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
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 (EOS)? medRxiv May 2024.Mayer OH, R Amin, H Sawnani, R Shell, SL Katz. : Respiratory Insufficiency in Neuromuscular Disease (RIND): A Delphi Study to Establish Consensus Criteria to Define and Diagnose Hypoventilation in Pediatric Neuromuscular Disease. Journal of Neuromuscular Disorders 10(6), September 2023.
Gipsman AI, NC Lapinel, OH Mayer: "Airway clearance in patients with neuromuscular disease" . Paediatric Respiratory Reviews February 2023.
Kelchtermans J, Mayer OH: “Year in review 2021: Neuromuscular diseases” Pediatric Pulmonology 58(1): 20-25, January 2023.
McDonald CM, OH Mayer, KN Hor, D Miller, N Goemans, EK Henricson, JR Marden, J Freimark, H Lane, A Zhang, M Frean, P Trifillis, K Koladicz, and J Signorovitch, on behalf of the PRO-DMD-01 consortium investigators. : “Functional and clinical outcomes associated with steroid treatment among non-ambulatory patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy” Journal of Neuromuscular Disorders 10: 67–79, 2023.
Boas H, OH Mayer, K Miller: “Assessment of Pulmonary Function” Pulmonary Assessment and Management of Patients with Pediatric Neuromuscular Disease. OH Mayer (eds.). Elsevier, Page: 45-57, 2023.
Tsukahara K, OH Mayer: “The Evolving Course of Neurmuscular Disease.” Pulmonary Assessment and Management of Patients with Pediatric Neuromuscular Disease. OH Mayer (eds.). Elsevier, Page: 219-228, 2023.
Tsukahara K, OH Mayer: Thoracic insufficiency syndrome: Approaches to assessment and management Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 44: 78-84, December 2022.
Tsukahara K, OH Mayer: Thoracic insufficiency syndrome: Approaches to assessment and management. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 7: doi: 10.1016, March 2022.
Nossov SB, A Quinonez, J San Juan , JP Gaughan, J Pahys, A Samdani, J Flynn, OH Mayer, S Garg, M Glotzbecker, J Smith, PJ Cahill: Does ventilator use status correlate with quality of life in patients with early-onset scoliosis treated with rib-based growing system implantation? Spine Deformity 10(4): 943-950, January 2022.