Kevin Patrick Coulter, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Kevin Patrick Coulter is well-known in the field of child abuse and neglect as an advocate for children. Coulter has consulted with the California Office of Criminal Justice Planning, American Academy of Pediatrics, and several San Francisco law enforcement agencies on training protocols for sexual abuse examinations and other issues related to child abuse. His research interests focus on various aspects of ambulatory pediatrics, primarily sexual child abuse and children in foster care.

Title:

Chief, Division of General Pediatrics

Specialty:

Pediatric Child Abuse & Neglect

Center/Program Affiliation:

CAARE Center, UC Davis Children's Hospital

Address:

Ticon II Building
2516 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-7611

Education:

Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, D.C.
M.D. 1977

Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
B.A. 1972

Residency:

Children's Hospital
San Francisco, California
1977-80

Fellowships:

San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California
1981-82

Board Certifications:

American Board of Pediatrics, 1982

Professional Memberships:

American Academy of Pediatrics
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
California Child Abuse Consortium
California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Northern California Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Society of Adolescent Medicine

Honors and Awards:

Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of California-San Francisco, 1988
Teaching Recognition, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Students, University of California-San Francisco, 1987-1990
Distinguished Service Award, Marin County Child Abuse Council, 1987
Certificate of Appreciation, Pediatric Housestaff, Children's Hospital of San Francisco, 1984

Select Recent Publications:

Coulter KC. Review of Physical Signs in Child Abuse - A Color Atlas by Hobbs C.J. and Wynne JM.

Takayama JI, Wolfe, E, Coulter, K. Relation of Types of Child Maltreatment and Health Problems Among Children in Foster Care. Accepted for publication. Pediatrics.

Coulter, KC. Temperature Taking. In: Pediatrics Emergency and Critical Care Procedures edited by R. Dieckmann, D. Fiser, and S. Selbst. Mosby-Year Book Inc. St Louis, MO.

Coulter, KC. Sexual Abuse. In: Pediatrics and Neonatal Tests and Procedures, edited by W. Taeusch, R. Christianson, E. Buescher. WB Saunders. Philadelphia, PA.

Benhain, P, Strear C, Knudson, M, Neal, C, Coulter, K: Post-traumatic Chylous Ascites in a Child: Recognition and Management of an Unusual Condition J. Trauma, 39:1175-1177, 1995.

Cheng, T, Hermann, G, Coulter, KC. Pneumonia and chest wall abscess. Pediatric Infectious Disease. 10(5):414, 1991.

Coulter, KC. Children's Protective Services. In: Pediatric Emergency Care Systems, edited by R. Dieckmann. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore.

Coulter, KC. Poisoning. In: Child Maltreatment: A Multi-disciplinary Approach, edited by AE Brodeur and JA Monteleone. Manning/FA Davis, Philadelphia.

Dieckmann, R, Coulter, KC. Pediatric Emergencies. In:Current Emergency Diagnoses and Treatment, edited by C. Saunders,. JB Lippincott Co., Philadelphia.

Coulter, KC. Patient instructions. In: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, edited by M. Grossman and R Dieckmann. J B Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, PA.

To see if Kevin Patrick Coulter is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.