Conrad R. Cole, MD, MPH, MSc

Biography

Conrad Cole, MD, is an expert in the management of infants with intestinal failure and short bowel syndrome. He is the clinical director of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and a professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Dr. Cole's research interest is in the epidemiology of intestinal failure and its complications especially in identifying risk factors associated with worsening prognosis. He is also interested in micronutrient malnutrition specifically zinc and iron and how they impact other micronutrients in intestinal failure patients and preschool children especially from low income minority populations and low income countries (global health).

Prior to joining Cincinnati Children's, Dr. Cole was at Emory University's Schools of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Cole earned his medical degree from the University of Ibadan, and also completed graduate degrees in public health from Ohio State University and clinical research from Emory University. He received training in nutrition under the mentorship of Fima Lifshitz MD at Maimonides Medical Center and Miami Children's Hospital prior to completing an internship and residency in pediatrics at the Miami Children's Hospital; and a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.