JoelL.BassMD

Pediatrics • Boston, MA

Professor of Pediatrics, (part-time) Harvard Medical School

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Office
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
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Education & Training

Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1972 - 1974
NYU Grossman School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1971 - 1972
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1970 - 1970
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1970

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1972 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Perspective: Supporting Maternal Efforts to Provide Optimal Infant Nutrition in the Post-Partum Setting.
Tina Gartley, Joel Bass, Ronald Kleinman> ;Advances in Nutrition. 2024 Mar 1
1 citations
Breastfeeding as a Quality Measure: The Appropriate Measure Is Initiation.
Joel L Bass, Tina Gartley, Ronald Kleinman> ;The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing. 2022 Jan 28
Reply.
Joel L Bass, Tina Gartley, Ronald Kleinman> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2020 Dec 1
Reply.
Joel L Bass, Tina Gartley, Ronald Kleinman> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2020 Apr 1
1 citations
Late skin-to-skin care remains a safety concern
Joel L. Bass, Tina Gartley, Ronald E. Kleinman> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2020 Jan 31
21 citations
Outcomes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018 Breastfeeding Report Card: Public Policy Implications.
Joel L. Bass, Tina Gartley, Ronald E. Kleinman> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2020 Mar 1
1 citations
Another Look at the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative—Reply
Joel L. Bass> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2019 May 1
19 citations
World Health Organization Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Guideline and 2018 Implementation Guidance.
Joel L. Bass, Tina Gartley, Ronald E. Kleinman> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2019 Jan 1
36 citations
Trends in the incidence of sudden unexpected infant death in the newborn: 1995-2014
Joel L. Bass, Tina Gartley, David A. Lyczkowski, Ronald E. Kleinman> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2018 May 1
Re: Best Fed Beginnings: Long-term Breastfeeding Outcomes and Safety Concerns.
Joel L. Bass, Tina Gartley> ;Pediatrics. 2017 Nov 1
The Importance of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative-Reply.
Joel L. Bass, Tina Gartley, Ronald E. Kleinman> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2017 Mar 1
33 citations
Unintended Consequences of Current Breastfeeding Initiatives.
Joel L. Bass, Tina Gartley, Ronald E. Kleinman> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2016 Oct 1
1 citations
Car Seat–Associated Hypoxia: Low Birth Weight Term Newborns, Another Group at Risk
Joel L. Bass> ;Pediatrics. 2015 Jul 1
3 citations
In-hospital formula use and early breastfeeding cessation: association not causation.
Joel L. Bass> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2015 Jan 1
5 citations
Newborn car bed testing in a community hospital: implementing the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations.
Richard E. Wilker, Brenda J. Cotoni, Carolyn S. Mirando, Joel L. Bass> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2013 Sep 20
8 citations
The infant car seat challenge: determining and managing an "abnormal" result.
Joel L. Bass> ;Pediatrics. 2010 Mar 1
17 citations
Oxygen Therapy for Bronchiolitis
Joel L. Bass, David Gozal> ;Pediatrics. 2007 Mar 1
21 citations
Comparison of respiratory physiologic features when infants are placed in car safety seats or car beds.
T. Bernard Kinane, Joan Murphy, Joel L. Bass, Michael J. Corwin> ;Pediatrics. 2006 Aug 1
310 citations
The Effect of Chronic or Intermittent Hypoxia on Cognition in Childhood: A Review of the Evidence
Joel L. Bass, Michael J. Corwin, David Gozal, Carol Moore, Hiroshi Nishida, Steven Parker, Alison Schonwald, Richard E. Wilker, Sabine Stehle, T. Bernard Kinane> ;Pediatrics. 2004 Sep 1
1 citations
O2 saturation and slings.
Joel L. Bass> ;Pediatrics. 2004 Jan 1
Preteen counseling.
Bass, J.L.> ;Pediatrics. 2002 Dec
17 citations
Oxygen desaturation in term infants in car safety seats.
Joel L. Bass, Marilyn J. Bull> ;Pediatrics. 2002 Aug 1
The educational value of a single injury prevention counseling encounter.
Joel L. Bass> ;Pediatrics. 2000 Jan 1
2 citations
Framingham Safety Survey.
Joel L. Bass> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 1997 Sep 1
6 citations
Minimum criteria for reporting child abuse from health care settings.
Jan E. Paradise, Joel L. Bass, Suzanne D. Forman, Joshua Berkowitz, Donna B. Greenberg, Kishor A. Mehta> ;Delaware Medical Journal. 1997 Jul 1
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Journal Articles

World Health Organization Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Guideline and 2018 Implementation Guidance
Joel L Bass, Ronald Kleinman, JAMA

Lectures

Controversies in Pediatrics: Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative: Challenges of the Breastfeeding Program
National Conference & Exhibition 2019 - American Academy of Pediatrics - New Orleans, LA - 10/28/2019

Press Mentions

Is Getting Rid of Hospital Nurseries Unfair to New Moms?May 7th, 2021
Do ‘Baby-Friendly’ Hospitals Work for All Moms?April 18th, 2020
Controversies in Pediatrics Session to Focus on Baby-Friendly Hospital InitiativeAugust 15th, 2019
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