Robin C. Cook, MS, RD, LDN
Locations: Main Building
About Robin C. Cook, MS, RD, LDN
Titles
Senior Clinical Dietitian
Certifications
Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN)
Registered Dietitian (RD)
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial positions
Invitation to Review for ICAN: Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition
Invitation to Review for Nutrition in Clinical Practice
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BS in Biology - The Canisius College, Buffalo, NY (Summa Cum Laude)
Graduate Degree
MS in Nutrition - University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Internship
Sodexho Pediatric Emphasis Philadelphia/NJ Dietetic Internship
Publications
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Bose SK, White BM, Cook RC, Herkert LM et al. Enteral nutrition support for infants with pulmonary hypoplasia: A qualitative evaluation of caregiver and provider perspectives. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2022; 37(4): 955-965.
Lectures by Invitation
2024
“Principles of Pediatric Surgery and Trauma Nutrition” – University of California Berkeley. January 25, 2024 (virtual).
“The Nuts and Bolts of Blenderized Tube Feeds” – University of California Berkeley. February 22, 2024 (virtual).
2023
“Trauma Focused Pediatric Nutrition Assessment” – Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 30, 2023.
“Principles of Pediatric Surgery and Trauma Nutrition” – Surgery Grand Rounds, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 6, 2023.
“Blenderized Tube Feedings: Clinical Recommendations for Pediatrics and Adults” – ASPEN Nutrition Science & Practice Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. April 20, 2023.
“Nutrition in the Pediatric Surgical Patient” (co-presenter) – Drexel University. July 18. 2023 (virtual).
2022
“Nutrition in the Critically Ill Trauma Patient” – Nutrition Seminar, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Virtual. February 9, 2022.
“Trauma Nutrition: What, When, Why and How” – Topics Explored: Pediatric Surgical and Trauma Nursing Conference, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 18, 2022.
2021
“To Feed or Not to Feed in Pancreatic Trauma: A 12 Year Review” – John M. Templeton Jr. Pediatric Trauma Symposium. Virtual. March 5, 2021.
2020
“From Idea to Reality: The Blenderized Tube Feed (BTF) Recipe Builder” – Nutrition Seminar, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 27, 2020.
2019
“Blueprint of a Blend” – A Nutritional Journey from Cranium to Colon, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 19, 2019.
Webinars
2022
“The Nuts and Bolts of Blenderized Tube Feeding” – Chicago Area Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Winter Webinar. January 26, 2022.
“Blenderized Tube Feedings: Hands on Learning with Registered Dietitians and Parents” – Oley Foundation with funding provided by Nestlé Health Science. April 27, 2022.
2020
“The Recipe Builder: Take the Guesswork out of Creating Blenderized Tube Feedings (BTF)” – Sponsored by American Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (ASPEN) with funding provided by Nestlé Health Science. June 10, 2020.
Books
Book Chapters
Cook RC and Blinman T. “Pediatric Surgical Nutrition: Principles and Techniques.” Pediatric Nutrition in Clinical Care Fifth Edition. Ed. Susan Konek, Ed. Patricia Becker. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2019. 423-433. Print.