Valerie Flaherman, MD, MPH
Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine

as well as internationally in a variety of low- and middle-income countries including Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and Uganda. Additionally, I serve in the leadership of of the Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) study, a trans-NIH initiative to examine the effects of Long COVID on children and adults, and as a co-investigator for the 11-country Global Scales of Early Development Norms & Standards Study (GSED 2.0). My clinical practice includes pediatric primary care and lactation consultation at the UCSF Newborn Nursery and at Pediatric Acute Care at Mt. Zion.

• Experiences and beliefs related to exclusive breastfeeding and early supplementation in low income urban slums of Karachi, Pakistan- a qualitative study.
  International breastfeeding journal 2026 Iqbal S, Ahmed K, Mansoor M, Muhammad A, Qaiser S, Baloch B, Parpio Y, Shafiq Y, Nisar MI, Ginsburg AS, Flaherman V, Jehan F
• A SNAPpy use of large language models: using large language models to classify treatment plans in pediatric acute otitis media.
  Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 2025 Pourian JJ, Michaels B, Vo A, Holmgren AJ, Garcia-Agundez A, Flaherman V
• Escalation of Care for Late Preterm Infants During the Birth Hospitalization.
  Hospital pediatrics 2025 Joshi NS, Profit J, Frymoyer A, Flaherman VJ, Gu Y, Lee HC
• Long COVID trajectories in the prospectively followed RECOVER-Adult US cohort.
  Nature communications 2025 Thaweethai T, Donohue SE, Martin JN, Hornig M, Mosier JM, Shinnick DJ, Ashktorab H, Atieh O, Blomkalns A, Brim H, Chen Y, Cortez MM, Erdmann NB, Flaherman V, Goepfert P, Goldman JD, Hamburg NM, Han JE…
• Long COVID After Acquisition of the Omicron Variant of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) During Pregnancy Compared With Outside of Pregnancy.
  Obstetrics and gynecology 2025 Metz TD, Reeder HT, Clifton RG, Flaherman V, Aragon LV, Baucom LC, Beamon CJ, Braverman A, Brown J, Carmilani M, Cao T, Chang A, Costantine MM, Dionne JA, Gibson KS, Gross RS, Guerreros E, Habli M, …
• Hypothermia in Young Infants: Rethinking Definitions and Clinical Implications.
  Hospital pediatrics 2025 Dang R, Flaherman VJ
• Genomic characterization of normal and aberrant human milk production.
  Science advances 2025 Golan Y, Nyquist SK, Liu Z, Ennis D, Zhao J, Blair E, Khan AR, Prahl M, Gaw SL, Yassour M, Engelhardt BE, Flaherman VJ, Ahituv N
• Wearable-derived Sleep Measurements are Associated with Long-COVID in the RECOVER Adult Cohort.
  Research square 2025 Parthasarathy S, Brosnahan S, Sieberts S, Neto E, Li Y, Tummalacherla M, Brown HE, Chow SM, Dunn J, Haack M, Islam SM, Jacobs-Diggs M, Jiang Y, Kossowsky J, Prather A, Raytselis N, Salimi N, Ayache M,…
• Olfactory Dysfunction After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the RECOVER Adult Cohort.
  JAMA network open 2025 Horwitz LI, Becker JH, Huang W, Akintonwa T, Hornig-Rohan MM, Maranga G, Adams DR, Albers MW, Ayache M, Berry J, Brim H, Bryan TW, Charney AW, Clark RA, Cortez MM, D'Anza B, Davis H, Donohue SE, …
• Social Determinants of Health and Risk for Long COVID in the U.S. RECOVER-Adult Cohort.
  Annals of internal medicine 2025 Feldman CH, Santacroce L, Bassett IV, Thaweethai T, Alicic R, Atchley-Challenner R, Chung A, Goldberg MP, Horowitz CR, Jacobson KB, Kelly JD, Knight S, Lutrick K, Mudumbi P, Parthasarathy S, …
• Methods for Preserving Cellular and Milk Fat Globules RNA from Human Milk Samples.
