RichardKravitzMD

Pediatric Pulmonology • Charlottesville, VA

Pediatric Asthma Pulmonology, Pediatric Respiratory Dystrophy, Pediatric Sleep Medicine

Professor, Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine

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Office
UVA Box 800386
One Hospital Drive; Room 5446 Collins Wing
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone+1 434-982-3654

Fax+1 434-243-8226
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Summary

I am board certified in Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine with expertise in the respiratory complications of muscle weakness, technology dependent children and sleep medicine.

Education & Training

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1989 - 1991
Childrens Hospital of MichiganFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1987 - 1989
UPMC Children's Hospital of PittsburghResidency, Pediatrics, 1984 - 1987
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
NC State Medical License 1998 - 2023
PA State Medical License 1985 - 2004
NJ State Medical License 1995 - 1999
OH State Medical License 1989 - 1998
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology
American Board of Pediatrics Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2017
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

Early Child Care and Risk of Obesity Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Associations Among Food Security, Diet Quality, and Dietary Intake During Pregnancy in a Predominantly African American Group of Women from North Carolina
Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm, Truls Østbye, Cathrine Hoyo, Richard M. Kravitz, Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon> ;Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2021 Sep 1
6 citations
Associations between daily screen time and sleep in a racially and socioeconomically diverse sample of US infants: a prospective cohort study.
Jennifer A. Emond, A. James O'Malley, Brian Neelon, Richard M. Kravitz, Truls Østbye, Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon> ;BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 24
9 citations
Respiratory muscle training in late-onset Pompe disease: Results of a sham-controlled clinical trial
Harrison N. Jones, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Kelly D. Crisp, Lisa D. Hobson-Webb, Laura E. Case, Milisa T. Batten, Jill Marcus, Richard M. Kravitz, Priya S. Kishnani> ;Neuromuscular Disorders. 2020 Sep 28
2 citations
Early Child Care and Weight Status in a Cohort of Predominantly Black Infants in the Southeastern United States.
Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon, Edwin S. Iversen, Shayna M. Clancy, Cathrine Hoyo, Gary G. Bennett, Richard M. Kravitz, Truls Østbye> ;Childhood Obesity. 2020 Feb 18
11 citations
Pulmonary outcome measures in long-term survivors of infantile Pompe disease on enzyme replacement therapy: A case series.
Mai K. ElMallah, Ankit K. Desai, Erica B. Nading, Stephanie DeArmey, Richard M. Kravitz, Priya S. Kishnani> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2020 Jan 3
3 citations
Training, detraining, and retraining: Two 12-week respiratory muscle training regimens in a child with infantile-onset Pompe disease.
Kelly D. Crisp, Laura E. Case, Richard M. Kravitz, Priya S. Kishnani, Harrison N. Jones> ;Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. 2020 Jan 1
5 citations
Respiratory muscle training (RMT) in late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD): A protocol for a sham-controlled clinical trial.
Harrison N. Jones, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Kelly D. Crisp, Lisa D. Hobson Webb, Laura E. Case, Milisa T. Batten, Jill Marcus, Richard M. Kravitz, Priya S. Kishnani> ;Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2019 May 8
12 citations
Polysomnography Findings and Sleep Disorders in Children With Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood
Sujay Kansagra, Ryan Ghusayni, Bassil Kherallah, Talha Gunduz, Melissa McLean, Lyndsey Prange, Richard M. Kravitz, Mohamad A. Mikati> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2019 Jan 15
41 citations
Respiratory Management of the Patient With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Daniel W. Sheehan, David J. Birnkrant, Joshua O. Benditt, Michelle Eagle, Jonathan D. Finder, John T. Kissel, Richard M. Kravitz, Hemant Sawnani, Richard Shell, Michae...> ;Pediatrics. 2018 Oct 1
31 citations
