Robyn Cohen | Profiles RNS

Robyn T. Cohen, MD

Associate Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Pediatrics

Pediatric Subspecialties (Pediatric Pulmonary & Allergy)

MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
BA, Dartmouth College

Websites

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ORCID : 0000-0002-6902-3118

Pulmonary complications of sickle cell anemia; asthma health disparities, pediatric asthma clinical research; asthma in Latino communities; social determinants of health

Section Director
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Member
Boston University
Pulmonary Center

Member
Boston University
Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease

BMC Research

IMPROVE 2: Inhaled Mometasone to Promote Reduction in Vaso-o
08/01/2018 - 06/30/2022 (PI)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai National Heart, Lung
5R01HL142671-04

The Pro-Inflammatory Effects of Acute Exercise in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia
04/01/2019 - 03/31/2022 (PI)
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago NIH-NHLBI

Impact of SHS on Children w/ Sickle Cell Disease
09/01/2012 - 09/30/2017 (PI)
Flight Attendant Med Research Institute

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Bhakta NR, Bime C, Kaminsky DA, McCormack MC, Thakur N, Stanojevic S, Baugh AD, Braun L, Lovinsky-Desir S, Adamson R, Witonsky J, Wise RA, Levy SD, Brown R, Forno E, Cohen RT, Johnson M, Balmes J, Mageto Y, Lee CT, Masekela R, Weiner DJ, Irvin CG, Swenson ER, Rosenfeld M, Schwartzstein RM, Agrawal A, Neptune E, Wisnivesky JP, Ortega VE, Burney P. Race and Ethnicity in Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation: An Official American Thoracic Society Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Apr 15; 207(8):978-995. PMID: 36973004

Cohen RT, Klings ES. Systemic Steroids and the Risk of Vasoocclusive Events in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 Jan; 20(1):18-20.View Related Profiles.

Klings, Elizabeth
Cohen, Robyn

PMID: 36166277; PMCID: PMC9819271; DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202207-627PS;

Bickel S, Cohen RT, Needleman JP, Volerman A. Appropriate inhaler use in children with asthma: barriers and opportunities through the lens of the socio-ecological model. J Asthma. 2023 Jul; 60(7):1269-1279. PMID: 36420559

Desai AA, Machado RF, Cohen RT. The Cardiopulmonary Complications of Sickle Cell Disease. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2022 Dec; 36(6):1217-1237. PMID: 36400540

Jackson DJ, Bacharier LB, Gergen PJ, Gagalis L, Calatroni A, Wellford S, Gill MA, Stokes J, Liu AH, Gruchalla RS, Cohen RT, Makhija M, Khurana Hershey GK, O'Connor GT, Pongracic JA, Sherenian MG, Rivera-Spoljaric K, Zoratti EM, Teach SJ, Kattan M, Dutmer CM, Kim H, Lamm C, Sheehan WJ, Segnitz RM, Dill-McFarland KA, Visness CM, Becker PM, Gern JE, Sorkness CA, Busse WW, Altman MC. Mepolizumab for urban children with exacerbation-prone eosinophilic asthma in the USA (MUPPITS-2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial. Lancet. 2022 Aug 13; 400(10351):502-511.View Related Profiles.

O'Connor, George
Cohen, Robyn

PMID: 35964610; PMCID: PMC9623810; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01198-9;

Saglani S, Cohen RT, Chiel LE, Halayko AJ, Pascoe CD, Custovic A. WITHDRAWN: Update in Asthma 2021. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 May 05. PMID: 35511755

Halayko AJ, Pascoe CD, Gereige JD, Peters MC, Cohen RT, Woodruff PG. Update in Adult Asthma 2020. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 08 15; 204(4):395-402. PMID: 34181860; PMCID: PMC8759264; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202103-0552UP;

Guenther CS, Pae VJ, Neri CM, Barry K, Duggan MA, Cohen RT. SNAP: Supportive noninvasive ventilation for acute chest syndrome prevention in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 08; 68(8):e29136.View Related Profiles.

