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Office
4401 Penn Avenue
Magee-Womens Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA 15224Phone+1 412-641-4111- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
University of WashingtonFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1983
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1987 - 2024
WV State Medical License 2017 - 2021
WA State Medical License 1983 - 1998- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
- Pittsburgh Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2011
Clinical Trials
- Demographic, Metabolic, and Genomic Description of Neonates With Severe Hyperbilirubinemia Start of enrollment: 2006 Sep 01
- Point-of-Care System for Determination of Bilirubin Capacity in Neonates Start of enrollment: 2015 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The first isoimmunized pregnancy.Watchko, J.> ;Transfusion Clinique Et Biologique. 2024 Feb 1
- Little known and less understood: the benefits of a lower hematocrit (~40%) in reconstituted blood for double volume exchange transfusion.Jon F Watchko> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2023 Nov 1
- 4 citationsABO hemolytic disease of the newborn: a need for clarity and consistency in diagnosis.Jon F Watchko> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2023 Feb 1
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Grant Support
- Neonatal Bilirubin Neurotoxicity And P-GlycoproteinNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1999–2007
- Core--Muscle PhysiologyNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1999–2002
- Neonatal Bilirubin Neurotoxicity And P-GlycoproteinNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000
- Mechanism To Limit CNS Bilirubin Influx: P-GlycoproteinEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1998–1999
- Postnatal Development Of Expiratory MuscleNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1990–1994
Hospital Affiliations
UPMC Magee-Womens HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC Children's Hospital of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC HorizonFarrell, Pennsylvania
UPMC NorthwestSeneca, Pennsylvania
UPMC MercyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania
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