Jillian Cotter, MD

Professional Titles

• Faculty - Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Publications

• Cotter JM, Coon ER. Reducing Low-Value Care in Pediatric Trauma. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 1;7(10):e2440906. PubMed PMID: 39470644
• Shapiro DJ, Hall M, Neuman MI, Hersh AL, Cotter JM, Cogen JD, Brogan TV, Ambroggio L, Blaschke AJ, Lipsett SC, Gerber JS, Florin TA. Outpatient Antibiotic Use and Treatment Failure Among Children With Pneumonia. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 1;7(10):e2441821. PubMed PMID: 39470638
• Cotter JM, Zaniletti I, Williams DJ, Ramgopal S, Fritz CQ, Taft M, Hall M, Temte E, Stassun J, Trivedi K, Kapes J, Lavey J, Kempe A, Ambroggio L. Association between initial antibiotic route and outcomes for children hospitalized with pneumonia. J Hosp Med. 2024 Oct 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39385410
• Ugalde IT, Schroeder AR, Marin JR, Hall M, McCoy E, Goyal MK, Molloy MJ, Stephens JR, Steiner MJ, Tchou MJ, Markham JL, Cotter JM, Noelke C, Morse R, House SA. Childhood Opportunity Index and Low-Value Care in Children's Hospitals. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4). PubMed PMID: 39246171
• Markham JL, Burns A, Hall M, Molloy MJ, Stephens JR, McCoy E, Ugalde IT, Steiner MJ, Cotter JM, House SA, Collins ME, Yu AG, Tchou MJ, Shah SS. Outcomes associated with initial narrow-spectrum versus broad-spectrum antibiotics in children hospitalized with urinary tract infections. J Hosp Med. 2024 Sep;19(9):777-786. PubMed PMID: 38734985
• Cotter JM, Hall M, Neuman MI, Blaschke AJ, Brogan TV, Cogen JD, Gerber JS, Hersh AL, Lipsett SC, Shapiro DJ, Ambroggio L. Antibiotic route and outcomes for children hospitalized with pneumonia. J Hosp Med. 2024 Aug;19(8):693-701. PubMed PMID: 38678444
• Tchou MJ, Hall M, Markham JL, Stephens JR, Steiner MJ, McCoy E, Aronson PL, Shah SS, Molloy MJ, Cotter JM. Changing patterns of routine laboratory testing over time at children's hospitals. J Hosp Med. 2024 Aug;19(8):671-679. PubMed PMID: 38643414
• Ramgopal S, Cotter JM, Navanandan N, Ambroggio L, Michelson KA, Florin TA. Radiographic uncertainty and outcomes of children with lower respiratory tract infections. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Jun;59(6):1798-1802. PubMed PMID: 38415980
• Cotter JM, Stokes CL, Tong S, Birkholz M, Child J, Cost C, Coughlin R, Cox S, Dolan SA, Dorris K, Hazleton KZ, Lugo V, Norcross M, Pearce K, Dominguez SR. A Multimodal Intervention to Reduce C. difficile Infections and Stool Testing. Pediatrics. 2024 Mar 1;153(3). PubMed PMID: 38352983
• Collins ME, Hall M, Shah SS, Molloy MJ, Aronson PL, Cotter JM, Steiner MJ, McCoy E, Tchou MJ, Stephens JR, Markham JL. Phlebotomy-free days in children hospitalized with common infections and their association with clinical outcomes. J Hosp Med. 2024 Apr;19(4):251-258. PubMed PMID: 38348499
• Gilley SP, Ta A, Pryor W 3rd, Roper B, Erickson M, Fenton LZ, Tchou MJ, Cotter JM, Moore JM. What Do We C in Children With Scurvy? A Case Series Focused on Musculoskeletal Symptoms. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 Feb 1;14(2):e98-e103. PubMed PMID: 38234212
• Dunbar KS, Fox SN, Thomas JF, Brittan MS, Soskolne G, Cotter JM. When to Transfer: Predictors of Pediatric High Flow Nasal Cannula Failure at a Community Hospital. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 Jan 1;14(1):45-51. PubMed PMID: 38093648
• Ho EC, Cotter JM, Thomas J, Birkholz M, Dominguez SR. Factors Associated With Actionable Gastrointestinal Panel Results in Hospitalized Children. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 Nov 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37936503
• Ramgopal S, Cotter JM, Navanandan N, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Ambroggio L, Florin TA. Viral Detection Is Associated With Severe Disease in Children With Suspected Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023 Jul 1;39(7):465-469. PubMed PMID: 37308159
• Navanandan N, Florin TA, Leonard J, Ramgopal S, Cotter JM, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Ambroggio L. Impact of Adjunct Corticosteroid Therapy on Quality of Life for Children With Suspected Pneumonia. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023 Jul 1;39(7):482-487. PubMed PMID: 37306694
