Robert Cotton Archive — Page 1 of 1

Portrait of an older man wearing glasses and a white lab coat in a laboratory.

January 8, 2015

Cotton recalled as devoted teacher, mentor, scientist

Robert B. Cotton Jr., M.D., professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University and former longtime director of the Division of Neonatology, died Friday, Jan. 2. He was 74.

By Christina Echegaray

A healthcare professional uses a stethoscope to examine a baby lying on an examination table.

June 12, 2013

Antacids: risky for premature babies

Antacids that block a certain enzyme pose a risk for a common cardiac problem in premature infants.

By Leigh MacMillan