Laura Pickler, MD, MPH/MSPH

Professional Titles

• Medical Director Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Program
• Chief of Family Medicine at Children's Hospital Colorado

Recognitions

• Clinician of the Year Award, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado (2014)

Publications

• Tsai A, Pickler L, Tartaglia N, Hagerman R. Textbook of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. 4th Ed. In press. Chapter 24, “Chromosomal and X-Linked Mental Retardation Disorders”.
• Oleszek J, Pickler L, Matthews D. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Principles and Practice. 5th Ed. In Press. Chapter 71, “The Adult with a Childhood Onset Disabling Condition”.
• Pickler L, Elias, E. Genetic Evaluation of the Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. (2009). Pediatric Annals 38:1. 26-29.
• Pickler L. Encyclopedia of Family Health. Genetic Discoveries, New: Health Information in Families Derived Through. In press.
• Pickler L. Encyclopedia of Family Health. Roles of Health Care Providers for Families, Emerging. In press.
• Deborah Hall MD PhD1, Laura Pickler MD MPH2, Karen Riley3 Flora Tassone PhD4, Randi Hagerman MD5 Parkinsonism and Cognitive Decline in a Fragile X Mosaic Male. Movement Disorders. 2010 In press.
• Laura Pickler, MD, MPH, Yvonne Kellar-Guenther, PhD, Edward Goldson, MD. Barriers for pediatric patients with intellectual disabilities transitioning to adult medical care. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health. 2010. In press.
• 5th edition of Berman’s Pediatric Decision Making. Transitioning Young Adults with Special Health Care Needs to Adult Medical Care. Chapter number yet to be determined. Pickler, L. 2011
• Saez, M., Pickler, L., Reynolds, A., Eilas, E. Case Report: A child with autism and large head circumference. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2010. In press.
• Pickler L., Kellar-Guenther, Y., Goldson, E. Barriers For Pediatric Patients with Intellectual Disabilities Transitioning to Adult Medical Care. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health. 2011. 3:4. 575-584.
• Pickler L., Wilson, R., Tsai, A. Revisiting Recombinant 8 Syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 2011. Accepted with Revisions. In Press
• Pickler L. Encyclopedia of Family Health. 2011. “Health Information for Families Derived Through New Genetic Discoveries.” SAGE Publishing. p.529-532
• Pickler L. Encyclopedia of Family Health. 2011. “Emerging Roles of Health Care Providers for Families”. SAGE Publishing. p. 918-920
• Pickler L., Wilson, R., Tsai, C. Revisiting Recombinant 8 Syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 2011. 155:1923-1929.
• Pickler L., Kellar-Guenther, Y., Goldson, E. Barriers For Pediatric Patients with Intellectual Disabilities Transitioning to Adult Medical Care. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health. 2011. 3:4. 575-584.
• Pickler L., Kellar-Guenther, Y., Goldson, E. Transition from Pediatric to Adult Medical Care. 2012. In Press. “Barriers To Transition To Adult Care For Youth With Intellectual Disabilities”. Nova Publishers
• Pollard, R.Q., Betts, W.R., Carroll, J.K., Waxmonsky, J.A., Barnett, S., deGruy, F.V., Pickler, L.L., & Kellar-Guenther, Y. (in press 2014) Integrating primary care and behavioral health with four special populations: Children with special needs, people with serious mental illness, refugees, and deaf people. American Psychologist.
• Frazier J, Chestnut A, Jackson A, Barbon CE, Steele CM, Pickler L. Understanding the Viscosity of Liquids used in Infant Dysphagia Management. Dysphagia. 2016.
• Pickler L., Hess, J. Chapter 32, Transitioning Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities In: Hergenroeder A, Wiemann C, editors. Health Care Transition for Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Illness and Disability: Springer International Publishing; Forthcoming 2018.
• Dressler P, Nguyen T, Moody E, Friedman S, Pickler L. Use of Transition Resources by Primary Care Providers for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 2018. In press.
• Disability Competent Care Education Series, Colorado Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing, 2018 https://www.colorado.gov/hcpf/disability-competent-care
• Charting Pediatrics Podcast, 2018: Infant Feeding & Swallowing Problems Charting Pediatrics in Podcasts. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/charting-pediatrics/id1270942356?mt=2#episodeGuid=da95a48bef124cd4a5614a5c7f81861c
• Healthcare Transition Webex: AAP, AAFP, ACP Joint Clinical report summary: What’s new and what to watch for?
• Dressler P, Nguyen T, Moody E, Friedman S, Pickler L. Use of Transition Resources by Primary Care Providers for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 2018. In press.
• White P, Cooley C, and The Transitions Clinical Report Authoring Group Supporting Health Care Transition From Adolescence to Adulthood Within the Medical Home. Pediatrics. 2018, 142(5):http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/142/5/e20182587
• Pickler L., Hess, J. Chapter 32, Transitioning Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities In: Hergenroeder A, Wiemann C, editors. Health Care Transition for Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Illness and Disability: Springer International Publishing; 2018.
• Charting Pediatrics Podcast, 2019: Severe Feeding and Swallowing Problems in Infants http://traffic.libsyn.com/chartingpediatrics/S2E37_Severe_Feeding_and_Swallowing_Issues_in_Infants.mp3
• Clark A., Ferrell, K. A., Smyth, C., Shaw, R., Spicer, C. L., Morgese, Z. L., Puchalski, C. B., Pickler, L., Phangia Dewald, H., Dewald, A. J. & Erskine, J. (in press). Early intervention may affect food acceptance in infants and toddlers with visual impairment, Infants and Young Children.
• Clark A., Ferrell, K. A., Smyth, C., Shaw, R., Spicer, C. L., Morgese, Z. L., Puchalski, C. B., Pickler, L., Phangia Dewald, H., Dewald, A. J. & Erskine, J. 2021. Early intervention may affect food acceptance in infants and toddlers with visual impairment, Infants and Young Children. 34:2 p 109-121.
• Pickler L, Dressler P. Chapter 8, Health Care Transitions for Individuals with Autism. Leaf J, Cihon J, Ferguson J, Gerhardt P, editors. Handbook of Quality of Life for Individuals Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Springer International Publishing 2022; 121. Print ISBN 978-3-030-98506-6.
• Smyth, C., Ferrell, K., Clark, A., Erskine, J., Spicer, C., Morgese, Z., Puchalski,C., Zaghlawan, H., Dewald, H., Dewald, A., and Pickler, L. Mealtime Developmental Skills: Surveying the Knowledge of Early Interventionists. Journal of Early Intervention 1–14:2022. DOI: 10.1177/10538151221121533

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

• Family Medicine, Board Certification (2003, 2013)
• Clinical Genetics and Genomics (MD), Board Certification (2009, 2019)
• Developmental Medicine, Specialized Training (2005)

• Child and Teen Health - Infant and Toddler Health
• Child and Teen Health
• Food, Nutrition and Metabolism
• Genetic Conditions and Testing