  Research square 2025 Li Z, Fischbein N, Jin F, Nyquist S, O'Brien K, Ahituv N, Flaherman V, Golan Y
• Genomic characterization of normal and aberrant human milk production.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2025 Golan Y, Nyquist SK, Liu Z, Ennis D, Zhao J, Blair E, Rahim Khan A, Prahl M, Gaw SL, Yassour M, Engelhardt BE, Flaherman VJ, Ahituv N
• Characterizing Long COVID Symptoms During Early Childhood.
  JAMA pediatrics 2025 Gross RS, Thaweethai T, Salisbury AL, Kleinman LC, Mohandas S, Rhee KE, Snowden JN, Tantisira KG, Warburton D, Wood JC, Kinser PA, Milner JD, Rosenzweig EB, Irby K, Flaherman VJ, Karlson EW, Chibnik …
• Addressing Inequities in Breastfeeding and Beyond.
  JAMA pediatrics 2025 Fernández CR, Flaherman VJ
• Perceptions and experiences related to use of breastmilk from another mother in central Nepal: a qualitative study.
  International breastfeeding journal 2025 Shrestha A, Gulrajani N, Ginsburg AS, Laleau V, Gade S, Flaherman V, Puri MC, Dongol S
• 2024 Update of the RECOVER-Adult Long COVID Research Index.
  JAMA 2025 Geng LN, Erlandson KM, Hornig M, Letts R, Selvaggi C, Ashktorab H, Atieh O, Bartram L, Brim H, Brosnahan SB, Brown J, Castro M, Charney A, Chen P, Deeks SG, Erdmann N, Flaherman VJ, Ghamloush MA, …
• Searching for Evidence-Based Interventions When Infant Malnutrition Persists in the Setting of Support for Exclusive Breastfeeding.
  Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE 2025 Flaherman VJ, Nankabirwa V, Ginsburg AS
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine and Nirsevimab Uptake Among Pregnant People and Their Neonates.
  JAMA network open 2025 Blauvelt CA, Zeme M, Natarajan A, Epstein A, Roh ME, Morales A, Bourdoud N, Flaherman VJ, Prahl MK, Gaw SL
• Sex Differences in Long COVID.
  JAMA network open 2025 Shah DP, Thaweethai T, Karlson EW, Bonilla H, Horne BD, Mullington JM, Wisnivesky JP, Hornig M, Shinnick DJ, Klein JD, Erdmann NB, Brosnahan SB, Lee-Iannotti JK, Metz TD, Maughan C, Ofotokun I, Reeder…
• Infants Born at Late Preterm Gestation: Management during the Birth Hospitalization.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2024 Joshi NS, Profit J, Frymoyer A, Flaherman VJ, Gu Y, Lee HC
• Characterizing Long COVID in Children and Adolescents.
  JAMA 2024 Gross RS, Thaweethai T, Kleinman LC, Snowden JN, Rosenzweig EB, Milner JD, Tantisira KG, Rhee KE, Jernigan TL, Kinser PA, Salisbury AL, Warburton D, Mohandas S, Wood JC, Newburger JW, Truong DT, …
• Differentiation of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Postacute Sequelae by Standard Clinical Laboratory Measurements in the RECOVER Cohort.
  Annals of internal medicine 2024 Erlandson KM, Geng LN, Selvaggi CA, Thaweethai T, Chen P, Erdmann NB, Goldman JD, Henrich TJ, Hornig M, Karlson EW, Katz SD, Kim C, Cribbs SK, Laiyemo AO, Letts R, Lin JY, Marathe J, Parthasarathy S, …
• Post-Acute Sequelae of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) After Infection During Pregnancy.
  Obstetrics and gynecology 2024 Metz TD, Reeder HT, Clifton RG, Flaherman V, Aragon LV, Baucom LC, Beamon CJ, Braverman A, Brown J, Cao T, Chang A, Costantine MM, Dionne JA, Gibson KS, Gross RS, Guerreros E, Habli M, Hadlock J, Han …
• Weight change in the first 30 days among infants born less than 2000 grams in Guinea-Bissau and Uganda.
