Umakanth A. Katwa

Umakanth A. Katwa, M.B.,B.S., M.D.

617-355-6105
Harvard Catalyst Profile
Harvard Title

Instructor in Pediatrics

Administrative and Hospital Titles

Director, Sleep Laboratory
Co-Director, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia program
Attending Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital 

Other Affiliations

Affiliate Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Affiliate Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Affiliate Physician, Newton Wellesley Hospital 

Address

Boston Children's Hospital
Division of Pulmonary Medicine
333 Longwood Ave, LO 486
Boston MA 02115

Publications View
The sensitivity of acoustic cough recording relative to intraesophageal pressure recording and patient report during reflux testing.
Authors: Rosen R, Amirault J, Heinz N, Litman H, Khatwa U.
Neurogastroenterol Motil
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Obstructive sleep apnea in infancy: a 7-year experience at a pediatric sleep center.
Authors: Ramgopal S, Kothare SV, Rana M, Singh K, Khatwa U.
Pediatr Pulmonol
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Safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary assessment of efficacy of mecasermin (recombinant human IGF-1) for the treatment of Rett syndrome.
Authors: Khwaja OS, Ho E, Barnes KV, O'Leary HM, Pereira LM, Finkelstein Y, Nelson CA, Vogel-Farley V, DeGregorio G, Holm IA, Khatwa U, Kapur K, Alexander ME, Finnegan DM, Cantwell NG, Walco AC, Rappaport L, Gregas M, Fichorova RN, Shannon MW, Sur M, Kaufmann WE.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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Prevalence of pediatric periodic leg movements of sleep after initiation of PAP therapy.
Authors: Pai V, Khatwa U, Ramgopal S, Singh K, Fitzgerald R, Kothare SV.
Pediatr Pulmonol
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Response to Losurdo et al.
Authors: Khatwa U, Ramgopal S, Mylavarapu A, Prabhu SP, Smith E, Proctor M, Scott M, Pai V, Zarowski M, Kothare SV.
Pediatr Neurol
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"Nocturnal seizures" in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Authors: Izzo A, McSweeney J, Kulik T, Khatwa U, Kothare SV.
J Clin Sleep Med
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The maintenance of wakefulness test in pediatric narcolepsy.
Authors: Zandieh S, Ramgopal S, Khatwa U, Sangiuliano M, Gunnuscio M, Zarowski M, Kothare SV.
Pediatr Neurol
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MRI findings and sleep apnea in children with Chiari I malformation.
Authors: Khatwa U, Ramgopal S, Mylavarapu A, Prabhu SP, Smith E, Proctor M, Scott M, Pai V, Zarowski M, Kothare SV.
Pediatr Neurol
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The presence of pepsin in the lung and its relationship to pathologic gastro-esophageal reflux.
Authors: Rosen R, Johnston N, Hart K, Khatwa U, Nurko S.
Neurogastroenterol Motil
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Higher rate of bronchoalveolar lavage culture positivity in children with nonacid reflux and respiratory disorders.
Authors: Rosen R, Johnston N, Hart K, Khatwa U, Katz E, Nurko S.
J Pediatr
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