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Office
300 Halket St
# Magee-Wo
Pittsburgh, PA 15213Phone+1 412-641-4111
Education & Training
- University of WashingtonFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
- SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1983
- University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 1987 - 2024
- WV State Medical License 2017 - 2021
- WA State Medical License 1983 - 1998
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
- Pittsburgh Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2011
Clinical Trials
- Demographic, Metabolic, and Genomic Description of Neonates With Severe Hyperbilirubinemia Start of enrollment: 2006 Sep 01
- Point-of-Care System for Determination of Bilirubin Capacity in Neonates Start of enrollment: 2015 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 220 citationsBilirubin-Induced Neurologic Damage — Mechanisms and Management ApproachesJon F. Watchko, Claudio Tiribelli
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2013-11-20 - 136 citationsAn approach to the management of hyperbilirubinemia in the preterm infant less than 35 weeks of gestation.M J Maisels, Jon F. Watchko, Vinod K. Bhutani, David K. Stevenson
Journal of Perinatology. 2012-06-07 - 31 citationsDevelopmental myosin heavy chains in the adult human diaphragm: coexpression patterns and effect of COPD.Taitan Nguyen, Joseph B. Shrager, Larry R. Kaiser, Lijuan Mei, Monica J. Daood
Journal of Applied Physiology. 2000-04-01
Grant Support
- Neonatal Bilirubin Neurotoxicity And P-GlycoproteinNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1999–2007
- Core--Muscle PhysiologyNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1999–2002
- Neonatal Bilirubin Neurotoxicity And P-GlycoproteinNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000
- Mechanism To Limit CNS Bilirubin Influx: P-GlycoproteinEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1998–1999
- Postnatal Development Of Expiratory MuscleNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1990–1994
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