Research Bio
Cynthia Howard is Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and Pediatric Director of the Mother-Baby unit at Rochester General Hospital.
Dr Howard focuses the majority of her research on infant nutrition, breastfeeding and human lactation. In 2000 she lead the team that helped Rochester General Hospital become a Baby Friendly designated hospital, the only one in New York State. Dr. Howard serves on the Breastfeeding Subcommittee of the NY Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, as a member of the health advisory board of La Leche League International and on the editorial board of Birth and The International Breastfeeding Journal. She is the president of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, co-chairperson of the protocol committee and is the senior associate editor for the journal Breastfeeding Medicine. Locally, Dr. Howard serves on the board of directors for the Perinatal Network of Monroe County.
Dr Howard has served as principal investigator in several research studies on clinical breastfeeding issues, and authored many research papers and book chapters. She is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research and the International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation. Her current research includes a clinical study designed to evaluate Vitamin D nutrition during lactation focusing on optimizing health outcomes for mothers and their infants. Additionally, she is an investigator on a community based project funded by the National Institutes of Health focusing on improving breastfeeding initiation and duration in the greater Rochester area through community partnerships.
| March of Dimes Physician Service Award, Rochester, NY |
2005 |
| Best Doctors in Pediatrics |
2005 |
| Nominee Ella Hollister Social Work Award, Rochester General Hospital |
2005 |
| Best Doctors in Pediatrics |
2004 |
| Best Doctors in Pediatrics |
2003 |
| Election to Society for Pediatric Research |
2001 |
| Participant ('new leader') Rochester Child Health Congress |
1999 |
| Election to the International Society for Research on Human Milk and Lactation |
1999 |
| Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry |
1997 |
| Physician of the Year, Upper Savannah Health District of South Carolina |
1990 |
| Nominee for Physician of the Year Award South Carolina, Department of Health and Environmental Control |
1990 |
| Outstanding Senior Resident Pediatrics, Greenville Hospital System |
1985 |
2006 Feb
Chantry CJ, Howard CR, Auinger P. "Full breastfeeding duration and associated decrease in respiratory tract infection in US children." Pediatrics. 2006 Feb 0; 117(2):425-32. |
2006
Yawman D, Howard CR, Auinger P, Garfunkel LC, Allan M, Weitzman M. "Pain relief for neonatal circumcision: a follow-up of residency training practices." Ambulatory pediatrics : the official journal of the Ambulatory
Pediatric Association. 2006 6(4):210-4. |
2006
Howard CR, Lanphear N, Lanphear BP, Eberly S, Lawrence RA. "Parental responses to infant crying and colic: the effect on breastfeeding duration." Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of
Breastfeeding Medicine. 2006 1(3):146-55. |
2004 Sep
Howard CR, Howard FM. "Management of breastfeeding when the mother is ill." Clinical obstetrics and gynecology. 2004 Sep 0; 47(3):683-95. |
2003 Mar
Howard CR, Howard FM, Lanphear B, Eberly S, deBlieck EA, Oakes D, Lawrence RA. "Randomized clinical trial of pacifier use and bottle-feeding or cupfeeding and their effect on breastfeeding." Pediatrics. 2003 Mar 0; 111(3):511-8. |
