CURRICULUM VITAE
EDWARD H. KAROTKIN, M.D.
DATE OF BIRTH: 18 FEBRUARY 43
PLACE OF BIRTH: HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED TO BETSY LYNN OASIS - 3 CHILDREN
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
1961 – 1965
B.S. Degree, Union College
Schenectady, New York
1966 - 1967
Masters Program in Microbiology
University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
1967 - 1971
M.D. Degree
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1971 - 1972
Pediatric Intern
Mt. Sinai Hospital
New York, New York
1972 - 1973
Pediatric Resident
Mt. Sinai Hospital
New York, New York
1973 - 1975
Neonatology Clinical and Research Fellow
Providence Lying-In Hospital
Brown Medical School
Providence, Rhode Island
1975 - 1977
Major, Medical Corps
United States Army
Moncrief Army Hospital
Columbia, South Carolina
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APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS:
1977 - 1978
Co-Director of Nurseries
Ochsner Foundation Hospital
New Orleans, Louisiana
1978 - 1983
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, Virginia
1978 - 1984
Neonatologist
Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia
1983 - 1991
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, Virginia
1991 - Present Professor of Pediatrics
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, Virginia
1984 - 1998
Division Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia
1984 - 1998
Co-Director of Regional Perinatal Council
1998 - 2010
Community Outreach Medical Coordinator
Children’s Health Systems
Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia
1998 - 2010
Medical Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Outreach Center of
Virginia and North Carolina
Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia
1998 – Present Medical Director, Resource Mothers Program, Children’s Hospital
Of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA
2005 – Present Chief Medical Officer – The Assist Group
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MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Alpha Omega Alpha
Southern Medical Society, 1977
Southern Perinatal Association, 1979
The American Academy of Pediatrics, 1979
Tidewater Pediatric Society, 1979
Southern Society for Pediatric Research, 1980
American Medical Association, 1980
Virginia Perinatal Association
Fetus & Newborn Committee, Virginia Chapter, AAP
Commonwealth of Virginia, Perinatal Services Advisory Board,
Governor appointment, 1985
Virginia - Israel Advisory Board, Commonwealth of Virginia,
Governor appointment, 1996
Virginia Maternal and Child Health Council, Governor Appointment, 1998
HONORS & AWARDS:
President, Bowman Gray Chapter, Student American Medical Society
Student member of Admissions Committee
Summer Research Fellowship
Upjohn Achievement Award
Faculty Award
Volunteer of the Year, March of Dimes, Greater Hampton Roads Division, 1996
National Council for Community and Justice, Humanitarian Award, 2000
Life-Time Achievement Award, The Eastern Virginia Medical School Department of
Pediatrics, Department of Medical Education
Health Care Hero – Inside Business 2012
HOSPITAL/EVMS ACTIVITIES:
Director, Neonatal Services, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA
NICU Committee, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA
Patient Care Committee, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA
Utilization Review Committee, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters,
Norfolk, VA
Mortality Review Committee, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA
Chairman, Board of Directors, Pediatric Faculty Associates, Norfolk, VA
Co-Chairman, Physician Task Force of the Perinatal Study Group, Eastern Virginia
Medical School, Norfolk, VA
Board Member, Children’s Health System, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters,
Norfolk, VA
Professional Affairs Committee – Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk,
VA
Minority Affairs Committee, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Student Progress Committee, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Continuing Medical Education Committee, Eastern Virginia Medical School
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COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Medical Advisory Committee, March of Dimes, Tidewater Chapter
Chairman, Executive Board, March of Dimes, Tidewater Chapter (4/92 - 4/94)
State Chairman, Commonwealth of Virginia, March of Dimes (4/94 - 4/98)
Board Member, United Jewish Federation of Tidewater
Board Member, Tidewater Jewish Foundation of Tidewater, Chairman (2008-2010)
Chief Medical Officer- Physicians For Peace
Chairman of the Board Physicians For Peace 2010-1012
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION:
National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate 1972
National Board of Medical Examiners, Pediatric Written Examination 1973,
Oral Examination 1976
Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, June 1976
Board Certified, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics,
October 1977
FLEX, June 1977
Virginia State Medical License, 1978
Maryland State Medical License, 2012
PUBLICATIONS:
(Abbreviated)
1.
Karotkin, E.H, Kido, M, Cashore WJ,.: Acceleration of Fetal Lung Maturation
in Pregnant Rabbits; Pediatr. Res. 1976 Aug; 10 (8) 722-4
2.
Karotkin, EH, Kido M, Redding R, Cashore WJ, Douglas, W. Stern, L. Oh, W
The Inhibition of Pulmonary Maturation in the Fetal Rabbit by Maternal Treatment
With Phenobarbital, Am J Obstet Gynecol 1976 Mar 1; 124 (5) 529-31.
3.
