID:
- 16864710
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]