• Markham JL, Hall M, Collins ME, Shah SS, Molloy MJ, Aronson PL, Cotter JM, Steiner MJ, McCoy E, Tchou MJ, Stephens JR. Variation in stool testing for children with acute gastrointestinal infections. J Hosp Med. 2023 Jun;18(6):473-482. PubMed PMID: 36988413
• Morrison JM, Cotter JM, Jenkins AM, Kyler KE, Girdwood SCT. Fostering sustainable interinstitutional peer mentorship groups to support professional goals in hospital medicine. J Hosp Med. 2023 Aug;18(8):761-764. PubMed PMID: 36583263
• Ramgopal S, Cotter JM, Navanandan N, Ambroggio L, Florin TA. Disease severity of community-acquired pneumonia among children with medical complexity. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 Mar;58(3):967-970. PubMed PMID: 36471562
• Cotter J, Schmiege S, Moss A, Ambroggio L. How to Interact With Interactions: What Clinicians Should Know About Statistical Interactions. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 Oct 1;13(10):e319-e323. PubMed PMID: 37732385
• Dunbar K, Thomas J, Fox S, Soskolne G, Brittan M, Cotter JM. When to Transfer: Predictors of Pediatric High Flow Failure at a Community Hospital. Hospital Pediatrics.
• Gilley S, Ta A, Pryor W, Roper B, Erickson M, Fenton L, Tchou M, Cotter J, Moore J. What do We C in Children with Scurvy? A Case Series Focused on Musculoskeletal Symptoms. Hospital Pediatrics
• Cotter JM, Stokes CL, Tong S, Birkholz M, Child J, Cost C, Coughlin R, Cox S, Dolan SA, Dorris K, Hazleton KZ, Lugo V, Norcross M, Pearce K, Dominguez SR. Quality Improvement Study to Reduce C. difficile Infectious and Stool Test Utilization. Pediatrics.
• Cotter JM, Hall M, Shah SS, Molloy MJ, Markham JL, Aronson PL, Stephens JR, Steiner MJ, McCoy E, Collins M, Tchou MJ. Variation in bacterial pneumonia diagnoses and outcomes among children hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infections. J Hosp Med. 2022 Nov;17(11):872-879. PubMed PMID: 35946482
• Ramgopal S, Lorenz D, Ambroggio L, Navanandan N, Cotter JM, Florin TA. Identifying Potentially Unnecessary Hospitalizations in Children With Pneumonia. Hosp Pediatr. 2022 Sep 1;12(9):788-806. PubMed PMID: 36000331
• Cogen JD, Hall M, Faino AV, Ambroggio L, Blaschke AJ, Brogan TV, Cotter JM, Gibson RL, Grijalva CG, Hersh AL, Lipsett SC, Shah SS, Shapiro DJ, Neuman MI, Gerber JS. Antibiotics and outcomes of CF pulmonary exacerbations in children infected with MRSA and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Cyst Fibros. 2022 Aug 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35945130
• Cotter JM, Florin TA, Moss A, Suresh K, Ramgopal S, Navanandan N, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Ambroggio L. Factors Associated With Antibiotic Use for Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia. Pediatrics. 2022 Aug 1;150(2). PubMed PMID: 35775330
• Ramgopal S, Lorenz D, Navanandan N, Cotter JM, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Ambroggio L, Florin TA. Validation of Prediction Models for Pneumonia Among Children in the Emergency Department. Pediatrics. 2022 Jul 1;150(1). PubMed PMID: 35748157
• Stephens JR, Hall M, Molloy MJ, Markham JL, Cotter JM, Tchou MJ, Aronson PL, Steiner MJ, McCoy E, Collins ME, Shah SS. Establishment of achievable benchmarks of care in the neurodiagnostic evaluation of simple febrile seizures. J Hosp Med. 2022 May;17(5):327-341. PubMed PMID: 35560723
• Ambroggio L, Cotter JM, Hall M. Methodological progress note: A clinician's guide to propensity scores. J Hosp Med. 2022 Apr;17(4):283-286. PubMed PMID: 35535919
• Cotter JM, Florin T, Moss A, Suresh K, Navanandan N, Ramgopal S, Shah S, Ruddy R, Kempe A, Ambroggio L. Antibiotic use and outcomes among children hospitalized with suspected pneumonia. Journal of Hospital Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13002.
• Ramgopal S, Cotter J, Navanandan N, Shah S, Ruddy R, Ambroggio L, Florin T. Viral detection is associated with severe disease in children with suspected community-acquired pneumonia. Pediatric Emergency Care. Accepted, in press.
• Jain PN, Cotter JM, Tchou MJ. Practicing High-Value Pediatric Care During a Pandemic: The Challenges and Opportunities. J Hosp Med. 2021 Oct;16(10):631-633. PubMed PMID: 34613900
