Sarah Coggins, MD

Locations: Main Hospital; CHOP Newborn Care at Pennsylvania Hospital
Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)
MD - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Neonatology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (Chief Fellow)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Clinical Research Certificate in Epidemiology - Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Neonatologist
Flannery DD, Edwards EM, Coggins SA, Horbar JD, Puopolo KM. Late-onset sepsis among very preterm infants. Pediatrics. 2022. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-058813.
Coggins SA, Glaser K. Updates in Late-Onset Sepsis: Risk Assessment, Therapy, and Outcomes. 2022. Neoreviews. 23(11): 738-755.
Flannery DD, Edwards EM, Coggins SA, Horbar JD, Puopolo KM. Late-Onset Sepsis Among Very Preterm Infants. Pediatrics. 2022;150(6):e2022058813. PubMed PMID: 36366916.
Mukhopadhyay S, Briker SM, Flannery DD, Dhudasia MB, Coggins SA, Woodford E, Walsh EM. Li S, Puopolo KM, Kuzniewicz MW. Time to Positivity of Blood Cultures in Neonatal Late-Onset Bacteremia. Arch Dis Child – Fetal Neonat Ed. Published Online First: 10 March 2022. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323416.
Coggins SA, Harris MC, Srinivasan L. Dual-site blood culture yield and time to positivity in neonatal late-onset sepsis. 2021. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. doi: 10.1136/archdischild 2021-322844.
Coggins SA, Haggerty M, Herrick HM. Post-cardiac arrest physiology and management in the neonatal intensive care unit. 2021. Resuscitation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.10.004
Fleiss N*, Coggins SA*, Lewis AN, Zeigler A, Cooksey KE, Walker LA, Husain AN, de Jong BS, Wallman-Stokes A, Alrifai MW, Visser DH, Good M, Sullivan B, Polin RA, Martin CR, Wynn JL. 2021. Evaluation of the neonatal sequential organ failure assessment and mortality risk in preterm infants with late-onset infection. JAMA Netw. Open. 4(2):e2036518. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.36518. *these authors contributed equally
Coggins SA, Laskin B, Harris MC, Grundmeier RW, McKenna KJ, Srinivasan L. 2021. Acute Kidney Injury Associated with Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis: A Matched Cohort Study. J Pediatr. 231: 185-192.
Coggins SA, Harris MC, Grundmeier RW, Kalb EM, Nawab US, Srinivasan L. 2020. Performance of pediatric SIRS and organ dysfunction criteria in late-onset sepsis in a quaternary NICU: a case-control study. J Pediatr. 219: 133-139.
Grossarth SN, Coggins SA, Tune A, Ariagno RL, Fanaroff AA, Weitkamp JH. 2018. The Marshall Klaus Research Award and Tribute to a Trailblazing Neonatologist. J Perinatol. 38: 211-216.
Kaufman DA, Coggins SA, Zanelli S, Weitkamp JH. 2017. Congenital Cutaneous Candidiasis: Prompt Systemic Treatment is Associated with Improved Outcomes in Preterm and Term Infants. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 cix119. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix119
Coggins SA, Weitkamp JH, Grunwald L, Stark AR, Reese J, Walsh W, Wynn JL. 2015. Heart rate characteristic index monitoring for bloodstream infection in an NICU: a 3 year experience. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 101(4): F329-32.
Maalouf FI, Coggins SA, Phillips JA 3rd, Stefanescu BM, Weitkamp JH. 2015. A newborn with severe skeletal dysplasia. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 101(3): 147.
Coggins SA, Wynn JL, Hill ML, Slaughter JC, Ozdas-Weitkamp A, Jalloh O, Waitman LR, Carnevale RJ, Weitkamp JH. 2013. Use of a Computerized C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Based Sepsis Evaluation in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infants: A Five-Year Experience. PLoS ONE 8(11): e78602.
Coggins SA, Estévez-Lao TY, Hillyer JF. 2012. Increased survivorship following bacterial infection by the mosquito Aedes aegypti as compared to Anopheles gambiae correlates with increased transcriptional induction of antimicrobial peptides. Dev Comp Immunol. 37(3-4): 390-401.
Coggins SA, Harris MC, Srinivasan L. Blood culture yield and time to positivity in neonatal late-onset sepsis. (Platform presentation given virtually at the Southeastern Conference on Perinatal Research, February 2021).
