Ioannis Koutroulis, MD, PhD, MBA

Professional Designation(s)/Title:
Co-Director, Academic Pediatric Urgent Care fellowship, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine

How long have you been a member of SPUC?
Recently joined

Why did you choose the Pediatric Urgent Care field? Pediatric Urgent Care Medicine is an emerging filed that will play a significant role in providing quality and less expensive care for our children that are ill but do not require evaluation in an Emergency Department.

Please list a few of your most recent accomplishments:
-Established one of the first Academic Pediatric Urgent Care fellowships in the country with Dr. Deena Berkowitz
-Created a group of program directors of Pediatric Urgent Care fellowships
-Co-chair of the first Academic Pediatric Association Urgent Care Special Interest Group
-Led a publication of a white paper about the current state and future of Academic Urgent Care fellowships

Why did you join SPUC?
SPUC can play a significant role in advancing pediatric urgent care medicine by providing continuing medical education opportunities but also by ensuring that care is standardized and of high quality. SPUC can help promote the field and identify opportunities for advancement with quality improvement initiatives.

Short Biography:
Ioannis Koutroulis, M.D.PhD. MBA, is originally from Greece, where he attended medical school and received a Ph.D. in infectious diseases. He completed residency training in New York and a fellowship in Philadelphia at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and Drexel University College of Medicine. At that time, he also completed an MBA in healthcare management and finance.

He has published work on sepsis, atopic dermatitis, obesity and asthma. Dr. Koutroulis also spends a lot of his time teaching the next generation of physicians. He loves traveling all over the world and his favorite place is Santorini, Greece, where he enjoys the beautiful sunsets.

Teresa (Terri) J. Coco, MD

Professional Designation(s)/Title:
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

How long have you been a member of SPUC?
Recently joined in the last month

Why did you choose the Pediatric Urgent Care field?
Honestly, I think it chose me. Right out of PEM fellowship the medical director position for my institution became available. I was the person who worked there the most, so I got the job. Since then, pediatric urgent care has become my passion and a significant part of my career.

Please list a few of your most recent accomplishments:
I will soon be the PEM fellowship director at my institution.

Why did you join SPUC?
I wanted to have more of a pediatric urgent care network to continue to gain more knowledge about this diverse field and be a part of the future in this specialty.

Short Biography:
I was born in Birmingham, Alabama and was dance major in college. I graduated from UAB medical school and have been there since then as a resident, fellow and attending. I am married and have 2 stepdaughters, 2 children and 2 grandchildren. I am full time academic, so I wear many hats at my institution. When I do get a little free time, I enjoy going to the lake with my family and sneaking in a little exercise.