Umakanth Khatwa , MD
  • Director, Sleep Laboratories
  • Director, Aero-digestive Center (Pulmonary Program)
  • Director, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Program
Office Phone: 617-355-1900
Appointment Line: 617-355-1900
Fax: 718-730-0373

Departments/Divisions

Specialties

Sleep Disorders
aerodigestive disorders
apnea
asthma
chronic lung disease
cough
pediatric pulmonary medicine
respiratory disease
sleep disordered breathing
sleep disorders

Services/Programs

Academic Appointments

Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Certifications

Pediatrics, Sleep Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonology

Languages

English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada

Interests/Hobbies

Traveling, Cooking

College

Karnataka Science College, Dharwad, India  (1988)

Medical School

Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, India  (1995)

Internship

Pediatrics, Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, NY  (2003)

Residencies

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India  (1999)
Pediatrics, Weil Cornell Medical School, New York, NY  (2005)

Fellowships

Sleep Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School  (2009)
Pediatric Pulmonology, Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School  (2008)

Professional Organizations

American Academy of Sleep Medicine
American Thoracic Society

Awards

National Merit Scholarship, Government of India

Presentations

Pediatric Sleep Disorders: Aerodigestive perspective , 2009
What is New in Pediatric Aerodigestive Disorders
Harvard Medical School CME course
Evaluation of Pediatric Sleep Disorders , 2010
Updates in Pediatric Sleep Disorders
Harvard Medical School CME course
Long-term consequences of pulmonary aspiration , 2009
What is New in Pediatric Aerodigestive Disorders
Harvard Medical School CME course
Habit Cough: Diagnosis and Management , 2010
What is New in Pediatric Aero-digestive Disorders
Harvard Medical School CME course
Central Sleep Apnea Syndromes , 2010
Updates in Pediatric Sleep Disorders
Harvard Medical School CME course

Publications

Khatwa UA and Kothare SV
Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorders in pediatric population
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine  Issue: 2010 Nov , Page: 16(6):559-67
Khatwa U, Lee EY
MDCT evaluation of secondary hepato-pulmonary fusion in a neonate
Clinical Imaging  Issue: 2010 May-Jun , Page: 34(3):234-8
Khatwa UA, Menon PSN
Diabetes in Newborn and Infants
Indian Journal of Pediatrics  Issue: 2000 Jun , Page: 67(6): 44344
Kieran SM, Katz E, Rosen R, Khatwa U, Martin T, Rahbar R
The lipid laden macrophage index as a marker of aspiration in patients with type I and II laryngeal clefts
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology  Issue: 2010 Jul , Page: 74(7):743-6
Khatwa UA, Kleibrink B, Shapiro S, Subramaniam M
MMP-8 Promotes Polymorphonuclear Cell Migration through Collagen Barriers in Obliterative Bronchiolitis
Journal of Leukocyte Biology  Issue: 2010 Jan , Page: 87(1):69-77
Lee EY, Khatwa U, McAdam AJ, Bastos M, Mahmood SA, Ervoes JP, Boiselle PM
Streptococcus milleri group pleuropulmonary infection in children: computed tomographic findings and clinical features
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography  Issue: 2010 Nov-Dec , Page: 34(6):927-32
Lee, E, Sun Y, Zurakowski D, Hatabu H, Khatwa U, Albert M
Hyperpolarized 3He MR Imaging of the Lung: Normal Range of Ventilation Defects and PFT Correlation in Young
Journal of Thoracic Imaging  Issue: 2009 May , Page: 24(2):110-4
Umakanth Khatwa, Rachel Rosen, Eric Chou, Greg Licameli
Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Pediatric Sleep Disorders , Published 2011
Sleep in Childhood Neurological Disorders
Demos Publishers
Umakanth Khatwa, MD, Alia Bazzy Assad, MD and Sanjeev Kothare, MD
Sleep Problems in Children with Sickle Cell Disease , In Press (2011)
Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children: A Clinical Guide
Springer
Umakanth Khatwa, MD and Sanjeev V. Kothare, MD
Sleep Related Movement Disorders , In Press (2012)
Encyclopedia of Sleep
Stanford University
Umakanth Khatwa, MD and Sanjeev V. Kothare, MD
Periodic Limb Movements Disorder in Autism , In Press (2011)
Autism (ISBN 978-953-307-239-5)
InTech
Umakanth Khatwa, MD and Edward Lee, MD
Horseshoe Lung Malformation , In Press (2011)
Imaging and Pathology of Pediatric Pulmonology
Springer
Umakanth Khatwa, MD and Edward Lee, MD
Hepato-Pulmonary Fusion , In Press (2011)
Imaging and Pathology of Pediatric Pulmonology
Springer
Khatwa UA, Menon PSN
Management of Undescended testis
Indian Journal of Pediatrics  Issue: 2000 Jun , Page: 67(6): 449454
Khatwa UA, Menon PSN
The Child with Micropenis
Indian Journal of Pediatrics  Issue: 2000 Jun , Page: 67(6): 455460
Khatwa UA, Ben Rajegowda, Rosenberg H
McKusick Kaufman Syndrome Presenting as Prenatal fetal abdominal mass
Journal of Perinatology  Issue: 2005 , Page: 25: 146-149
Neutrophil Trafficking - Chronic Lung Rejection Model

Disorders of respiratory control in children

Sleep disordered breathing in special population

Primary cliliary Dyskinesia

Sleep apnea and GE reflux

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