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Sari Bar, D.O.

Sari Bar, D.O.

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Associate Professor

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Pediatrics

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  • Biography

    Dr. Sari Bar is a board certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician and Associate Professor in Pediatrics at UT Southwestern. She obtained her undergraduate degree in psychology with a minor in biology from The University of Texas at Austin. She then received her medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and continued her pediatric residency and fellowship training in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New York. In 2017, Dr. Bar moved back to her native state of Texas and joined the Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. Dr. Bar serves as the Medical Director of both the Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics clinic and the Down syndrome clinic at Children’s Health in Dallas. She is also the Fellowship Director for the Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

    Dr. Bar’s clinical work entails assessment of children with a variety of medical, behavioral and neurodevelopmental conditions. Her specific clinical and research interests are in the diagnosis and management of complex ADHD, high-risk newborn follow up, and behavioral assessment of children with medical complexities.

  • Education
    Medical School
    Kansas City University of Medicine and Bioscience College of Osteopathic Medicine (2011)
    Residency
    Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Cohen Children's Medical Center Program (2014), Pediatrics
    Fellowship
    Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Cohen Children's Medical Center Program (2017), Pediatric Behavioral & Developmental
  • Research Interest
    • Complex ADHD
    • Down syndrome
    • High risk newborn follow up and outcomes
    • Neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders
  • Publications
    The relation between Down syndrome and co-occurring conditions in children and young adults: A population-based cohort in Denmark, 1977–2016
    Yin C, Deng C, Crespi CM, Bar S, Carey CD, Brickner ME, Chock E, Schafer EC, Barjaktarevic I, Inoue K, Hansen J, Heck JE Research in Developmental Disabilities 2025 Dec 167
    Selective Mutism in the Context of Autism and Bilingualism
    Carroll B, Bordes Edgar V, Bar SH, Call CR, Nyp SS Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 2025 Jan 46 e87-e89
    Quality of Life Among Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Cross Sectional Study
    Bar S, Stephens SB, Mathew MS, Messiah SE, Edgar VB Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2024 Nov 54 4208-4215
    Relationship between parent perception of child anthropometric phenotype and body mass index change among children with developmental disabilities
    Xie LY, Atem FD, Bar S, Mathew MS, Lebron C, Chang C, Natale R, Messiah SE World Journal of Pediatrics 2021 Apr 17 210-214
    The impact of developmental behavioral pediatrics in a population of children with Down syndrome
    Shaw D, Bar S, Champion JD Journal of Pediatric Nursing 2021 Mar 57 38-42
    Variation in Neonate Swaddling Techniques
    Fletcher L, Pham T, Bar S, Li D, Spinazzola R, Papaioannou H, Milanaik R Advances in Neonatal Care 2018 Aug 18 302-306
    Long-term neurodevelopmental benefits of breastfeeding
    Bar S, Milanaik R, Adesman A Current opinion in pediatrics 2016 Aug 28 559-566
  • Honors & Awards
    • American Academy of Pediatrics Council on School Health Best Abstract Prize
      (2016)
    • Northwell Health Annual Academic Competition
      (2016)
    • Mary Colleen Alderman Clinical Excellence Award in Pediatrics
      (2011)
    • Mary Colleen Alderman Pediatrics Award
      (2009)
    • The Sparks Osteopathic Foundation Scholarship
      (2008-2010)
    • The Texas Alamo Scholarship
      (2007-2009)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group (DSMIG)-USA
    • Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
    • Texas Pediatric Society