Karotkin, E.H.: Prevention and Treatment of Neonatal Respiratory Distress
Syndrome, Virginia Medical, 106:4, April, 1979.
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Goldsmith, Jay P., E.H. Karotkin: Assisted Ventilation of the Newborn.
W.B. Saunders, 1981
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Frank, L.M., F.H. Wirth, E.H. Karotkin: Real-Time B-Mode Ultrasonography
(Sector Scan) of the Infant Brain. Transactions of the American Neurologic
Association, 105:I-3, 1981.
6.
Rubio, T., F.H. Wirth, E. Karotkin: Pharmacokinetic Studies of Mezlocillin in
Newborn Infants. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Suppl A 9, 1982.
7.
Rubio, T., F.H. Wirth, E.H. Karotkin: Pharmacokinetics of Piperacillin in Newborn
Infants. Current Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy, I:677-79, 1982.
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7.
Frank, L.M., F.H. Wirth, E.H. Karotkin, J. Schulman, L.C. Earley: Periventricular
Leukomalacia: Identification, Incidence, Evolution, and Outcome. Annals of
Neurology, 12:2, 1982.
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Janicke, D.M., T.T. Rubio, F.H. Wirth, E.H. Karotkin, W.J. Jusko: Developmental
Pharmacokinetics of Mezlocillin in newborns. Journal of Pediatrics, I04:5, 1984.
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Karotkin, E.H.: Group B Streptococcal Disease in the Newborn. Clinical Update
in Pediatrics, 1:2, 1984.
Wirth, F., T. Rubio, R. Adelman, J. Schulman, E. Karotkin, M. Solhaug:
Comparative Safety Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Study of Mezlocillin Alone
Compared with Ampicillin and Amikacin in the Treatment of Newborn Infants
with Suspected or Confirmed Sepsis: First Course of Treatment. Proceedings
of the 14th International Congress of Chemotherapy, Kyoto, Japan, June, 1985.
12.
Goldsmith, Jay P., E.H. Karotkin: Assisted Ventilation of the Newborn. Second
edition. W.B. Saunders, 1988.
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Goldsmith, Jay P., E.H. Karotkin: Resuscitation of the Neonate. In: Diaz, James
H.(ed): Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care. W.B. Saunders Company, 1991, pp
209-241.
14.
Goldsmith, Jay P., E.H. Karotkin: Assisted Ventilation of the Newborn. Third
edition. W.B. Saunders, April, 1996.
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Goldsmith, Jay P., E.H. Karotkin: Assisted Ventilation of the Newborn. Fourth
edition. W. B. Saunders, April 2003.
16.. Goldsmith, Jay P. E.H. Karotkin: Assisted Ventilation of the Newborn. Fifth
edition, scheduled for publication 2009.
ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS:
1.
Wirth, F.H., T. Rubio, E.H. Karotkin, M.S. Alexander, V. Skansi: Ventriculitis in
Newborn Infants with Group B Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal (GBS) Meningitis.
Pediatric Research, 13:4, 1979.
2.
Karotkin, E.H., Jay P. Goldsmith: The Role of Exchange Transfusion in Neonatal
Sepsis. Pediatric Research, 13:4, April, 1979.
3.
Wirth, F.H., K. Katz, E.H. Karotkin: The Effect of Physician Attendance on the
Quality of Neonatal Transport. Clinical Research, December, 1979
4.
Wirth, F.H., T. Rubio, E.H. Karotkin, M.S. Alexander, V. Skansi: Ventriculitis in
newborn Infants with Group B Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal Meningitis. Clinical
Research, December, 1979.
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5.
Karotkin, E.H., J.P. Goldsmith: The Role of Exchange Transfusion in Neonatal
Sepsis. Clinical Research, December, 1979.
6.
Frank, L.M., F.H. Wirth, E.H. Karotkin: Real Time B-Mode Ultrasound (Sector
Scan) of the Infant Brain. American Neurological Association 105th Annual
Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, September 9, 1980.
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Rubio, T., F.H. Wirth, E.H. Karotkin: Pharmacokinetics of Piperacillin in Newborn
Infants. 12th International Congress of Chemotherapy, Florence, Italy, July 19-24,
1981.
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Rubio, T., F.H. Wirth, E.H. Karotkin: Pharmacokinetics of Mezlocillin in Newborn
Infants. Interscience Conference for Antibiotics and Chemotherapy, Infectious
Disease Society, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1981.
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Frank, L.M., F.H. Wirth, E.H. Karotkin, J. Schulman, L.C. Earley: Periventricular
Leukomalacia: Identification, Incidence, Evolution, and Outcome. Child
Neurology Society, October 7-9, 1982.
10.
Wirth, F., T. Rubio, E. Karotkin: Comparative Studies of Mezlocillin
Penicillin/Aminoglycoside Regimes. 9th Annual Congress of Infectious and
Paracytic Diseases, Munich, Germany, July 20-26, 1986.
