Daniel L. Coury, MD

Nationwide Children's Hospital Medical Professional

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Biography

Daniel L. Coury, MD, is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Psychiatry at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and a member of the Section of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Dr. Coury received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, followed by an internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences. He was a fellow in ambulatory pediatrics at Brown University.

He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American Pediatric Society. He is past president of the Academic Pediatric Association and past president of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. He has also served on the certification boards for the sub-board on developmental-behavioral pediatrics of the American Board of Pediatrics and for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology sub-board on child psychiatry. In 1988 he received the Teaching Award of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association for the Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Fellowship Program, and in 2022 was the recipient of the C. Anderson Aldrich Award for Lifetime Achievement in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, given by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Activities over the past four decades include federally funded projects in the areas of drug exposed infants, training in developmental and behavioral pediatrics, pediatric residency curriculum guidelines, pediatric psychopharmacology, training professionals in dual diagnosis and the establishment of a web site for developmental and behavioral pediatrics.

In addition to his patient care and research activities, he is the Medical Director of the Autism Care Network of Autism Speaks, a consortium of twenty autism specialty centers across North America.

Academic and Clinical Areas
Awards, Honors & Organizations
  • C. Anderson Aldrich Award for Lifetime Achievement in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2022
  • Golden Stethoscope Award Recipient, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 2015
  • Special Recognition for Contributions to Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 1999
  • Member, International Society for Autism Research, 2009 - Present
  • Member, American Pediatric Society, 2004 - Present
  • Member, Past President, Society for Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, 1986 - Present
  • Member, Past President, Academic Pediatric Association, 1984 - Present
  • Member, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1984 - Present
Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 02/21/1984

Board Certifications
  • Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics
Fellowship Rhode Island Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/1983
Residency LeBonheur Children's Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/1981
Medical School University of Tennessee Date Completed: 06/30/1978
Professional Experience

1995 - Present The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

1989 - Present Behavior and Learning Disabilities Clinic Director, Behavior and Developmental Fellowship Training Program Children's Hospital, Director

1983 - Present Brown University, Ambulatory and Behavioral Peds Fellowship

1990 - 2016 Section of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital (Columbus, OH), Chief

1990 - 2016 Division of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Chief

2000 - 2006 Children's Hospital (Columbus, OH), Chief Clinical Officer for Behavioral Health

1989 - 1995 The Ohio State University, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

1983 - 1989 Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, The Ohio State University

1978 - 1981 LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, Pediatrics Residency

Research Funding
PCORI

Effectiveness of pharmacologic management of ADHD in children and youth with autism spectrum disorder, Principal Investigator

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of three different medications for ADHD in children with ASD.

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Pediatrics