  Scientific reports 2024 Co R, Nankabirwa V, Bale C, de Sa AB, Martin-Herz SP, Blair E, Pollack L, Laleau V, Flaherman V, Ginsburg AS
• Researching COVID to enhance recovery (RECOVER) pediatric study protocol: Rationale, objectives and design.
  PloS one 2024 Gross RS, Thaweethai T, Rosenzweig EB, Chan J, Chibnik LB, Cicek MS, Elliott AJ, Flaherman VJ, Foulkes AS, Gage Witvliet M, Gallagher R, Gennaro ML, Jernigan TL, Karlson EW, Katz SD, Kinser PA, …
• Patterns of peripartum depression and anxiety during the pre-vaccine COVID-19 pandemic.
  BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2024 Altendahl MR, Xu L, Asiodu I, Boscardin WJ, Gaw SL, Flaherman VJ, Jacoby VL, Richards MC, Krakow D, Afshar Y
• Breastfeeding and Once-Daily Small-Volume Formula Supplementation to Prevent Infant Growth Impairment.
  Pediatrics 2024 Flaherman VJ, Murungi J, Bale C, Dickinson S, Chen X, Namiiro F, Nankunda J, Pollack LM, Laleau V, Kim MO, Allison DB, Ginsburg AS, Braima de Sa A, Nankabirwa V
• Researching COVID to enhance recovery (RECOVER) pregnancy study: Rationale, objectives and design.
  PloS one 2023 Metz TD, Clifton RG, Gallagher R, Gross RS, Horwitz LI, Jacoby VL, Martin-Herz SP, Peralta-Carcelen M, Reeder HT, Beamon CJ, Chan J, Chang AA, Costantine MM, Fitzgerald ML, Foulkes AS, Gibson KS, …
• Physician personal breastfeeding experience and clinical care of the breastfeeding dyad.
  Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) 2023 Hoyt-Austin AE, Phillipi CA, Lloyd-McLennan AM, King BA, Sipsma HL, Flaherman VJ, Kair LR
• Milk antibody response after 3rd COVID-19 vaccine and SARS-CoV-2 infection and implications for infant protection.
  iScience 2023 Golan Y, Ilala M, Li L, Gay C, Hunagund S, Lin CY, Cassidy AG, Jigmeddagva U, Matsui Y, Ozarslan N, Asiodu IV, Ahituv N, Flaherman VJ, Gaw SL, Prahl M
• Newborn weight nomograms in selected low and middle-income countries.
  Scientific reports 2023 Ginsburg AS, Jehan F, Ariff S, Nisar MI, Schaefer E, Flaherman V, Shrestha A, Dongol S, Laleau V, de Sa AB, Co R, Nankabirwa V
• Promoting Transparent and Equitable Discussion of Controversial Research.
  Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE 2023 Flaherman VJ, Nankabirwa V, Ginsburg AS
• Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) adult study protocol: Rationale, objectives, and design.
  PloS one 2023 Horwitz LI, Thaweethai T, Brosnahan SB, Cicek MS, Fitzgerald ML, Goldman JD, Hess R, Hodder SL, Jacoby VL, Jordan MR, Krishnan JA, Laiyemo AO, Metz TD, Nichols L, Patzer RE, Sekar A, Singer NG, Stiles…
• Researching COVID to enhance recovery (RECOVER) pediatric study protocol: Rationale, objectives and design.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2023 Gross R, Thaweethai T, Rosenzweig EB, Chan J, Chibnik LB, Cicek MS, Elliott AJ, Flaherman VJ, Foulkes AS, Witvliet MG, Gallagher R, Gennaro ML, Jernigan TL, Karlson EW, Katz SD, Kinser PA, Kleinman LC…
• Researching COVID to enhance recovery (RECOVER) pregnancy study: Rationale, objectives and design.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2023 Metz TD, Clifton RG, Gallagher R, Gross RS, Horwitz LI, Jacoby VL, Martin-Herz SP, Peralta-Carcelen M, Reeder HT, Beamon CJ, Bind MA, Chan J, Chang AA, Chibnik LB, Costantine MM, Fitzgerald ML, …
• Admission and Care Practices in United States Well Newborn Nurseries.
