ArthurKRitcheyMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Pittsburgh, PA

Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Office
4401 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone+1 412-209-7411

Fax+1 412-209-7281
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Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1977 - 1980
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1972 - 1975
University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1998 - 2024
WV State Medical License 1986 - 2019
CT State Medical License 1977 - 1985
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
Pittsburgh Magazine Castle Connolly, 2005-2011
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
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Clinical Trials

Genetic Analysis in Identifying Late-Occurring Complications in Childhood Cancer Survivors Start of enrollment: 2004 Mar 25
Recruiting
Glutamic Acid in Reducing Nerve Damage Caused by Vincristine in Young Patients With Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 May 01
Completed
Phase 3
Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients Who Have Participated in Children's Oncology Group Studies Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 17
Recruiting
Collecting and Storing Malignant, Borderline Malignant Neoplasms, and Related Samples From Young Patients With Cancer Start of enrollment: 2003 Oct 13
Completed
Study of Kidney Tumors in Younger Patients Start of enrollment: 2006 Feb 27
Recruiting
Collecting and Storing Tissue, Blood, and Bone Marrow Samples From Patients With Rhabdomyosarcoma or Other Soft Tissue Sarcoma Start of enrollment: 1999 Mar 15
Completed
Combination Chemotherapy and Surgery in Treating Young Patients With Wilms Tumor Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 13
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Risk-Based Therapy in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed Liver Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 14
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Maintenance Chemotherapy or Observation Following Induction Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Ependymoma Start of enrollment: 2010 May 07
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Risk-Based Classification System of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 09
Completed
Risk-Adapted Chemotherapy in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or Localized B-Lineage Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 09
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Levofloxacin in Preventing Infection in Young Patients With Acute Leukemia Receiving Chemotherapy or Undergoing Stem Cell Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3
A Phase III Randomized Trial for Newly Diagnosed High Risk B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Testing Clofarabine (IND# 73789, NSC# 606869) in the Very High Risk Stratum Start of enrollment: 2012 Feb 01
Chemotherapy Followed by Radiation Therapy in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed Localized Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 27
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Risk-Based Therapy in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed Liver Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
"Pediatrician's Approach to Recognizing Neuroblastoma With Opsoclonus-Myoclonus-Ataxia Syndrome".
Julia E Segal, A Kim Ritchey, Jean Tersak, Kavita Thakkar, Sanjay Lambore> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2023 Sep 1
7 citations
Body mass index during maintenance therapy and relapse risk in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group report.
Aman Wadhwa, Yanjun Chen, Lindsey Hageman, Anna L Hoppmann, Anne Angiolillo, David S Dickens, Glen Lew, Joseph P Neglia, Yaddanapudi Ravindranath, A Kim Ritchey, Amand...> ;Cancer. 2023 Jan 1
8 citations
Late isolated central nervous system relapse in childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with intensified systemic therapy and delayed reduced dose crania...
Caroline Hastings, Yichen Chen, Meenakshi Devidas, A. Kim Ritchey, Naomi J. Winick, William L. Carroll, Stephen P. Hunger, Brent L. Wood, Robert B Marcus, Julio C. Bar...> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2021 Jul 24
1 citations
Successful treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and mast cell proliferation in a patient with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome.
Naomi Gunawardena, Meghan McCormick, Yen-Chun Liu, A. Kim Ritchey> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2021 Mar 31
22 citations
Obesity in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia increases the risk of adverse events during pre-maintenance chemotherapy.
Chelsea K. Meenan, John A. Kelly, Li Wang, A. Kim Ritchey, Scott H. Maurer> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2019 Feb 1
10 citations
Clinical and Genetic Risk Prediction of Subsequent CNS Tumors in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From the COG ALTE03N1 Study
Xuexia Wang, Can-Lan Sun, Lindsey Hageman, Kandice Smith, Purnima Singh, Sunil Desai, Douglas S. Hawkins, Melissa M. Hudson, Leo Mascarenhas, Joseph P. Neglia, Kevin C...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2017 Oct 4
13 citations
Transient juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia in the setting of PTPN11 mutation and Noonan syndrome with secondary development of monosomy 7.