Neri, Caitlin
Cohen, Robyn

PMID: 34101983

Sharma S, Billings ME, Cohen RT. Response. Chest. 2021 04; 159(4):1691-1692. PMID: 34022013

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Billings ME, Cohen RT, Baldwin CM, Johnson DA, Palen BN, Parthasarathy S, Patel SR, Russell M, Tapia IE, Williamson AA, Sharma S. Disparities in Sleep Health and Potential Intervention Models: A Focused Review. Chest. 2021 03; 159(3):1232-1240. PMID: 33007324; PMCID: PMC7525655; DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.09.249;

Gupta VK, Strykowski R, Scarpato B, Lawrence R, Khan SL, Patel J, Nouraie SM, Cohen RT, Sloan JM, Klings ES. The effect of anticoagulant choice on venous thromboembolism recurrence and bleeding in sickle cell disease. Am J Hematol. 2020 Jul 03.View Related Profiles.

Klings, Elizabeth
Sloan, J.
Cohen, Robyn
Khan, Sarah

PMID: 32619024

Ruhl AP, Sadreameli SC, Cohen RT, Klings ES. Reply: Ethnically Diverse Normative Data for Diffusing Capacity and Lung Volumes. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 01; 17(1):129-130.View Related Profiles.

Klings, Elizabeth
Cohen, Robyn

PMID: 31702938; PMCID: PMC6944352; DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201910-788LE;

Liem RI, Lanzkron S, D Coates T, DeCastro L, Desai AA, Ataga KI, Cohen RT, Haynes J, Osunkwo I, Lebensburger JD, Lash JP, Wun T, Verhovsek M, Ontala E, Blaylark R, Alahdab F, Katabi A, Mustafa RA. American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for sickle cell disease: cardiopulmonary and kidney disease. Blood Adv. 2019 12 10; 3(23):3867-3897. PMID: 31794601; PMCID: PMC6963257; DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000916;

Januska MN, Goldman DL, Webley W, Teague WG, Cohen RT, Bunyavanich S, Vicencio AG. Bronchoscopy in severe childhood asthma: Irresponsible or irreplaceable? Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 03; 55(3):795-802. PMID: 31730298; PMCID: PMC7385726; DOI: 10.1002/ppul.24569;

Ruhl AP, Sadreameli SC, Allen JL, Bennett DP, Campbell AD, Coates TD, Diallo DA, Field JJ, Fiorino EK, Gladwin MT, Glassberg JA, Gordeuk VR, Graham LM, Greenough A, Howard J, Kato GJ, Knight-Madden J, Kopp BT, Koumbourlis AC, Lanzkron SM, Liem RI, Machado RF, Mehari A, Morris CR, Ogunlesi FO, Rosen CL, Smith-Whitley K, Tauber D, Terry N, Thein SL, Vichinsky E, Weir NA, Cohen RT, Klings ES. Identifying Clinical and Research Priorities in Sickle Cell Lung Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 09; 16(9):e17-e32.View Related Profiles.

Klings, Elizabeth
Cohen, Robyn

PMID: 31469310; PMCID: PMC6812163; DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201906-433ST;

Menzies-Gow A, McBrien CN, Baker JR, Donnelly LE, Cohen RT. Update in Asthma and Airway Inflammation 2018. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 07 01; 200(1):14-19. PMID: 31026407

McCauley K, Durack J, Valladares R, Fadrosh DW, Lin DL, Calatroni A, LeBeau PK, Tran HT, Fujimura KE, LaMere B, Merana G, Lynch K, Cohen RT, Pongracic J, Khurana Hershey GK, Kercsmar CM, Gill M, Liu AH, Kim H, Kattan M, Teach SJ, Togias A, Boushey HA, Gern JE, Jackson DJ, Lynch SV. Distinct nasal airway bacterial microbiotas differentially relate to exacerbation in pediatric patients with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 11; 144(5):1187-1197. PMID: 31201890; PMCID: PMC6842413; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.05.035;

Togias A, Gergen PJ, Hu JW, Babineau DC, Wood RA, Cohen RT, Makhija MM, Khurana Hershey GK, Kercsmar CM, Gruchalla RS, Liu AH, Wang E, Kim H, Lamm CI, Bacharier LB, Pillai D, Sigelman SM, Gern JE, Busse WW. Rhinitis in children and adolescents with asthma: Ubiquitous, difficult to control, and associated with asthma outcomes. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 03; 143(3):1003-1011.e10. PMID: 30213627; PMCID: PMC6408960; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.07.041;