  Hospital pediatrics 2023 Joshi NS, Flaherman VJ, Halpern-Felsher B, Chung EK, Congdon JL, Lee HC
• Adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection: an individual participant data meta-analysis.
  BMJ global health 2023 Smith ER, Oakley E, Grandner GW, Ferguson K, Farooq F, Afshar Y, Ahlberg M, Ahmadzia H, Akelo V, Aldrovandi G, Tippett Barr BA, Bevilacqua E, Brandt JS, Broutet N, Fernández Buhigas I, Carrillo J, …
• Dietary Energy.
  Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) 2022 Roberts SB, Flaherman V
• Milk antibody response after 3rd dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine and SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection and implications for infant protection.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2022 Golan Y, Ilala M, Gay C, Hunagund S, Lin CY, Cassidy AG, Jigmeddagva U, Li L, Ozarslan N, Asiodu IV, Ahituv N, Flaherman VJ, Gaw SL, Prahl M
• Patterns of Peripartum Depression and Anxiety During the Pre-Vaccine COVID-19 Pandemic.
  Research square 2022 Altendahl MR, Xu L, Asiodu I, Boscardin J, Gaw SL, Flaherman VJ, Jacoby VL, Richards MC, Krakow D, Afshar Y
• Experiences and attitudes related to newborn feeding in central Uganda: A qualitative study.
  PloS one 2022 Sewannonda A, Medel-Herrero A, Nankabirwa V, Flaherman VJ
• Early infant growth impairment in the setting of frequent exclusive breast feeding: considering therapeutic options.
  BMJ global health 2022 Nankabirwa V, Flaherman VJ, Co R, Ginsburg AS, Braima de Sa A
• Clinical risk factors of adverse outcomes among women with COVID-19 in the pregnancy and postpartum period: a sequential, prospective meta-analysis.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2022 Smith ER, Oakley E, Grandner GW, Rukundo G, Farooq F, Ferguson K, Baumann S, Adams Waldorf KM, Afshar Y, Ahlberg M, Ahmadzia H, Akelo V, Aldrovandi G, Bevilacqua E, Bracero N, Brandt JS, Broutet N, …
• Evaluation of transplacental transfer of mRNA vaccine products and functional antibodies during pregnancy and infancy.
  Nature communications 2022 Prahl M, Golan Y, Cassidy AG, Matsui Y, Li L, Alvarenga B, Chen H, Jigmeddagva U, Lin CY, Gonzalez VJ, Chidboy MA, Warrier L, Buarpung S, Murtha AP, Flaherman VJ, Greene WC, Wu AHB, Lynch KL, Rajan J,…
• Newborn weight change and predictors of underweight in the neonatal period in Guinea-Bissau, Nepal, Pakistan and Uganda.
  Maternal & child nutrition 2022 Flaherman VJ, Ginsburg AS, Nankabirwa V, Braima da Sa A, Medel-Herrero A, Schaefer E, Dongol S, Shrestha A, Nisar I, Altaf M, Liaquat K, Baloch B, Rahman N, Shafiq Y, Ariff S, Jehan F, Roberts SB
• Neutralizing antibody activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants in gestational age-matched mother-infant dyads after infection or vaccination.
  JCI insight 2022 Matsui Y, Li L, Prahl M, Cassidy AG, Ozarslan N, Golan Y, Gonzalez VJ, Lin CY, Jigmeddagva U, Chidboy MA, Montano M, Taha TY, Khalid MM, Sreekumar B, Hayashi JM, Chen PY, Kumar GR, Warrier L, Wu AH, …
• Protocol for a sequential, prospective meta-analysis to describe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the pregnancy and postpartum periods.