Katrina O'Halloran, A. Kim Ritchey, Miroslav Djokic, Erika Friehling> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2017 Jul 1
24 citations
Comparison of self-report and electronic monitoring of 6MP intake in childhood ALL: a Children’s Oncology Group study
Wendy Landier, Yanjun Chen, Lindsey Hageman, Heeyoung Kim, Bruce Bostrom, Jacqueline Casillas, David S. Dickens, William E. Evans, Kelly W. Maloney, Leo Mascarenhas, A...> ;Blood. 2017 Apr 6
19 citations
Mercaptopurine Ingestion Habits, Red Cell Thioguanine Nucleotide Levels, and Relapse Risk in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report From the Children's O...
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2 citations
Response to treatment and adverse events associated with use of recombinant activated factor VII in children: a retrospective cohort study.
James D. Cooper, Arthur Kim Ritchey> ;Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety. 2017 Feb 1
6 citations
Management of type 2b von Willebrand disease in the neonatal period.
Lindsay Proud, A. Kim Ritchey> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2017 Jan 1
38 citations
Activity and Toxicity of Intravenous Erwinia Asparaginase Following Allergy to E. coli-Derived Asparaginase in Children and Adolescents With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Lynda M. Vrooman, Ivan I. Kirov, Zo Ann E. Dreyer, Michael J. Kelly, Nobuko Hijiya, Patrick A. Brown, Richard A. Drachtman, Yoav H. Messinger, A. Kim Ritchey, Gregory ...> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2016 Feb 1
87 citations
Systemic Exposure to Thiopurines and Risk of Relapse in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Children’s Oncology Group Study
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145 citations
6MP adherence in a multiracial cohort of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a Children's Oncology Group study
Wendy Landier, Lindsey Hageman, Heeyoung Kim, Yanjun Chen, Kristine R. Crews, William E. Evans, Bruce Bostrom, Jacqueline Casillas, David S. Dickens, Kelly W. Maloney,...> ;Blood. 2014 Oct 9
23 citations
Severe Iron-Deficiency Anemia Still an Issue in Toddlers
Gabrielle Paoletti, Debra L. Bogen, A. Kim Ritchey> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2014 Jul 2
49 citations
Improved clinical trial enrollment in adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology patients after the establishment of an AYA oncology program uniting pediatric and medic...
Peter H. Shaw, Michael Boyiadzis, Hussein Tawbi, Anne Welsh, Aimee Kemerer, Nancy E. Davidson, A. Kim Ritchey> ;Cancer. 2012 Jul 15
226 citations
Nonadherence to Oral Mercaptopurine and Risk of Relapse in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report From the Children's Onc...
Smita Bhatia, Wendy Landier, Muyun Shangguan, Lindsey Hageman, Alexandra Schaible, Andrea Carter, Cara Hanby, Wendy M. Leisenring, Yutaka Yasui, Nancy Kornegay, Leo Ma...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2012 Jun 10
252 citations
Anthracycline-Related Cardiomyopathy After Childhood Cancer: Role of Polymorphisms in Carbonyl Reductase Genes—A Report From the Children's Oncology Group
Javier G. Blanco, Can Lan Sun, Wendy Landier, Lu Chen, Diego Esparza-Duran, Wendy M. Leisenring, Allison Mays, Debra L. Friedman, Jill P. Ginsberg, Melissa M. Hudson, ...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2012 May 1
28 citations
A cost-effectiveness analysis of coagulation testing prior to tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in children.
James D. Cooper, Kenneth J. Smith, A. Kim Ritchey> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2010 Dec 1
99 citations
Twenty years of follow-up among survivors of childhood and young adult acute myeloid leukemia: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.
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27 citations
The prevalence of bleeding disorders among healthy pediatric patients with abnormal preprocedural coagulation studies.
Peter H. Shaw, Stacy Reynolds, Sriya Gunawardena, Lakshamanan Krishnamurti, Arthur Kim Ritchey> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2008 Feb 1
48 citations
Different rates of clinical trial enrollment between adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 22 years old and children under 15 years old with cancer at a children's h...
Peter H. Shaw, Arthur Kim Ritchey> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2007 Dec 1
8 citations
Severe neutropenia in children: a single institutional experience.
Deniz Yilmaz, Arthur Kim Ritchey> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2007 Aug 1
32 citations
A cost‐utility analysis of treatment for acute childhood idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Sarah H. O’Brien, A. Kim Ritchey, Kenneth J. Smith> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2007 Feb 1
25 citations
Response to steroids predicts response to rituximab in pediatric chronic immune thrombocytopenia.
Rachael F. Grace, Carolyn M. Bennett, A. Kim Ritchey, Michael Jeng, Courtney D. Thornburg, Michele P. Lambert, Michelle Neier, Michael Recht, Manjusha Kumar, Victor Bl...> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2012 Feb 1
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Grant Support

An Open-Label, Single-Arm, Multi-Center, Safety, Pharmacokinetic And PharmacodynNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
Childrens Cancer GroupNational Cancer Institute1998