Stephanie Merlino Barr, PhD, RDN, LD

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Research Director

Adjunct Lecturer of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 
PhD in Clinical Translational Science
2018-present

Research Interests: Neonatal nutrition, body composition, custom fortification of maternal breast milk, human milk and lactation

Published works in My Bibliography on National Library of Medicine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1tSAshBpfbgAX/bibliography/public/

Selected Recent Publications:

1. Stacey Ramey, Stephanie Merlino Barr, Katie A. Moore, Sharon Groh-Wargo. Exploring Innovations in Human Milk Analysis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: a survey of the United States. Frontiers in Clinical Nutrition. In Press- August 2021.

2. Alja'nini Z, McNelis KM, Viswanathan S, Goddard GR, Merlino-Barr S, Collin M, Groh-Wargo S. Infant body composition assessment in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using air displacement plethysmography: Strategies for implementation into clinical workflow. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2021 Jun;43:212-222. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.04.014. Epub 2021 Apr 24. PMID: 34024517.

3. Groh-Wargo S, Fenton T, Merlino S. RDN Practice Tips During COVID-19: Preterm Infant Care. Evidence Analysis Library. 2020. 

4. Parat S, Groh-Wargo S, Merlino S, Wijers C, Super DM. Validation of mid-infrared spectroscopy for macronutrient analysis of human milk. Journal of Perinatology. 2017;00:1-5.

5. Merlino Barr S, Groh-Wargo S. Donor Breast Milk: Your Questions Answered. Neonatal Netw. 2019;38(1):7-16.

6. Merlino Barr S, Groh-Wargo S. Normal Nutrition During Infancy. In, PQ Samour, K King (eds). Pediatric Nutrition, 5th Edition. Jones and Bartlett Learning, Burlington, MA. 2019.