Willen SM, Cohen R, Rodeghier M, Kirkham F, Redline SS, Rosen C, Kirkby J, DeBaun MR. Age is a predictor of a small decrease in lung function in children with sickle cell anemia. Am J Hematol. 2018 03; 93(3):408-415. PMID: 29226507; PMCID: PMC5803370; DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25003;

Willen SM, Rodeghier M, Strunk RC, Bacharier LB, Rosen CL, Kirkham FJ, DeBaun MR, Cohen RT. Aeroallergen sensitization predicts acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell anaemia. Br J Haematol. 2018 02; 180(4):571-577. PMID: 29363738; PMCID: PMC5945280; DOI: 10.1111/bjh.15076;

Cohen RT, Klings ES. Commentary: Heterogeneity of respiratory disease in children and young adults with sickle cell disease. Thorax. 2018 06; 73(6):503.View Related Profiles.

Klings, Elizabeth
Cohen, Robyn

PMID: 29353255

Childs E, Laws MA, Drainoni ML, Nath A, Reid MJ, Sandel M, Cohen RT. Caring for Young Children with Asthma: Perspectives from Urban Community Health Centers. J Urban Health. 2017 Dec; 94(6):824-834.View Related Profiles.

Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Sandel, Megan
Cohen, Robyn

PMID: 28741283; PMCID: PMC5722725; DOI: 10.1007/s11524-017-0186-6;

Worsham CM, Martin ST, Nouraie SM, Cohen RT, Klings ES. Clinical and laboratory findings associated with sleep disordered breathing in sickle cell disease. Am J Hematol. 2017 12; 92(12):E649-E651.View Related Profiles.

Klings, Elizabeth
Cohen, Robyn

PMID: 28833466

Willen SM, Rodeghier M, Strunk RC, Rosen CL, Kirkham FJ, Field JJ, DeBaun MR, Cohen RT. Airway Hyperresponsiveness Does Not Predict Morbidity in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 06 01; 195(11):1533-1534. PMID: 28569575; PMCID: PMC5470752; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201610-1970LE;

Cohen RT, Rodeghier M, DeBaun MR. Reply: Decline of Lung Function in Children with Sickle Cell Disease Is Not Associated with Restrictive Defects. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 03; 14(3):478. PMID: 28248586; PMCID: PMC5427725; DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201612-1019LE;

Pongracic JA, Krouse RZ, Babineau DC, Zoratti EM, Cohen RT, Wood RA, Khurana Hershey GK, Kercsmar CM, Gruchalla RS, Kattan M, Teach SJ, Johnson CC, Bacharier LB, Gern JE, Sigelman SM, Gergen PJ, Togias A, Visness CM, Busse WW, Liu AH. Distinguishing characteristics of difficult-to-control asthma in inner-city children and adolescents. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Oct; 138(4):1030-1041. PMID: 27720017; PMCID: PMC5379996; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.06.059;

Cohen RT, Rodeghier M, Kirkham FJ, Rosen CL, Kirkby J, DeBaun MR, Strunk RC. Exhaled nitric oxide: Not associated with asthma, symptoms, or spirometry in children with sickle cell anemia. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Nov; 138(5):1338-1343.e4. PMID: 27521278; PMCID: PMC5330622; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.06.043;

Cohen RT, Strunk RC, Rodeghier M, Rosen CL, Kirkham FJ, Kirkby J, DeBaun MR. Pattern of Lung Function Is Not Associated with Prior or Future Morbidity in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Aug; 13(8):1314-23. PMID: 27300316; PMCID: PMC5021073; DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201510-706OC;

Boyer D, Thomson CC, Cohen R, Rao D, Dell S, Rayment J, Wang R, Dy FJ, Wambach J, Tam-Williams J, Simon D, Price E, Oermann CM, Singh A, Rettig JS, Duncan ED, Baker CD, Liptzin DR, Moore PE. ATS Core Curriculum 2016: Part III. Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 06; 13(6):955-66. PMID: 27295156; PMCID: PMC5461990; DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201602-097CME;

Cohen RT, Celedón JC. Community Violence and Health Disparities in Asthma. J Pediatr. 2016 06; 173:13-5. PMID: 27063806; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.03.043;

Cohen RT, Klings ES, Strunk RC. Sickle cell disease: wheeze or asthma? Asthma Res Pract. 2015; 1:14.View Related Profiles.

