Aaron Hamvas, M.D. [ contact information ]
Professor of Pediatrics;
Medical Director St. Louis Children's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Education
- B.S. (cum laude), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1977
- M.D., Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo., 1981
Training
- Internship and Residency in Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's
Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., 1981-84
- Fellow in Newborn Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital,
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo., 1987-90
Licensure and Board Certification
- National Board of Medical Examiners, 1982
- Missouri Medical License, 1983
- American Board of Pediatrics, 1989
- Sub-Board of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1991
Selected Publications
Yusen R.D., Cohen AH, Hamvas A:
Normal lung
function in subjects heterozygous for
surfactant protein B deficiency.
Am J Resp Crit Care Med
1999;
159:411-414.
Nama V, Koslowski J, Hamvas A:
Measurement
of protein flux with positron emission
tomography in neonates.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonat Ed
1999;
80:F26-F29.
Hamvas A:
Surfactant protein B deficiency:
insights into inherited disorders of lung
cell metabolism.
Curr Prob Pediatr
1997;
27:325-345.
Hamvas A, Nogee LM, Mallory GB, Spray TL,
Huddleston CB, August A, Dehner LP,
deMello DE, Moxley M, Nelson R, Cole FS,
Colten HR:
Lung transplantation for
treatment of infants with Surfactant Protein
B Deficiency.
J Pediat
1997;
130:231-9.
Hamvas A, Wise PH, Yang RK, Wampler NS,
Noguchi A, Maurer MM, Walentik CK, Schramm
WF, Cole FS:
The influence of the wider use
of surfactant therapy on neonatal
mortality among blacks and whites.
N Engl J Med
1996;
334:1635-1640.
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