Oscar Henry Mayer, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine)
Pulmonologist, Neuromuscular Disorders Clinic, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Testing Laboratory, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,
Lead Pulmonologist
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Division of Pulmonary Medicine
14564 HUB Building
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
14564 HUB Building
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3749
Fax: 215-590-3500
Fax: 215-590-3500
Email:
mayero@chop.edu
mayero@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Biology)
Middlebury College, 1990.
MD
University of Pittsburgh, 1995.
Permanent linkBA (Biology)
Middlebury College, 1990.
MD
University of Pittsburgh, 1995.
Description of Research Expertise
Chest wall mechanicsAssessment of chest wall and spinal disorders
The pulmonary manifestations of neuromuscular disease
Optimal management of patients with neuromuscular disease
Pediatric Pulmonary Function Testing
Description of Clinical Expertise
Treatment of chest wall and spinal disordersAssessment of chest wall and spinal disorders
Treatment of pediatric neuromuscular disorders
Assessment of pediatric neuromuscular disorders
Selected Publications
McGill JB, Mayer OH: "Pulmonary Safety and Clinical Considerations for Inhaled Insulin: A Comprehensive Review" Diabetes Technol Ther 28, February 2026.Keselman DJ, Small JC, Seneviratne T, McCague S, Kaschak TL, Yum SW, O'Brien A, Brandsema JF, Diamond T, Loomes KM, Lin KY, Wittlieb-Weber CA, Mayer OH, Daniel SG, Waldman AT, Samelson-Jones BJ, Matesanz SE, George LA : “Real-World Outcomes of Delandistrogene Moxeparvovec Gene Therapy: Motor Outcomes and Emerging Safety Concerns” Mol Ther 34(1), January 2026.
Edel L, Civitello M, Muntoni F, Finkel R, Mercuri E, Baranello G, Mayer O. : "Respiratory management in spinal muscular atrophy: development of a global outcome measure" Neuromuscul Disord November 2025.
Hao Y, Udupa JK, Tong Y, Wu C, Gogel S, DM, Mayer OH, McDonough JM, Cahill PJ, Torigian DA, Anari JB: Respiratory volume prediction for pediatric TIS patients with MAGEC rod treatment from pre-operative dynamic MRI and chest radiographs. Proc. SPIE April 2025.
Castro D, T Sejersen, L Bello, F Buccella, A Cairns, J Carranza-Del Río, IJM de Groot, L Elman, I Inzani, A Klein, OH Mayer, H Miller, A Onofri, APQC Araújo, U Schara-Schmidt, K Vanden Wyngaert , LM Ward, JM Wilmshurst, R Quinlivan: Transition of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy from paediatric to adult care: An international Delphi consensus study. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 54, January 2025.
Tong Y, Udupa JK, McDonough JM, Xie L, Wu C, Akhtar Y, Hosseini M, Alnoury M, Shaghaghi S, Gogel S, Biko DM, Mayer OH, Torigian DA, Cahill PJ, Anari JB. : "Do Rib-Based Anchors Impair Chest Wall Motion in Early Onset Scoliosis? - A Novel Investigation via Dynamic MRI”. J Pediatr Orthop 45(9), 2025.
Orbach MR, Cahill PJ, Larson AN, El-Hawary R, Mayer OH, Balasubramanian S. : “Predicting pulmonary function using thoracic deformity parameters in early onset scoliosis patients”. PLOS One 20(7), 2025.
Hosseini M, Udupa JK, Hao Y, Tong Y, Wu C, Akhtar Y, Shaghaghi S, Alnoury M, Dindarian S, McDonough JM, Biko DM, Gogel S, Mayer OH, Cahill PJ, Torigian DA, Anari JB.: “Assessment of Regional 3D Hemi-diaphragmatic Motion Via Free-breathing Dynamic MRI in Pediatric Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome” Acad Radiol 32(7), 2025.
Hassani S, Tong Y, Lomer NB, Udupa JK, Wu C, McDonough JM, Gogel S, Mayer OH, Biko DM, Cahill PJ, Anari JB, Torigian DA.: “Comparative analysis of thoracic structure and function using CT and dynamic MRI in pediatric thoracic insufficiency syndrome with and without neuromuscular disease”. Spine Deform 13(5), 2025.
Akhtar Y, Udupa JK, Tong Y, Wu C, Liu T, Tong L, Hosseini M, Al-Noury M, Chodvadiya M, McDonough JM, Mayer OH, Biko DM, Anari JB, Cahill P, Torigian DA. : Auto-segmentation of hemi-diaphragms in free-breathing dynamic MRI of pediatric subjects with thoracic insufficiency syndrome. medRxiv September 2024.