Klings, Elizabeth
Cohen, Robyn

PMID: 27965767; PMCID: PMC5142438; DOI: 10.1186/s40733-015-0014-2;

Cohen RT, Pelton SI. Individual Benefit vs Societal Effect of Antibiotic Prescribing for Preschool Children With Recurrent Wheeze. JAMA. 2015 Nov 17; 314(19):2027-9.View Related Profiles.

Cohen, Robyn
Pelton, Stephen

PMID: 26575058; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.14953;

Teach SJ, Gill MA, Togias A, Sorkness CA, Arbes SJ, Calatroni A, Wildfire JJ, Gergen PJ, Cohen RT, Pongracic JA, Kercsmar CM, Khurana Hershey GK, Gruchalla RS, Liu AH, Zoratti EM, Kattan M, Grindle KA, Gern JE, Busse WW, Szefler SJ. Preseasonal treatment with either omalizumab or an inhaled corticosteroid boost to prevent fall asthma exacerbations. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Dec; 136(6):1476-85. PMID: 26518090; PMCID: PMC4679705; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.09.008;

Hayden LP, Hobbs BD, Cohen RT, Wise RA, Checkley W, Crapo JD, Hersh CP. Childhood pneumonia increases risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the COPDGene study. Respir Res. 2015; 16:115. PMID: 26392057; PMCID: PMC4578796; DOI: 10.1186/s12931-015-0273-8;

Belfort MB, Cohen RT, Rhein LM, McCormick MC. Preterm infant growth and asthma at age 8 years. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2016 May; 101(3):F230-4. PMID: 26354369; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308340;

He H, Butz A, Keet CA, Minkovitz CS, Hong X, Caruso DM, Pearson C, Cohen RT, Wills-Karp M, Zuckerman BS, Hughes ME, Wang X. Preterm Birth with Childhood Asthma: The Role of Degree of Prematurity and Asthma Definitions. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Aug 15; 192(4):520-3.View Related Profiles.

Zuckerman, Barry
Cohen, Robyn

PMID: 26278798; PMCID: PMC4595670; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201503-0522LE;

Rice JL, Matlack KM, Simmons MD, Steinfeld J, Laws MA, Dovey ME, Cohen RT. LEAP: A randomized-controlled trial of a lay-educator inpatient asthma education program. Patient Educ Couns. 2015 Jun 29. PMID: 26210342; DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.06.020;

Vance LD, Rodeghier M, Cohen RT, Rosen CL, Kirkham FJ, Strunk RC, DeBaun MR. Increased risk of severe vaso-occlusive episodes after initial acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell anemia less than 4 years old: Sleep and asthma cohort. Am J Hematol. 2015 May; 90(5):371-5. PMID: 25619382; PMCID: PMC4409481; DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23959;

Cohen RT, Klings ES, Strunk, RC. . Sickle cell disease: wheeze or asthma?. Asthma in Research and Practice. 2015; 1:15.

DeBaun MR, Rodeghier M, Cohen R, Kirkham FJ, Rosen CL, Roberts I, Cooper B, Stocks J, Wilkey O, Inusa B, Warner JO, Strunk RC. Factors predicting future ACS episodes in children with sickle cell anemia. Am J Hematol. 2014 Nov; 89(11):E212-7. PMID: 25088663; PMCID: PMC4866602; DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23819;

Strunk RC, Cohen RT, Cooper BP, Rodeghier M, Kirkham FJ, Warner JO, Stocks J, Kirkby J, Roberts I, Rosen CL, Craven DI, DeBaun MR. Wheezing symptoms and parental asthma are associated with a physician diagnosis of asthma in children with sickle cell anemia. J Pediatr. 2014 Apr; 164(4):821-826.e1. PMID: 24388323; PMCID: PMC3962704; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.11.034;

Cohen RT, Strunk RC, Field JJ, Rosen CL, Kirkham FJ, Redline S, Stocks J, Rodeghier MJ, DeBaun MR. Environmental tobacco smoke and airway obstruction in children with sickle cell anemia. Chest. 2013 Oct; 144(4):1323-9. PMID: 23681054; PMCID: PMC3787918; DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-1569;