  PloS one 2022 Smith ER, Oakley E, He S, Zavala R, Ferguson K, Miller L, Grandner GW, Abejirinde IO, Afshar Y, Ahmadzia H, Aldrovandi G, Akelo V, Tippett Barr BA, Bevilacqua E, Brandt JS, Broutet N, Fernández …
• Clinical Decision Support for Newborn Weight Loss: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
  Hospital pediatrics 2022 Flaherman VJ, Robinson A, Creasman J, McCulloch CE, Paul IM, Pletcher MJ
• Randomized controlled trial of early, small-volume formula supplementation among newborns: A study protocol.
  PloS one 2022 Ginsburg AS, Braima de Sa A, Nankabirwa V, Co R, Murungi J, Kim MO, Brim R, Namiiro F, Namugga O, Hartigan-O'Connor DJ, Roberts SB, Flaherman V
• Evaluating COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Messenger RNA in Breast Milk-Reply.
  JAMA pediatrics 2022 Golan Y, Flaherman VJ, Gaw SL
• Milk From Women Diagnosed With COVID-19 Does Not Contain SARS-CoV-2 RNA but Has Persistent Levels of SARS-CoV-2-Specific IgA Antibodies.
  Frontiers in immunology 2021 Pace RM, Williams JE, Järvinen KM, Meehan CL, Martin MA, Ley SH, Barbosa-Leiker C, Andres A, Yeruva L, Belfort MB, Caffé B, Navarrete AD, Lackey KA, Pace CDW, Gogel AC, Fehrenkamp BD, Klein M, Young …
• Evaluation of transplacental transfer of mRNA vaccine products and functional antibodies during pregnancy and early infancy.
  Research square 2021 Prahl M, Golan Y, Cassidy AG, Matsui Y, Li L, Alvarenga B, Chen H, Jigmeddagva U, Lin CY, Gonzalez VJ, Chidboy MA, Warrier L, Buarpung S, Murtha AP, Flaherman VJ, Greene WC, Wu AHB, Lynch KL, Rajan J,…
• Evaluation of transplacental transfer of mRNA vaccine products and functional antibodies during pregnancy and early infancy.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2021 Prahl M, Golan Y, Cassidy AG, Matsui Y, Li L, Alvarenga B, Chen H, Jigmeddagva U, Lin CY, Gonzalez VJ, Chidboy MA, Warrier L, Buarpung S, Murtha AP, Flaherman VJ, Greene WC, Wu AHB, Lynch KL, Rajan J,…
• COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Lactation: Assessment of Adverse Events and Vaccine Related Antibodies in Mother-Infant Dyads.
  Frontiers in immunology 2021 Golan Y, Prahl M, Cassidy AG, Gay C, Wu AHB, Jigmeddagva U, Lin CY, Gonzalez VJ, Basilio E, Chidboy MA, Warrier L, Buarpung S, Li L, Murtha AP, Asiodu IV, Ahituv N, Flaherman VJ, Gaw SL
• Infant Outcomes Following Maternal Infection With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): First Report From the Pregnancy Coronavirus Outcomes Registry (PRIORITY) Study.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2021 Flaherman VJ, Afshar Y, Boscardin WJ, Keller RL, H Mardy A, Prahl MK, T Phillips C, Asiodu IV, Berghella V, Chambers BD, Crear-Perry J, Jamieson DJ, Jacoby VL, Gaw SL
• Evaluation of Messenger RNA From COVID-19 BTN162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines in Human Milk.
  JAMA pediatrics 2021 Golan Y, Prahl M, Cassidy A, Lin CY, Ahituv N, Flaherman VJ, Gaw SL
• COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Lactation: Assessment of adverse events and vaccine related antibodies in mother-infant dyads.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2021 Golan Y, Prahl M, Cassidy AG, Gay C, Wu AHB, Jigmeddagva U, Lin CY, Gonzalez VJ, Basilio E, Warrier L, Buarpung S, Li L, Murtha AP, Asiodu IV, Ahituv N, Flaherman VJ, Gaw SL
• Human Milk for the Term Newborn.
