Department / Division:
Pediatrics / Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Address:
DUMC 2994
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-684-3364

Office Telephone:
919-684-3364

Fax Telephone:
919-684-2292

• MD, Temple University School of Medicine (Pennsylvania), 1984

• Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), 1984-1987

• Children's Hospital of Michigan, 1987-1989
• Children's Hospital Medical Center (Ohio), 1989-1990

Clinical Interests:
Pediatric sleep disorders, obstructive sleep apnea, polysomnography, pulmonary disease secondary to muscular dystrophies and neuromuscular weakness, technology dependent children, asthma, complicated pneumonias, recurrent pneumonia, congenital lung malformations, reflux related lung disease, pediatric lung disease

Research Interests:
Pediatric sleep disorders
Obstructive sleep apnea
Pulmonary complications of neuromuscular weakness
Non-invasive ventilation
Pediatric asthma
Management of complicated pneumonias
Cystic fibrosis

Representative Publications:
Kravitz RM:  Chronic Cough.  Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, 4th  Ed. Schwartz MW. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2009; 272-287. (2009)

Kravitz RM. Airway clearance in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Pediatrics. 2009 May;123 Suppl 4:S231-5. (2009) Abstract

Kravitz RM: Educational and Research-based Websites for Cystic Fibrosis. New York: American Thoracic Society; August 1, 2008.  Available from: http://www.thoracic.org/sections/clinical-information/best-of-the-web/pages/patient-education/educational-and-research-based-websites-for-cystic-fibrosis.html (2008)

Kishnani PS, Steiner RD, Bali D, Berger K, Byrne BJ, Case LE, Case L, Crowley JF, Downs S, Howell RR, Kravitz RM, Mackey J, Marsden D, Martins AM, Millington DS, Nicolino M, O'Grady G, Patterson MC, Rapoport DM, Slonim A, Spencer CT, Tifft CJ, Watson MS. Pompe disease diagnosis and management guideline.  Genet Med.  2006 May;8(5):267-88. (2006) Abstract

Cook AL, Kishnani PS, Carboni MP, Kanter RJ, Chen YT, Ansong AK, Kravitz RM, Rice H, Li JS. Ambulatory electrocardiogram analysis in infants treated with recombinant human acid alpha-glucosidase enzyme replacement therapy for Pompe disease. Genet Med. 2006 May;8(5):313-7. (2006) Abstract

Ansong AK, Li JS, Nozik-Grayck E, Ing R, Kravitz RM, Idriss SF, Kanter RJ, Rice H, Chen YT, Kishnani PS. Electrocardiographic response to enzyme replacement therapy for Pompe disease. Genet Med. 2006 May;8(5):297-301. (2006) Abstract

Finder JD, Birnkrant D, Carl J, Farber HJ, Gozal D, Iannaccone ST, Kovesi T, Kravitz RM, Panitch H, Schramm C, Schroth M, Sharma G, Sievers L, Silvestri JM, Sterni L, . Respiratory care of the patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: ATS consensus statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Aug 15;170(4):456-65. (2004) Abstract

Kravitz RM: Pleural Effusions. Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Perkin RM, Swift JD. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2003;269-272. (2003)

Kravitz RM: Asthma. Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Perkin RM, Swift JD. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2003;259-262. (2003)

Kravitz RM. Sarcoidosis. Gellis and Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy 16, Ed. Burg FB, Ingelfinger JR, Wald ER, Polin RA. WB Saunders, 1999; 547-548. (1999)

Kravitz RM. Tuberculosis. Pediatrics at a Glance, Ed. Altschler SM, Ludwig S. Current Medicine, 1998;302-303. (1998)

Kravitz RM. Pneumothorax. Pediatrics at a Glance, Ed. Altschuler SM, Ludwig S. Current Medicine, 1998;234-235. (1998)

Kravitz RM. Pleural Effusions. Pediatrics at a Glance, Ed. Altschuler SM, Ludwig S. Current Medicine, 1998; 228-229. (1998)

Kravitz RM. Mediastinal Masses. Pediatrics at a Glance, Ed. Altschuler SM, Ludwig S. Current Medicine, 1998;200-201. (1998)

Kravitz RM. Lung Abscess. Pediatrics at a Glance, Ed. Altschuler SM, Ludwig S. Current Medicine, 1998; 194-195. (1998)

Kravitz RM. Cystic Fibrosis. Pediatrics at a Glance, Ed. Altschuler SM, Ludwic S. Current Medicine, 1998; 82-83. (1998)

Kravitz RM. Airway Disorders, Congenital. Pediatrics at a Glance Ed. Altschuler SM, Ludwig S. Current Medicine, 1998; 14-15. (1998)

Evans ED, Kramer SS, Kravitz RM. Pediatric diseases of the lower airways. Semin Roentgenol. 1998 Apr;33(2):136-50. (1998) Abstract

Kravitz RM:  Hemoptysis. Pediatric Primary Care: A Problem Oriented Approach, 3rd Edition, Ed. Schwartz MW. Mosby-Year Book Inc., 1997;280-284. (1997)

Goldberg S, Kravitz RM: Eosinophilic Pneumonia. The 5 Minute Pediatric Consult, Ed. Schwartz MW. Williams and Wilkins, 1997;314-315. (1997)

Bustillo M, Kravitz RM: Diaphragmatic Hernia. The 5 Minute Pediatric Consult, Ed. Schwartz MW. Williams and Wilkins, 1997;286-287. (1997)

Coleman LT, Kramer SS, Markowitz RI, Kravitz RM. Bronchiectasis in children. J Thorac Imaging. 1995 Winter;10(4):268-79. (1995) Abstract

Amirav I, Goren A, Kravitz RM, Pawlowski NA. Physician-targeted program on inhaled therapy for childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1995 Apr;95(4):818-23. (1995) Abstract

Kravitz RM. Congenital malformations of the lung. Pediatr Clin North Am. 1994 Jun;41(3):453-72. (1994) Abstract

Wilmott RW, Kravitz, RM:  Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis. Pediatric Respiratory Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment. Hilman BL, ed., Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co., 1993;692-697. (1993)

Ramsey BW, Dorkin HL, Eisenberg JD, Gibson RL, Harwood IR, Kravitz RM, Schidlow DV, Wilmott RW, Astley SJ, McBurnie MA. Efficacy of aerosolized tobramycin in patients with cystic fibrosis. N Engl J Med. 1993 Jun 17;328(24):1740-6. (1993) Abstract

Kravitz RM, Wilmott RW. Munchausen syndrome by proxy presenting as factitious apnea. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1990 Oct;29(10):587-92. (1990) Abstract

Kravitz RM, Kocoshis SA, Orenstein SR, Proujansky R, Orenstein DM. Gross hematuria following sclerotherapy of esophageal varices in patients with cystic fibrosis. Am J Gastroenterol. 1989 Jan;84(1):75-8. (1989) Abstract