Barakat LP, Patterson CA, Mondestin V, Chavez V, Austin T, Robinson MR, Li Y, Smith-Whitley K, Cohen R. Initial development of a questionnaire evaluating perceived benefits and barriers to pediatric clinical trials participation. Contemp Clin Trials. 2013 Mar; 34(2):218-26. PMID: 23149214

Glassberg JA, Wang J, Cohen R, Richardson LD, DeBaun MR. Risk factors for increased ED utilization in a multinational cohort of children with sickle cell disease. Acad Emerg Med. 2012 Jun; 19(6):664-72. PMID: 22687181; PMCID: PMC3375948; DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2012.01364.x;

Cohen RT, Celedón JC. Breastfeeding and asthma: where are we? Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2011 Nov-Dec; 39(6):315-7. PMID: 22029964; DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2011.09.001;

Cohen RT, Madadi A, Blinder MA, DeBaun MR, Strunk RC, Field JJ. Recurrent, severe wheezing is associated with morbidity and mortality in adults with sickle cell disease. Am J Hematol. 2011 Sep; 86(9):756-61. PMID: 21809369; PMCID: PMC4103016; DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22098;

Cohen RT, Raby BA, Van Steen K, Fuhlbrigge AL, Celedón JC, Rosner BA, Strunk RC, Zeiger RS, Weiss ST. In utero smoke exposure and impaired response to inhaled corticosteroids in children with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Sep; 126(3):491-7. PMID: 20673983; PMCID: PMC2937829; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.06.016;

Cohen RT, DeBaun MR, Blinder MA, Strunk RC, Field JJ. Smoking is associated with an increased risk of acute chest syndrome and pain among adults with sickle cell disease. Blood. 2010 May 6; 115(18):3852-4. PMID: 20448118; PMCID: PMC2915907; DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-01-265819;

Cohen RT, Canino GJ, Bird HR, Celedón JC. Violence, abuse, and asthma in Puerto Rican children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Sep 1; 178(5):453-9. PMID: 18556622; PMCID: PMC2542427; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200711-1629OC;

Cohen RT, Canino GJ, Bird HR, Shen S, Rosner BA, Celedón JC. Area of residence, birthplace, and asthma in Puerto Rican children. Chest. 2007 May; 131(5):1331-8. PMID: 17494783

Cohen RT, Celedón JC. Asthma in Hispanics in the United States. Clin Chest Med. 2006 Sep; 27(3):401-12, v. PMID: 16880050

Cohen RT, Celedón JC, Hinckson VJ, Ramsey CD, Wakefield DB, Weiss ST, Cloutier MM. Health-care use among Puerto Rican and African-American children with asthma. Chest. 2006 Aug; 130(2):463-71. PMID: 16899846

Wright RJ, Cohen RT, Cohen S. The impact of stress on the development and expression of atopy. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005 Feb; 5(1):23-9. PMID: 15643340

Cohen R, Franco K, Motlow F, Reznik M, Ozuah PO. Perceptions and attitudes of adolescents with asthma. J Asthma. 2003 Apr; 40(2):207-11. PMID: 12765323

Reznik M, Ozuah PO, Franco K, Cohen R, Motlow F. Use of complementary therapy by adolescents with asthma. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002 Oct; 156(10):1042-4. PMID: 12361452

Sharif I, Oruwariye T, Cohen R, Ozuah PO. Effectiveness of clinician training in smoking cessation counseling. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002 Sep; 156(9):944-5. PMID: 12197805

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 56 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2015

Bar chart showing 56 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2015

Year	Publications
2002	2
2003	1
2005	1
2006	2
2007	1
2008	1
2010	2
2011	2
2012	2
2013	2
2014	1
2015	9
2016	5
2017	4
2018	4
2019	5
2020	3
2021	3
2022	4
2023	2

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Poorest Children at Higher Risk for PICU Admissions, Death

Medscape 5/17/2022

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HealthCity 11/2/2021

Promotions to Associate Professor Go to 16 on Medical Campus

BU Today 7/6/2018

2011 Society for Pediatric Research

2008-2010 Drexel Univeristy College of Medicine: DeWitt Petitt Career Development Fellowship

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