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Robin C. Cook, MS, RD, LDN

Robin C. Cook, MS, RD, LDN

Robin C. Cook, MS, RD, LDN

Robin C. Cook, MS, RD, LDN is a Senior Clinical Dietitian within the Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic, and Fetal Surgery.

Locations: Main Building


215-590-2733

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.

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