Coggins SA, Harris MC, Srinivasan L. Blood culture yield and time to positivity in neonatal late-onset sepsis. (Platform presentation given virtually at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, May 2021).
Fleiss N*, Coggins SA*, Srinivasan L, Wallman-Stokes AW, Polin RA, Visser DH, DeJong BS, Wynn JL. The utility of the nSOFA score to predict late-onset sepsis mortality risk among VLBW infants: A retrospective international multi-center and single-center prospective study. (Platform presentation given virtually at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, August 2020). Presentation given by Dr Noa Fleiss. *these authors contributed equally
Coggins SA, Harris MC, Grundmeier RW, Srinivasan L. Acute Kidney Injury Associated with Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis: A Matched Cohort Study. (Accepted for poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, May 2020.) Cancelled due to COVID-19.
Coggins SA, Harris MC, Grundmeier RW, Srinivasan L. Acute Kidney Injury Associated with Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis: A Matched Cohort Study. (Accepted for platform presentation at the annual meeting of the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, March 2020.) Cancelled due to COVID-19.
Coggins SA, Gibbs KA, Harris MC, Srinivasan L. Sepsis Huddle Implementation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Platform presentation given virtually at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Quality and Safety Day, November 2020.
Coggins SA, Gibbs KA, Harris MC, Srinivasan L. Sepsis Huddle Implementation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). (Accepted for poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, May 2020.) Cancelled due to COVID-19.
Coggins SA, Gibbs KA, Harris MC, Srinivasan L. Sepsis Huddle Implementation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). (Accepted for platform presentation at the annual meeting of the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, March 2020. Cancelled due to COVID-19.
Coggins SA, Gibbs KA, Harris MC, Srinivasan L. Sepsis Huddle Implementation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). (Poster presented at the Children’s Hospital Association Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes Workshop, June 2019.)
Coggins SA, Harris MC, Grundmeier R, Nawab U, Srinivasan L. Pediatric SIRS and organ dysfunction criteria in late-onset sepsis in a quaternary NICU: a case-control study. (Poster presented at the Hot Topics in Neonatology Conference, December 2019.)
Coggins SA, Harris MC, Grundmeier R, Nawab U, Srinivasan L. Pediatric SIRS and organ dysfunction criteria in late-onset sepsis in a quaternary NICU: a case-control study. (Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, May 2019.)
Coggins SA, Harris MC, Grundmeier R, Nawab U, Srinivasan L. Pediatric SIRS and organ dysfunction criteria in late-onset sepsis in a quaternary NICU: a case-control study. (Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, March 2019.)
Finnegan L, Harris MC, Coggins SA, Schmatz M, Tremoglie M, Srinivasan L. SuspectedSepsis in the NICU: Leveraging Staff Perceptions of Delays in Antibiotic Delivery to Drive Improvement. (Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, May 2019.)
“Organ Dysfunction Associated with Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis”. Emory University Division of Neonatology Research Conference. *virtual presentation due to COVID-19 pandemic. Oct 2020.
“Neonatal hypoglycemia: when to intervene?” Pennsylvania Hospital Neonatology Didactic Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Mar 2020.
“Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Rare Entity in the NICU”. Lehigh Valley Hospital Pediatric Didactic Conference, Allentown, PA. June 2019.
2021, Distinguished Research Trainee Award, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2021, Travel Award, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting
2020, Travel Award, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting
2018, Fellow Travel Award, Hot Topics in Neonatology Conference
2014, Alpha Omega Alpha, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
2011-2015, Canby Robinson Scholar, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
2011, summa cum laude, Vanderbilt University
2011, Founder’s Medalist for First Honors in the College of Arts & Sciences, Vanderbilt University
2011, Department of Biological Sciences Award for Outstanding Research, Vanderbilt University
2011, Katherine B. Woodward Prize for Excellence in Spanish Studies, Vanderbilt University
2010, Phi Beta Kappa, Vanderbilt University
2007-2011, Senator Robert Harvey Honor Scholarship, Vanderbilt University
2020-present, Ad hoc reviewer, Pediatric Research
2020-present, NI/ICU Post-Cardiac Arrest Care Consensus Group
2020-present, Residency Applicant Interviewer, Pediatric Residency Program
2019-present, Pediatric Sepsis Program
2019-present, HUP ICN Sepsis Quality Improvement Committee
2019-present, NI/ICU Codes Committee
2017-present, NI/ICU Sepsis Quality Improvement Committee
2015-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2018-present, Trainee and Early Career Neonatologists