Barbara Stoll

Barbara Stoll, MD is the George W Brumley Jr Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Emory School of Medicine, and Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Her work focuses on neonatal health, particularly preterm infant care, infectious diseases, and healthcare innovation. She leads major research initiatives including the NICHD Neonatal Research Network and the National Children's Study. Her clinical and translational research addresses neonatal sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, and neurodevelopmental outcomes. She has held leadership roles in academic medicine and pediatric healthcare systems.

• Key affiliations: Emory School of Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory Children's Center
• Research networks: NICHD Cooperative Multicenter Neonatal Research Network
• Focus areas: Neonatal infections, preterm birth complications, clinical trial design

Her research explores interventions for respiratory distress, liver complications in preterm infants, and optimizing neonatal care protocols. She has pioneered studies on antenatal corticosteroid use, sepsis management, and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes.

Recent work includes evaluating lipid emulsions for parenteral nutrition, analyzing sepsis biomarkers, and investigating the role of amino acid supplementation in muscle growth. She has contributed to consensus guidelines for neonatal sepsis outcomes and core measurement standards.

Her leadership spans academic administration, clinical care, and translational research. She has directed major multicenter studies and collaborates with global health institutions to advance pediatric care practices.