Instructor in Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital

Pediatric Pulmonology

Umakanth A. Khatwa, MB practices Pediatric Pulmonology. Umakanth Khatwa is also published. He has 22 publications published. The lastest publication: "The sensitivity of acoustic cough recording relative to intraesophageal pressure recording and patient report during reflux testing.' He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• The sensitivity of acoustic cough recording relative to intraesophageal pressure recording and patient report during reflux testing.
• Changes in gastric and lung microflora with Acid suppression: Acid suppression and bacterial growth.
• Safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary assessment of efficacy of mecasermin (recombinant human IGF-1) for the treatment of Rett syndrome.
• The utility of endoscopy and multichannel intraluminal impedance testing in children with cough and wheezing.
• The Diagnostic Yield of Pediatric Polysomnography Based on the Professional Background of Referring Physicians.
• Intraesophageal Pressure Recording Improves The Detection of Cough During Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance Testing (pH-MII) in Children.
• Obstructive Sleep apnea in infancy: A 7-year experience at a pediatric Sleep center.
• Prevalence of pediatric periodic leg movements of Sleep after initiation of PAP therapy.
• The maintenance of wakefulness test in pediatric narcolepsy.
• MRI findings and Sleep apnea in children with Chiari I malformation.
• MMP-8 promotes polymorphonuclear cell migration through collagen barriers in obliterative bronchiolitis.
• McKusick-Kaufman Syndrome (MK catalogue #236700) presenting prenatally as fetal abdominal mass.
• Diabetes mellitus in newborns and infants.
• Management of undescended testis.
• The child with micropenis.
• Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements disorder in the pediatric population.
• Streptococcus milleri group pleuropulmonary infection in children: computed tomographic findings and clinical features.
• Multidetector computed tomography evaluation of secondary hepatopulmonary fusion in a neonate.
• Hyperpolarized 3He MR imaging of the lung: normal range of ventilation defects and PFT correlation in young adults.
• Utilization of lipid-laden macrophage index in evaluation of aerodigestive disorders.
• "Nocturnal seizures" in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Schools

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• AllIndia Institute of Medical Science Ansari Nagar

• Karnatak University Karnatak Medical College

• Lincoln Hospital Cornell University

• Childrens Hospital Harvard University

Conditions Treated

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• Alkalosis
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Respiratory Failure
• Sleep Apnea

Doctors Specialties

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• Pediatric Pulmonology
• Sleep Medicine

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• BlueConnect HMO
• Blue with Managed Care Behavioral Health HMO
• Preferred Blue PPO
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• LocalPlus
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• GHI PPO
• Fallon Community Health Plan
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care PPO
• Choice Care PPO
• Medicare MCR
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Tufts PPO
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare

Education

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• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Boston Children's Hospital
• Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
• Karnataka Institute of Medical Science

Hospital

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• Boston Children's Hospital

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1992737423
Last Name Of The Provider	KHATWA
First Name Of The Provider	UMAKANTH
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