Carol M. Lilly, M.D., M.P.H.

Dr. Lilly has been a core faculty member of the Department of Pediatrics since 1995 and is currently the Division Chief of the Division of Child Development and Neurology. She is responsible for coordinating required pediatric residency training for Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and Medical Student Education. Dr. Lilly co-directs a Child Abuse Medicine elective with Dr. Bill Brooks and Dr. Sally Smith for pediatrics residents. She has co-developed a collaborative educational model within the Division of Child Development via cross-training of School and Clinical Psychology Graduate Interns with Pediatric Residents and Medical Students. She has demonstrated effectiveness in advocacy and program development for vulnerable, under-served populations and children with special health care needs. Dr. Lilly is currently the medical director of the Bay Area Early Intervention Program, the Children’s Medical Services Growth Clinic and the Polk, Hardee and Highlands County Child Protection Team.

Dr. Lilly received her MD at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine in 1983. After completing her Pediatric Residency training at Monmouth Medical Center in 1987 and having received a National Health Service Corp Scholarship for medical school, Dr. Lilly practiced as a Pediatrician in Bethel Alaska from 1990 to 1994. She directed specialty medical follow-up for children with special health care needs and served as a medical consultant to the Alaska Early Intervention Program. Dr. Lilly also functioned as the service chief for pediatrics and the medical staff president for the local hospital. During her stay, she developed and implemented a Community Integrated Services System Grant for High Risk Infant Follow-Up as well as the Regional Child Abuse Protocol. At the conclusion of her service commitment, Dr. Lilly came to the University of South Florida. Since her arrival in Florida, she has served as a volunteer board member for a number of community agencies. Dr. Lilly has been an active member of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is currently on the Statewide Committee on Child Abuse/Neglect. She has served as the editor of the Florida Pediatrician,, and was also elected as the District Representative for District V of the Florida Pediatric Society (Florida Chapter of the AAP) from 2001 to 2003.

Dr. Lilly is an Academic Pediatrician with recognized clinical expertise and interests related to Children with Special Health Care Needs, Child Development, Pediatric Nutritional Disorders, Child Abuse and Public Health.   She is the Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics.

Education & Training

Board Certifications

• American Board of Pediatrics

Scholarly Activity

Dr. Lilly is the author of several peer-reviewed abstracts, articles and book chapters/manuals. She serves as a manuscript reviewer for Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. She is often invited to present workshops and posters in areas involving malnutrition/failure to thrive, early intervention, child abuse, and children with special health care needs. Dr. Lilly is the director of several grants/clinical service programs, including: the Bay Area Early Steps Program, and the Polk, Hardee and Highlands Child Protection Team.

Selected Publications

Armstrong K, Kohler W, Lilly, CM. “The Young & the Restless: A Pediatrician’s Guide to Managing Sleep Problems”, Contemporary Pediatrics (March 2009: in press)

Armstrong K, Curtiss H, Popkave K, Lilly CM. “ABAS-II: Adaptive Behavior Assessment for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities” Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II: Clinical Use and Interpretation: Chapter 18, p 351-370. Austin, TX: Elsevier, Inc. 2008.

Lilly CM, Gooden CE, Armstrong K,. “Relationship Between BMI and Parent Identified Sleep Problems in at Risk Young Children” Poster presentation: Pediatric Academic Society Meeting, May 2008

Popkave K, Armstrong K, Lilly CM. “Relationship Between Parent Reports of Sleep Problems, Externalizing-Internalizing Behaviors and Adaptive Function in At-Risk Young Children” Poster presentation: Pediatric Academic Society Meeting, May 2008

Lilly C M, Curtiss H, Armstrong K. “HOTDOCS FOR DOCS: Helping Our Toddlers, Developing Our Children: A Multimodal Curriculum for Pediatric Faculty to Address Training Challenges in the Incorporation of Behavioral Interventions into Primary Care Practice” Workshop, Pediatric Academic Society Meeting, Presentation May 2007.

Hauser K, Lilly C, Frias J. “Florida Health Care Provider Knowledge of Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects” Southern Medical Journal 97(5): 437-439, May 2004