Cohort profile for the Nurture Observational Study examining associations of multiple caregivers on infant growth in the Southeastern USA
Sara E. Benjamin Neelon, Truls Østbye, Gary G. Bennett, Richard M. Kravitz, Shayna M. Clancy, Marissa Stroo, Edwin S. Iversen, Cathrine Hoyo> ;BMJ Open. 2017 Feb 1
Clinical Tools to Assess Asthma Control in Children.
Dinakar C, Chipps BE> ;Pediatrics. 2017 Jan
136 citations
An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline: Pediatric Chronic Home Invasive Ventilation.
Laura M. Sterni, Joseph M. Collaco, Christopher D. Baker, John L. Carroll, Girish Sharma, Jan Brozek, Jonathan D. Finder, Veda L. Ackerman, Raanan Arens, Deborah S. Bo...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2016 Apr 15
28 citations
Respiratory muscle training (RMT) in late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD): Effects of training and detraining.
Harrison N. Jones, Kelly D. Crisp, Randall R. Robey, Laura E. Case, Richard M. Kravitz, Priya S. Kishnani> ;Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2016 Feb 1
10 citations
Longitudinal polysomnographic findings in infantile Pompe disease
Sujay Kansagra, Stephanie Austin, Stephanie DeArmey, Zoheb B. Kazi, Richard M. Kravitz, Priya S. Kishnani> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2015 Apr 1
20 citations
Effects of respiratory muscle training (RMT) in children with infantile-onset Pompe disease and respiratory muscle weakness.
Harrison N. Jones, Kelly D. Crisp, Tronda Moss, Katherine Strollo, Randy Robey, Jeffrey Sank, Michelle Canfield, Laura E. Case, Leslie Mahler, Richard M. Kravitz, Priy...> ;Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. 2014 Jan 1
18 citations
Polysomnographic findings in infantile Pompe disease.
Sujay Kansagra, Stephanie Austin, Stephanie DeArmey, Priya S. Kishnani, Richard M. Kravitz> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2013 Dec 1
98 citations
The respiratory management of patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy: A DMD care considerations working group specialty article
David J. Birnkrant, Katharine Bushby, Raouf S. Amin, John R. Bach, Joshua O. Benditt, Michelle Eagle, Jonathan D. Finder, Maninder Kalra, John T. Kissel, Anastassios C...> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2010 Aug 1
Diagnosis and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, part 1: diagnosis, and pharmacological and psychosocial management.
Bushby K, Finkel R, Birnkrant DJ, Case LE, Clemens PR, Cripe L, Kaul A, Kinnett K, McDonald C, Pandya S, Poysky J, Shapiro F, Tomezsko J, Constantin C> ;Lancet Neurol. 2010 Jan
44 citations
EUR-1008 pancreatic enzyme replacement is safe and effective in patients with cystic fibrosis and pancreatic insufficiency
Jamie L. Wooldridge, James E. Heubi, Rodolfo Amaro-Galvez, Steven R. Boas, Kathryn V. Blake, Samya Z. Nasr, Barbara A. Chatfield, Susanna A. McColley, Marlyn S. Woo, K...> ;Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2009 Dec 1
36 citations
Airway Clearance in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Richard M. Kravitz> ;Pediatrics. 2009 May 1
366 citations
Pompe disease diagnosis and management guideline
Priya S. Kishnani, Robert D. Steiner, Deeksha Bali, Kenneth I. Berger, Barry J. Byrne, Laura E. Case, John Crowley, Steven Downs, R. Rodney Howell, Richard M. Kravitz,...> ;Genetics in Medicine. 2006 May 1
52 citations
Electrocardiographic response to enzyme replacement therapy for Pompe disease.
Annette K. Ansong, Jennifer S. Li, Eva Nozik-Grayck, Richard J. Ing, Richard M. Kravitz, Salim F. Idriss, Ronald J. Kanter, Henry E. Rice, Yuan-Tsong Chen, Priya S. Ki...> ;Genetics in Medicine. 2006 May 1
21 citations
Ambulatory electrocardiogram analysis in infants treated with recombinant human acid alpha-glucosidase enzyme replacement therapy for Pompe disease.
Amanda L. Cook, Priya S. Kishnani, Michael P. Carboni, Ronald J. Kanter, Yuan-Tsong Chen, Annette K. Ansong, Richard M. Kravitz, Henry E. Rice, Jennifer S. Li> ;Genetics in Medicine. 2006 May 1
411 citations
Respiratory care of the patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: ATS consensus statement.
Jonathan D. Finder, David J. Birnkrant, John Carl, Harold J. Farber, David Gozal, Susan T. Iannaccone, Thomas Kovesi, Richard M. Kravitz, Howard B. Panitch, Craig M. S...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2004 Aug 15
1 citations
Pediatric diseases of the lower airways
E. David Evans, Sandra S. Kramer, Richard M. Kravitz> ;Seminars in Roentgenology. 1998 Apr 1
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