  Clinics in perinatology 2021 Von Kohorn I, Flaherman V
• Risk of pregnancy loss before 20 weeks' gestation in study participants with COVID-19.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2021 Jacoby VL, Murtha A, Afshar Y, Gaw SL, Asiodu I, Tolosa J, Norton ME, Boscardin WJ, Flaherman V
• Practice Variations in Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypoglycemia in Asymptomatic Newborns.
  Hospital pediatrics 2021 Narasimhan SR, Flaherman V, McLean M, Nudelman M, Vallejo M, Song D, Jegatheesan P
• Optimizing Neonatal Nutrition in Resource-Constrained Settings.
  JAMA pediatrics 2021 Ginsburg AS, Flaherman V
• Management and Early Outcomes of Neonates Born to Women with SARS-CoV-2 in 16 U.S. Hospitals.
  American journal of perinatology 2021 Congdon JL, Kair LR, Flaherman VJ, Wood KE, LoFrumento MA, Nwaobasi-Iwuh E, Phillipi CA, Better Outcomes through Research for Newborns (BORN) Network
• Transient Effect of Infant Formula Supplementation on the Intestinal Microbiota.
  Nutrients 2021 Chin N, Méndez-Lagares G, Taft DH, Laleau V, Kieu H, Narayan NR, Roberts SB, Mills DA, Hartigan-O'Connor DJ, Flaherman VJ
• Why you should share your data during a pandemic.
  BMJ global health 2021 Smith ER, Flaherman VJ
• Clinical Presentation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Pregnant and Recently Pregnant People.
  Obstetrics and gynecology 2020 Afshar Y, Gaw SL, Flaherman VJ, Chambers BD, Krakow D, Berghella V, Shamshirsaz AA, Boatin AA, Aldrovandi G, Greiner A, Riley L, Boscardin WJ, Jamieson DJ, Jacoby VL, Pregnancy CoRonavIrus Outcomes …
• Supplementation Practices and Donor Milk Use in US Well-Newborn Nurseries.
  Hospital pediatrics 2020 Kair LR, Phillipi CA, Lloyd-McLennan AM, Ngo KM, Sipsma HL, King BA, Flaherman VJ
• Randomized Controlled Trials of Electronic Health Record Interventions: Design, Conduct, and Reporting Considerations.
  Annals of internal medicine 2020 Pletcher MJ, Flaherman V, Najafi N, Patel S, Rushakoff RJ, Hoffman A, Robinson A, Cucina RJ, McCulloch CE, Gonzales R, Auerbach A
• Variation in Management of Cutaneous Lumbosacral Findings in Newborns.
  Hospital pediatrics 2020 Aby J, Kim J, Lai L, Flaherman V, Loyal J
• Effect of Early Limited Formula on Breastfeeding Duration in the First Year of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
  JAMA pediatrics 2019 Flaherman VJ, Cabana MD, McCulloch CE, Paul IM
• Minimizing the Relationship Between Early Formula Use and Breastfeeding Cessation by Limiting Formula Volume.
  Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 2019 Flaherman VJ, McKean M, Braunreuther E, Kair LR, Cabana MD
• Effect of Donor Milk Supplementation on Breastfeeding Outcomes in Term Newborns: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
  Clinical pediatrics 2019 Kair LR, Flaherman VJ, Colaizy TT
• Pilot Analysis of Early Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for Infant Colic Prevention.
  Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2019 Cabana MD, McKean M, Beck AL, Flaherman V
• Umbilical Cord Nonseverance and Adverse Neonatal Outcomes.
  Clinical pediatrics 2018 Ittleman BR, German KR, Scott E, Walker V, Flaherman VJ, Szabo J, Beavers JB
• Barriers to exclusive breast-feeding in Indonesian hospitals: a qualitative study of early infant feeding practices.
  Public health nutrition 2018 Flaherman VJ, Chan S, Desai R, Agung FH, Hartati H, Yelda F
• The Effect of Early Limited Formula on Breastfeeding, Readmission, and Intestinal Microbiota: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2018 Flaherman VJ, Narayan NR, Hartigan-O'Connor D, Cabana MD, McCulloch CE, Paul IM
• Health Care Utilization in the First Month After Birth and Its Relationship to Newborn Weight Loss and Method of Feeding.
