Dr. Barbara Barlow

Biography

Barbara Barlow, MD, has focused her research on traumatic injury and injury prevention for children over the past 25 years. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Injury Free Coalition for Kids, a national program developed with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This coalition comprises injury prevention programs at Pediatric Trauma Centers located in major cities across the U.S., which aim to reduce childhood injuries through education, the construction of safe play areas, and the development of support for safe supervised activities with strong adult mentors. Since the program's inception at Harlem Hospital in 1988, major injury admissions among community children in Harlem have decreased by more than 60%. Dr. Barlow has received numerous awards for her contributions, including from the American Hospital Association and the U.S. Department of Transportation. Her surgical training was completed at Bronx Municipal Hospital, followed by a Fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at Babies Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. She served as Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Harlem Hospital from 1975 to 1999, started the Injury Prevention Program, and continued her role as Director of Surgery until 2009. She holds academic appointments and has been actively involved in various professional societies and editorial boards, contributing significantly to pediatric surgery and public health.

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