Kevin Patrick Coulter, M.D.
Specialties
Pediatric Child Abuse & Neglect
Title
- Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics
- Medical Director, UC Davis Children's Hospital
Glassrock Building
2521 Stockton Blvd., Suite 2200
Sacramento, CA 95817
Driving Directions
Primary Phone:
916-734-3112
Additional Phone Numbers
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
Clinical 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.
Division
General Pediatrics
Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
Center/Program Affiliation
Education
M.D., Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., 1977
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster PA 1972
Residency
Children's Hospital, San Francisco CA 1977-1980
Fellowships
San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco CA 1981-1982
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, 1982
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Northern California Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Honors and Awards
Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of California-San Francisco, 1988
Distinguished Service Award, Marin County Child Abuse Council, 1987
Certificate of Appreciation, Pediatric Housestaff, Children's Hospital of San Francisco, 1984
Select Recent Publications
Bent C, Shen P, Dahlin B, Coulter K. Blunt Intraoral Trauma Resulting in Internal Carotid Artery Dissection and Infarction in a Child. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015 Feb 18. [Epub ahead of print]
Sanchez TR, Lee JS, Coulter KP, Seibert JA, Stein-Wexler R. CT of the chest in suspected child abuse using submillisievert radiation dose. Pediatr Radiol. 2015 Jul;45(7):1072-6. Epub 2014 Dec 6.
Chae Y, Goodman GS, Larson RP, Augusti EM, Alley D, VanMeenen KM, Culver M, Coulter KP. Children's memory and suggestibility about a distressing event: the role of children's and parents' attachment. J Exp Child Psychol. 2014 Jul;123:90-111. Epub 2014 Apr 3.
Jha P, Stein-Wexler R, Coulter K, Seibert A, Li CS, Wootton-Gorges SL. Optimizing bone surveys performed for suspected non-accidental trauma with attention to maximizing diagnostic yield while minimizing radiation exposure: utility of pelvic and lateral radiographs. Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Jun;43(6):668-72. Epub 2013 Jan 29.
Sanchez TR, Nguyen H, Palacios W, Doherty M, Coulter K. Retrospective evaluation and dating of non-accidental rib fractures in infants. Clin Radiol. 2013 Aug;68(8):e467-71. Epub 2013 Apr 25.
Hendrickson DJ, Knisely AS, Coulter K, Telander DG, Quan R, Ruebner BH, Leigh MJ. An inborn error of bile salt transport with features mimicking abusive head trauma. Child Abuse Negl. 2010 Jul;34(7):472-6. Epub 2010 Jun 2.
Sonik A, Stein-Wexler R, Rogers KK, Coulter KP, Wootton-Gorges SL. Follow-up skeletal surveys for suspected non-accidental trauma: can a more limited survey be performed without compromising diagnostic information? Child Abuse Negl. 2010 Oct;34(10):804-6. Epub 2010 Sep 17.
Wootton-Gorges SL, Stein-Wexler R, Walton JW, Rosas AJ, Coulter KP, Rogers KK. Comparison of computed tomography and chest radiography in the detection of rib fractures in abused infants. Child Abuse Negl. 2008 Jun;32(6):659-63. Epub 2008 Jun 17.
Coulter K. Bruising and skin trauma. Pediatr Rev. 2000 Jan;21(1):34-5; discussion 34-5.
