Howard Panitch, MD

Medical School

MD - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Internship

Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Residency

Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Fellowship

Pediatric Pulmonology - St. Christopher's Hospital for Children / Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Pediatric Pulmonology
Pediatrics

Papers

2016

Jensen EA, Panitch H, Feng R, Moore PE, Schmidt B. Inter-observer reliability of the respiratory physical examination in premature infants: A multi-center study. J Pediatr. 2016;178-87-92. 

2015

Panitch HB, Weiner DJ, Feng R, Perez MR, Healy F, McDonough JM, Rintoul N, Hedrick HL. Lung function over the first 3 years of life in children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2015 Sep;50(9):896-907.

Healy F, Lin W, Feng R, Hanna BD, Hedrick H, Panitch HB. An association between pulmonary hypertension and impaired lung function in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2015 Jul;50(7):672-82.

2014

Partridge EA, Hanna BD, Panitch HB, Rintoul NE, Peranteau WH, Flake AW, Adzick NS, Hedrick HL. Pulmonary hypertension in giant omphalocele infants. J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Dec;49(12):1767-70.

Healy F, Lin W, Feng R, Hanna BD, Hedrick H, Panitch HB.: An Association Between Pulmonary Hypertension and Impaired Lung Function in Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Pediatric Pulmonology 2014 Notes: Mar 13. doi: 10.1002/ppul.23035. [Epub ahead of print]

Finkel RS, Weiner DJ, Mayer OH, McDonough JM and Panitch HB.: Respiratory Muscle Function in Infants with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I. Pediatric Pulmonology 2014 Notes: Apr 29. doi: 10.1002/ppul.22997. [Epub ahead of print]

2013

Miske LJ, McDonough J, Weiner DJ, and Panitch HB: Changes in Gastric Pressure and Volume during Mechanical In-Exsufflation. Pediatric Pulmonology 48(8): 824-829, August 2013.

Books

Panitch H.  Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.  In:  Guidelines for Pediatric Home Health Care.  McConnell MS, ed.  American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL.  pp. 323-342; 2002.

Allen JL, Panitch HB.  Lung function testing:  Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy.  In Pediatr Pulmonol 23:138S-140S; 2001.

Panitch HB.  Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.  In:  Primary Pediatric Pulmonology.  Dozor AJ, ed.  Futura Publishing Co., Inc.  Armonk, NY.  pp. 163-186; 2001.

Panitch HB, Shaffer TH.  Developmental Airway Structure and Function in Health and Chronic Lung Injury.  In:  Chronic Lung Disease of Early Infancy:  Lung Biology in Health and Diseases Series.  Bland RD and Coalson JJ, eds.  Marcel-Dekker, Inc.  New York, NY, 1999.

Shaffer TH, Wolfson MR, Panitch HB.  Airway Mechanics in Health and Disease.  In:  Pediatric Respiratory Failure.  Goldstein B and Arnold J, eds.  New Horizons, 7:276-286;1999.

Panitch HB, Papastamelos C, Schidlow DV.  Abnormalities of the Pleural Space.  In:  Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Taussig LM and Landau LI, eds.  Mosby-Year Book, Inc.  pp. 1178-1196.

Panitch HB, Callahan CW, Schidlow DV. Bronchiolitis in Children.  In:  Clinics in Chest Medicine, King TE, Jr., ed.  W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia.  Vol 14(4):715-731;1993.

Panitch HB and Kolb SM.  Home Care of Ventilator-Assisted Children.  In:  A Practical Guide to Pediatric Respiratory Diseases.  Schidlow DV and Smith DS, ed.  Hanley & Belfus, Philadelphia.  pp. 301-306.

Panitch HB.  Wheezing and Lower Airway Obstruction.  In:  A Practical Guide to Pediatric Respiratory Diseases.  Schidlow DV and Smith DS, ed.  Hanley & Belfus, Philadelphia.  pp. 39-43.

Panitch HB.  Hemoptysis in Children.  In:  A Practical Guide to Pediatric Respiratory Diseases.  Schidlow DV and Smith DS, ed.  Hanley & Belfus, Philadelphia.  pp. 45-48.

Schidlow DV, Panitch HB, Katz S: The immotile cilia syndrome.  In:  Pediatric Respiratory Disease:  Diagnosis and Treatment. Hillman BC., ed. W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 1993.  pp.550-562.