• Stephens JR, Hall M, Cotter JM, Molloy MJ, Tchou MJ, Markham JL, Shah SS, Steiner MJ, Aronson PL. Trends and Variation in Length of Stay Among Hospitalized Febrile Infants =60 Days Old. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Sep;11(9):915-926. PubMed PMID: 34385333
• Stephens JR, Hall M, Markham JL, Tchou MJ, Cotter JM, Shah SS, Steiner MJ, Gay JC. Outcomes Associated With High- Versus Low-Frequency Laboratory Testing Among Hospitalized Children. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Jun;11(6):563-570. PubMed PMID: 33952575
• Cotter JM, Thomas J, Birkholz M, Ambroggio L, Holstein J, Dominguez SR. Clinical Impact of a Diagnostic Gastrointestinal Panel in Children. Pediatrics. 2021 May;147(5). PubMed PMID: 33837134
• Cotter JM, Hall M, Girdwood ST, Stephens JR, Markham JL, Gay JC, Shah SS. Opportunities for Stewardship in the Transition From Intravenous to Enteral Antibiotics in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients. J Hosp Med. 2021 Feb;16(2):70-76. PubMed PMID: 33496660
• Coe M, Gruhler H, Schefft M, Williford D, Burger B, Crain E, Mihalek AJ, Santos M, Cotter JM, Trowbridge G, Kessenich J, Nolan M, Tchou MJ. Learning from Each Other: A Multisite Collaborative to Reduce Electrolyte Testing. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020 Nov-Dec;5(6):e351. PubMed PMID: 33134756
• MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Poole NM, Pearce K, Cotter JM, Parker SK. Inpatient Treatment of Acute Otitis Media at a Pediatric Hospital: A Missed Teaching Opportunity for Antimicrobial Stewardship. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Jul;10(7):615-619. PubMed PMID: 32554625
• Cotter JM, Thomas J, Birkholz M, Brittan M, Ambroggio L, Dolan S, Pearce K, Todd J, Dominguez SR. Impact of Multiplex Testing on the Identification of Pediatric Clostridiodes Difficile. J Pediatr. 2020 Mar;218:157-165.e3. PubMed PMID: 32089179
• Neviaser AS, Charen DA, Cotter JM, Harrison AK, Cagle PJ, Flatow EL. Retrospective review of open and arthroscopic repair of anterosuperior rotator cuff tears with subscapularis involvement: a single surgeon's experience. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 May;29(5):893-897. PubMed PMID: 31812587
• Stephens JR, Hall M, Markham JL, Zwemer EK, Cotter J, Shah SS, Brittan MS, Gay JC. Variation in Proportion of Blood Cultures Obtained for Children With Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Apr;10(4):331-337. PubMed PMID: 32184289
• Cotter JM, Nicholson MR, Kociolek LK. An Infectious Diseases Perspective on Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridioides difficile Infection in Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31550348
• Cotter JM, Tyler A, Reese J, Ziniel S, Federico MJ, Anderson Iii WC, Kupfer O, Szefler SJ, Kerby G, Hoch HE. Steroid variability in pediatric inpatient asthmatics: survey on provider preferences of dexamethasone versus prednisone. J Asthma. 2019 Jun 12;:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31113252
• Tyler A, Cotter JM, Moss A, Topoz I, Dempsey A, Reese J, Szefler S, Hoch H. Outcomes for Pediatric Asthmatic Inpatients After Implementation of an Emergency Department Dexamethasone Treatment Protocol. Hosp Pediatr. 2019 Feb;9(2):92-99. PubMed PMID: 30670462
• Cotter JM, Ziniel S, Lockwood J, Reese J. Care escalation: teaching residents how to effectively communicate patient care concerns. MedEdPORTAL. 2019;15:10833. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10833
• Anderson LR, Yang C, Cotter JM, Baker C, Nii PB, Christen C, Allison M, Nicklas D. School Health: Pediatric Primary Care Curriculum. MedEdPORTAL. 2018 Oct 19;14:10764. PubMed PMID: 30800964
• Cotter JM, Hardee I, Moss A, Dempsey A, Ambroggio L. Procalcitonin Utilization: Variation Across-Hospitals and Trends Over Time. Hospital Pediatrics. In press.

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics, Member
• Academic Pediatric Association, Member

Practice Locations

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

• Pediatrics, Board Certification

• Child and Teen Health - Teen Health
• Child and Teen Health
• Child and Teen Health - Pediatric Diseases and Conditions
• Child and Teen Health - Infant and Toddler Health
• Child and Teen Health - Children's Health