Umakanth Katwa, MD
Director, Sleep Center; Pulmonologist, Division of Pulmonary Medicine; Director, Sleep Laboratories; Director; Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Umakanth Katwa, MD
Director, Sleep Center; Pulmonologist, Division of Pulmonary Medicine; Director, Sleep Laboratories; Director; Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
Education
Undergraduate School
Karnataka Science College
1988
Dharwad
India
Medical School
Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences
1995
Hubli
India
Internship
Pediatrics
Lincoln Medical Center
2003
Bronx
NY
Residency
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
1999
New Delhi
India
Residency
Pediatrics
Weil Cornell Medical School
2005
New York
NY
Fellowship
Pediatric Pulmonology
Boston Children's Hospital
2008
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Sleep Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2009
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (Pulmonology)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sleep Medicine)
Publications
Automated phenotyping of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias using electronic health records. View Abstract
Identification of Patients With Congestive Heart Failure From the Electronic Health Records of Two Hospitals: Retrospective Study. View Abstract
Automated Medical Records Review for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia. View Abstract
ZSCAN1 Autoantibodies Are Associated with Pediatric Paraneoplastic ROHHAD. View Abstract
Asthma Management in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic. View Abstract
Uncharted territory: challenges and opportunities in pediatric sleep medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond part II: the sleep laboratory. View Abstract
Uncharted territory: challenges and opportunities in pediatric sleep medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond part I: clinical services and teaching and training issues. View Abstract
Sex differences in the relationship of sleep-disordered breathing and asthma control among children with severe asthma. View Abstract
Sleep endoscopy-directed management of Arnold-Chiari malformation: a child with persistent obstructive sleep apnea. View Abstract
Persistent Central Apnea and Long-Term Outcome After Posterior Fossa Decompressive Surgery for Arnold Chiari Type 1 Malformation in a Pediatric Patient. View Abstract
Children with Upper Airway Dysfunction: At Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea View Abstract
Pediatric Tongue Base Surgery. View Abstract
An Unusual Case of Noisy Breathing in an Infant. View Abstract
Advances in Asthma - III. View Abstract
Advances in Management of Asthma. View Abstract
Early Management of Infants With Robin Sequence: An International Survey and Algorithm. View Abstract
Advances in Asthma. View Abstract
Atypical presentations associated with non-polyalanine repeat PHOX2B mutations. View Abstract
Asthma Management in the Era of Smart-Medicine: Devices, Gadgets, Apps and Telemedicine. View Abstract
Sleep disordered breathing in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. View Abstract
Pulmonary Manifestations of Neuromuscular Diseases. View Abstract
16S community profiling identifies proton pump inhibitor related differences in gastric, lung, and oropharyngeal microflora. View Abstract
The sensitivity of acoustic cough recording relative to intraesophageal pressure recording and patient report during reflux testing. View Abstract
Safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary assessment of efficacy of mecasermin (recombinant human IGF-1) for the treatment of Rett syndrome. View Abstract
Response to Losurdo et al. View Abstract
"Nocturnal seizures" in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. View Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea in infancy: a 7-year experience at a pediatric sleep center. View Abstract
Prevalence of pediatric periodic leg movements of sleep after initiation of PAP therapy. View Abstract
The maintenance of wakefulness test in pediatric narcolepsy. View Abstract
MRI findings and sleep apnea in children with Chiari I malformation. View Abstract
The presence of pepsin in the lung and its relationship to pathologic gastro-esophageal reflux. View Abstract
Higher rate of bronchoalveolar lavage culture positivity in children with nonacid reflux and respiratory disorders. View Abstract
Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements disorder in the pediatric population. View Abstract
Streptococcus milleri group pleuropulmonary infection in children: computed tomographic findings and clinical features. View Abstract
Multidetector computed tomography evaluation of secondary hepatopulmonary fusion in a neonate. View Abstract
The lipid laden macrophage index as a marker of aspiration in patients with type I and II laryngeal clefts. View Abstract
MMP-8 promotes polymorphonuclear cell migration through collagen barriers in obliterative bronchiolitis. View Abstract
Hyperpolarized 3He MR imaging of the lung: normal range of ventilation defects and PFT correlation in young adults. View Abstract
McKusick-Kaufman Syndrome (MK catalogue #236700) presenting prenatally as fetal abdominal mass. View Abstract
Diabetes mellitus in newborns and infants. View Abstract
Management of undescended testis. View Abstract
The child with micropenis. View Abstract
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