  Academic pediatrics 2017 Flaherman V, Schaefer EW, Kuzniewicz MW, Li SX, Walsh EM, Paul IM
• Beyond the Nursery: Postnatal Care in the 21st Century.
  Hospital pediatrics 2017 Flaherman VJ, Burgos AE, Taylor JA, Phillipi CA
• Re: Balancing Breastfeeding Promotion.
  Pediatrics 2017 Garber MD, Schroeder AR, Flaherman V
• Postpartum Depression: When Should Health Care Providers Identify Those at Risk?
  Clinical pediatrics 2017 McKean M, Caughey AB, Yuracko McKean MA, Cabana MD, Flaherman VJ
• Donor Milk or Formula: A Qualitative Study of Postpartum Mothers of Healthy Newborns.
  Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2017 Kair LR, Flaherman VJ
• ABM Clinical Protocol #22: Guidelines for Management of Jaundice in the Breastfeeding Infant 35 Weeks or More of Gestation-Revised 2017.
  Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 2017 Flaherman VJ, Maisels MJ, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
• Increased public reimbursement for prophylactic visits with dentists associated with increased receipt of preventive dental services in children.
  Journal of public health dentistry 2017 Fisher-Owens SA, Amendola L, Featherstone JDB, Inge RE, Flaherman VJ
• Preventive Dental Care at 6-Month Intervals Is Associated With Reduced Caries Risk.
  Clinical pediatrics 2017 Flaherman VJ, Epstein J, Amendola L, Inge R, Featherstone JD, Okumura M
• Evidence for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative to Support Breastfeeding-Reply.
  JAMA 2017 Flaherman V, Von Kohorn I
• Variation in Sepsis Evaluation Across a National Network of Nurseries.
  Pediatrics 2017 Mukhopadhyay S, Taylor JA, Von Kohorn I, Flaherman V, Burgos AE, Phillipi CA, Dhepyasuwan N, King E, Dhudasia M, Puopolo KM
• Newborn Weight Loss During Birth Hospitalization and Breastfeeding Outcomes Through Age 1 Month.
  Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2017 Flaherman VJ, Schaefer EW, Kuzniewicz MK, Li S, Walsh E, Paul IM
• Weight Change Nomograms for the First Month After Birth.
  Pediatrics 2016 Paul IM, Schaefer EW, Miller JR, Kuzniewicz MW, Li SX, Walsh EM, Flaherman VJ
• Interventions Intended to Support Breastfeeding: Updated Assessment of Benefits and Harms.
  JAMA 2016 Flaherman V, Von Kohorn I
• Utility of Decision Rules for Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurements.
  Pediatrics 2016 Taylor JA, Burgos AE, Flaherman V, Chung EK, Simpson EA, Goyal NK, Von Kohorn I, Dhepyasuwan N, BORN Investigators
• External Validation of Early Weight Loss Nomograms for Exclusively Breastfed Newborns.
  Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 2015 Schaefer EW, Flaherman VJ, Kuzniewicz MW, Li SX, Walsh EM, Paul IM
• Early weight loss nomograms for formula fed newborns.
  Hospital pediatrics 2015 Miller JR, Flaherman VJ, Schaefer EW, Kuzniewicz MW, Li SX, Walsh EM, Paul IM
• Relationship of newborn weight loss to milk supply concern and anxiety: the impact on breastfeeding duration.
  Maternal & child nutrition 2015 Flaherman VJ, Beiler JS, Cabana MD, Paul IM
• The experience of breastfeeding the late preterm infant: a qualitative study.
  Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 2015 Kair LR, Flaherman VJ, Newby KA, Colaizy TT
• Discrepancies between transcutaneous and serum bilirubin measurements.
  Pediatrics 2015 Taylor JA, Burgos AE, Flaherman V, Chung EK, Simpson EA, Goyal NK, Von Kohorn I, Dhepyasuwan N, Better Outcomes through Research for Newborns Network
• Donor milk in the newborn nursery at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital.
  Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 2014 Kair LR, Colaizy TT, Hubbard D, Flaherman VJ
• Early weight loss nomograms for exclusively breastfed newborns.
  Pediatrics 2014 Flaherman VJ, Schaefer EW, Kuzniewicz MW, Li SX, Walsh EM, Paul IM
• Social and public health perspectives of promotion of breastfeeding.
  JAMA pediatrics 2014 Flaherman VJ, Fuentes-Afflick E
• Positive and negative experiences of breast pumping during the first 6 months.
  Maternal & child nutrition 2014 Flaherman VJ, Hicks KG, Huynh J, Cabana MD, Lee KA
• Prioritizing a research agenda: a Delphi study of the better outcomes through research for newborns (BORN) network.
  Hospital pediatrics 2014 Simpson E, Goyal NK, Dhepyasuwan N, Flaherman VJ, Chung EK, Von Kohorn I, Burgos A, Taylor J
• First-day weight loss predicts eventual weight nadir for breastfeeding newborns.
  Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition 2013 Flaherman VJ, Kuzniewicz MW, Li S, Walsh E, McCulloch CE, Newman TB
• Effect of early limited formula on duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding in at-risk infants: an RCT.
  Pediatrics 2013 Flaherman VJ, Aby J, Burgos AE, Lee KA, Cabana MD, Newman TB
• "Breastfeeding" by feeding expressed mother's milk.
  Pediatric clinics of North America 2013 Flaherman VJ, Lee HC
• Frequency, duration and predictors of bronchiolitis episodes of care among infants ≥32 weeks gestation in a large integrated healthcare system: a retrospective cohort study.
  BMC health services research 2012 Flaherman VJ, Ragins AI, Li SX, Kipnis P, Masaquel A, Escobar GJ
• Maternal experience of interactions with providers among mothers with milk supply concern.
  Clinical pediatrics 2012 Flaherman VJ, Hicks KG, Cabana MD, Lee KA
• Development of the breast milk expression experience measure.
  Maternal & child nutrition 2012 Flaherman VJ, Gay B, Scott C, Aby J, Stewart AL, Lee KA
• Total serum bilirubin exceeding exchange transfusion thresholds in the setting of universal screening.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2011 Flaherman VJ, Kuzniewicz MW, Escobar GJ, Newman TB
• Randomised trial comparing hand expression with breast pumping for mothers of term newborns feeding poorly.
  Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition 2011 Flaherman VJ, Gay B, Scott C, Avins A, Lee KA, Newman TB
• Regulatory monitoring of feeding during the birth hospitalization.
  Pediatrics 2011 Flaherman VJ, Newman TB
• Screening and follow-up for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: a review.
  Clinical pediatrics 2011 Burgos AE, Flaherman VJ, Newman TB
• Respiratory syncytial virus testing during bronchiolitis episodes of care in an integrated health care delivery system: a retrospective cohort study.
  Clinical therapeutics 2010 Flaherman V, Li S, Ragins A, Masaquel A, Kipnis P, Escobar GJ
• Breastfeeding rates differ significantly by method used: a cause for concern for public health measurement.
  Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 2010 Flaherman VJ, Chien AT, McCulloch CE, Dudley RA
• First-day newborn weight loss predicts in-hospital weight nadir for breastfeeding infants.
  Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 2010 Flaherman VJ, Bokser S, Newman TB
• Predicting significant hyperbilirubinaemia using birth weight.
  Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition 2008 Flaherman VJ, Ferrara A, Newman TB
• Cost-effectiveness of alternative strategies for tuberculosis screening before kindergarten entry.
  Pediatrics 2007 Flaherman VJ, Porco TC, Marseille E, Royce SE
• Estimating severe coccidioidomycosis in California.
  Emerging infectious diseases 2007 Flaherman VJ, Hector R, Rutherford GW
• A meta-analysis of the effect of high weight on asthma.
  Archives of disease in childhood 2006 Flaherman V, Rutherford GW