Howard B. Panitch
Emeritus Professor CE of Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine)
Medical Director, Technology Dependence and Home Ventilation Program, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Member, Peer Review Committee, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Member, Sedation Committee, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Member, Executive Committee, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
CHOP
3501 CIVIC CENTER BLVD
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3501 CIVIC CENTER BLVD
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3749
Fax: 215-590-3500
Fax: 215-590-3500
Email:
PANITCH@CHOP.EDU
PANITCH@CHOP.EDU
Education:
B.A. (Biology; English minor)
University of Pennsylvania, 1978.
M.D.
University of Pittsburgh, 1982.
B.A. (Biology; English minor)
University of Pennsylvania, 1978.
M.D.
University of Pittsburgh, 1982.
Post-Graduate Training
Pediatric Internship, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1982-1983.
Pediatric Residency, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1983-1985.
Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children/Temple University School of Medicine, 1985-1988.
Permanent linkPediatric Internship, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1982-1983.
Pediatric Residency, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1983-1985.
Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children/Temple University School of Medicine, 1985-1988.
Description of Research Expertise
Infant pulmonary function testingRespiratory physiology measurements in children
Description of Itmat Expertise
lung function in infants, lung repair and remodeling in infants with pulmonary hypoplasia and chronic lung disease, chronic respiratory failure, respiratory care of patients with neuromuscular weaknessSelected Publications
Tauber D, Wolfson MR, Shaffer TH, Panitch HB: Effect of Ipratropium Bromide on trachealis tone. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 167: 386A, 2003 Notes: Thematic poster session, American Thoracic Society Meeting, May 2003, Seattle, WA.Weiner DJ, Traeger N, McDonough JM, Panitch HB, Allen JL: Non-invasive assessment of expiratory muscle fatigue. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 167: 510A, 2003 Notes: Thematic poster session, American Thoracic Society Meeting, May 2003, Seattle, WA.
Miske LJ, Ward T, Allen JL, Panitch HB, Weiner DJ: Non-invasive ventilation may decrease respiratory muscle fatigue. 2003 Notes: Presented at the 9th International Conference on Noninvasive Ventilation: From the ICU to Home, American College of Chest Physicians, Oct 23-25, 2003, Orlando, Florida.