Stephanie Merlino Barr PhD, RDN, LD

Stephanie Merlino Barr, PhD, RDN, LD is a Neonatal Dietitian in the Department of Pediatrics at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Merlino Barr is passionate about translational research to elevate the nutritional care of critically ill infants; she is specifically interested in the utility of body composition assessment and human milk analysis in the clinical setting. Her current research is focused on assessing the validity of the neonatal malnutrition diagnosis and evaluating neonatal dietitian staffing ratios in NICUs. Dr. Merlino Barr is also an Adjunct Instructor at CWRU SOM’s Department of Nutrition, where she teaches a graduate-level course on human lactation. Dr. Merlino Barr is an editor of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Neonatal Nutrition 3rd Edition, and a contributor to the Academy’s online Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual.

Email: smerlino@metrohealth.org