Kevin Patrick Coulter, M.D.
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.
Title
Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Medical Director, UC Davis Children's Hospital
Specialty
Division
Center/Program Affiliation
Address/Phone
Pediatric Child Abuse & Neglect
General Pediatrics
UC Davis Children's Hospital
Glassrock Building, 2521 Stockton Blvd. Suite 2200 Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-3112
Additional Phone
Education
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
M.D., Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., 1977
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster PA 1972
Residency
Fellowships
Board Certifications
Professional Memberships
Children's Hospital, San Francisco CA 1977-1980
San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco CA 1981-1982
American Board of Pediatrics, 1982
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
Kevin Patrick Coulter, M.D.
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.
Kevin Patrick Coulter, M.D.
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.
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