William Joseph McCarran MD

Director, Newborn Medicine Program, AHN Pediatric Institute

4800 Friendship AvePittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone+1 412-578-5858
Fax+1 412-578-1529

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Summary

Dr. William McCarran is a neonatologist and perinatologist based in Pittsburgh, PA. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 2001 and completed his pediatric residency and neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship at the Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, finishing in 2007. He has authored publications in The Journal of Neuroscience, with his work on white matter axon vulnerability cited 54 times and his research on a glia-derived signal regulating neuronal differentiation cited 168 times.

Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2004
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 2001

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Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2001 - 2004
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

55 citations
White Matter Axon Vulnerability to AMPA/Kainate Receptor-Mediated Ischemic Injury Is Developmentally Regulated
William J. McCarran, Mark P. Goldberg
The Journal of Neuroscience. 2007-04-11
168 citations
A glia-derived signal regulating neuronal differentiation.
Olivier Blondel, Carlos Collin, William J. McCarran, Shiaoping Zhu, Rachel Zamostiano
The Journal of Neuroscience. 2000-11-01

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