Jorge A. Coss Bu, MD

Dr. Jorge A. Coss-Bu is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics and is currently appointed Professor of Pediatrics, at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. He currently serves as Director of Continuing Education for the Division of Critical Care Medicine at Texas Children’s Hospital and previously served as its Director of Research.

Dr. Coss-Bu is a member of multiple medical organizations and professional societies and at a national level serves as a member of committees at the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Society of Pediatric Research. His research interest is the nutrition support and metabolism of critically ill children. He has been leading a research team that has produced over 200 scientific publications including manuscripts, abstracts and book chapters. Dr. Coss-Bu has shared his research work at 150 scientific events and presented more than 200 lectures in the US and worldwide.

Personal Statement

I am deeply committed to providing high-quality, evidence-based care to my patients and their families through a holistic approach that includes active listening and engagement. I believe health care is a partnership, and I strive to treat patients and families as individuals, collaborating with them and personalizing their care to help them achieve their health care goals.

 

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Clinical Interests

Nutritional evaluation and support of critically ill children, metabolic regulation of glucose in critically ill children

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Education

School	Education	Degree	Year
Baylor College of Medicine	Residency	Pediatrics	2001
Baylor College of Medicine	Fellowship	Critical Care	1999
Instituto Tech Y De Estudios Superiores De Monterrey	Residency	Pediatrics	1990
Instituto Tech Y De Estudios Superiores De Monterrey	Medical School	Doctor of Medicine	1986

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Organizations

Organization Name	Role
American Academy of Pediatrics	Fellow
American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition	Member
Society of Critical Care Medicine	Member
Society of Pediatric Research	Member

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Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics and Critical Care Medicine

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Honors and awards

2025

Family Centered Care Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2024

Fellow, Critical Care Medicine

2020

Presidential Citation, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2018

The Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award for Development of Enduring Materials, Baylor College of Medicine

2016

The Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching & Evaluation, Baylor College of Medicine 

2010

Award of Excellence for Teaching:  General Pediatric Attending on the Ben Taub Inpatient Service from July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009 - Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine

2008

The Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Faculty Excellence Award in the category of Teaching and Evaluation, Baylor College of Medicine

2005

Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics 

1999

Best Abstract Award, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Critical Care

1995

Fellow, American College of Nutrition 

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* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Research interests

Nutritional and metabolic needs of critically ill children, malnutrition and clinical outcomes in critically ill children, nutritional status and support in children after liver transplantation, body composition and outcomes in critically ill children, diabetic ketoacidosis and outcomes in critically ill children

Desai Y, Marroquín A, Hong-Zhu P, Knebusch N, Vazquez S, Mansour M, Fogarty TP, Tcharmtchi MH, Stein F, Coss-Bu JA. Nutritional Status, Social Determinants of Health and Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Children. Children (Basel). 2025 Mar 20;12(3):390. doi: 10.3390/children12030390. PMID: 40150673

 

Feasibility of Achieving Nutritional Adequacy in Critically Ill Children with Critical Neurological Illnesses (CNIs)?-A Quaternary Hospital Experience. Mansour M, Knebusch N, Daughtry J, Fogarty TP, Lam FW, Orellana RA, Lai YC, Erklauer J, Coss-Bu JA. Children (Basel). 2024 Jun 9;11(6):711. doi:10.3390/children11060711. PMID: 38929290

 

Knebusch N, Hong-ZhuP, Mansour M, Daughtry JN, Fogarty TP, Stein F, Coss-Bu JA. An In-Depth Look at Nutrition Support and Adequacy for Critically Ill Children with Organ Dysfunction. Children (Basel). 2024 Jun 8;11(6):709. doi:10.3390/children11060709. PMID: 38929288

 

Knebusch N, Mansour M, Vazquez S, Coss-Bu JA. Macronutrient and Micronutrient Intake in Children with Lung Disease. Nutrients, 2023 Sep 25;15(19):4142. doi: 10.3390/nu15194142.PMID: 37836425

 

Campos-Miño S, Figueiredo-Delgado A, Zárate P, Zamberlan P, Muñoz-Benavides E, Coss-Bu JA. Malnutrition and Nutrition Support in Latin American PICUs: The Nutrition in PICU (NutriPIC) Study. Nutrition Committee, Latin American Society of Pediatric Intensive Care(SLACIP). Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2023 Dec 1;24(12):1033-1042. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003337. Epub 2023 Aug 4. PMID: 3753996

 

Silva-Gburek J, Marroquín A, Flores S, Roddy J, Ghanayem NS, Shekerdemian LS, Coss-Bu JA. Perioperative Nutritional Status and Organ Dysfunction Following Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatric Cardiology, 2023 Aug;44(6):1350-1357. doi: 10.1007/s00246-023-03111-2. Epub 2023 Feb 6. PMID: 36745225

 

Mehta NM, Skillman HE, Irving SY, Coss-Bu JA, Vermilyea S, Farrington EA, McKeever L, Hall AM, Goday PS, Braunschweig C. Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2017 Jul;18(7):675-715. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000001134.PMID: 28691958

 

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