Barbara L. Philipp, MD

Barbara L. Philipp, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and a professor of pediatrics and newborn medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. After receiving her medical degree, Dr. Philipp completed pediatrics residencies at Boston Children's Hospital/BMC and Brown University. Her work as co-chair of BMC's Baby-Friendly Task Force allowed the hospital to be designated baby-friendly in 1999 and re-designated in 2007 and 2014. Dr. Philipp is also a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.