11.
“Recent Advances in Neonatal Care,” Virginia Perinatal Association, Roanoke,
Virginia, May 6, 1988.
12.
“The Jaundiced Neonate,” The fifth EVMS Family Medicine Review Course,
Virginia Beach, Virginia, June 6, 1989.
13.
“Jaundice in the Newborn” and “New Advances in the Management of RDS in
the Neonate,” Southwest Virginia Pediatric Conference, Abingdon, Virginia,
August 5-6, 1989.
14.
“New Approaches in Neonatal Medicine,” Portsmouth General Hospital,
Department of Pediatrics Meeting, October 6, 1989.
15.
“Neonatal Drug Addiction,” Tidewater Nursery Nurses Association, Chesapeake,
Virginia, October 30, 1989.
16.
“Recent Advances in the Treatment of RDS,” American Academy of Pediatrics
Annual Meeting, Virginia Chapter, Williamsburg, Virginia, February 23-24, 1990.
17.
“Cocaine in Pregnancy,” Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and
Substance Abuse Services, Williamsburg, Virginia, June 5, 1990.
18.
“Small for Gestational Age vs. Premature--Implications of Differentiation,” The
Sixth EVMS Family Medicine Review Course, Virginia Beach, Virginia, June 7,
1990.
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19.
“Surfactant,” Riverside Hospital, Grand Rounds, June 29, 1990.
20.
“Neonatal Cocaine Addiction,” Riverside Hospital, Grand Rounds, August 31,
1990.
21.
“RDS/Surfactant,” Mary Immaculate Hospital, Grand Rounds, September 28, 1990.
22.
“History of RDS,” Naval Regional Medical Center, February 4, 1991.
23.
“New Advances in the Treatment of RDS,” Russian Medical Symposium, Moscow,
Russia, April 17, 1991.
24.
“Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Perinatal Group Beta Strep
Infections”, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters – Brickhouse Auditorium,
December 11, 1997.
25.
“Neonatal Assisted Ventilation”, Sentara Williamsburg Hospital Grand Rounds,
September 10, 1997.
26.
Lectured at the Second Annual Cuban Pediatric Congress, conducted four lectures
October 27-31, 1997:
a. “Artificial Surfactant”
b. “Recent Advances in the Treatment of Respiratory Failure in Infants.
c. “Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Perinatal Group Beta
Streptococcal Infections.”
d. “Pharmacological Adjuncts to Assisted Ventilation
27.
Lectured at the First Annual Tom Hoffheimer Medical Mission Symposium,
“Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Perinatal Group Beta Strep Infections”,
Tel Aviv, Israel, November 1997.
28.
Guest Speaker at Chinese Academy of Medicine, Hunan Red Cross Children’s
Hospital, March 2000.
29.
Guest Speaker at “Handle With Care” Transport Conference, September 12-13,
2001, Norfolk, VA.
30. Guest Speaker at 6th Annual Romanian National Neonatology Association
Meeting, Sibiu, Romania, “The Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Neonatal
Bacterial Infections,” October 3-5, 2002.
31. Guest Speaker at 20th International Symposium on Neonatal Intensive Care,
Venice, Italy, “A Brief History of Neonatal Medicine,” and “Resource Mothers –
A Lay Home Visitors Program Which Improves the Outcome of Pregnancy,”
November 6-7, 2002.
32. Guest Speaker at International Perinatal Symposium, July 14-18, 2003 Havana,
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Cuba.
33. Guest Speaker at Update in Neonatal Medicine Meeting, July 21-22, 2003 Havana,
Cuba.
34. Guest Speaker at the Seventh Annual Association of Romanian Neonatologists
Meeting in Durau, Romania, October 8-12, 2003.
35. Visiting Professor, Montevideo Uruguay, Physicians for Peace Missions,
November 2003.
36. Guest Lecturer at Pediatric Society of the Dominican Republic, July 29, 2004.
“Recent Advances in the Treatment of Neonatal Respiratory Failure - High
Frequency Ventilation and Nitric Oxide.”
37. Guest Lecturer at Indian Pediatric Society Meeting, December 2006, “Neovent
2006”, Nagpur India.
38. Guest Speaker: The Recognition and Treatment of the Infant of the Diabetic
Mother, Obstetric Grand Rounds, The Eastern Virginia Medical School, January,
2006
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39. Guest Speaker at Physician For Peace Celebrating the Nations International
Symposium on Maternal and Child Health, “Improving The Outcome of Pregnancy
in The Developing World, Virginia Beach, VA, June 2007
40. Guest Lecturer at Indian Pediatric Society Meeting, November 3 and 4, 2007, Agra,
India.
41. Medical Mission Leader for Pediatric Nursing, Pediatric Faculty and Resident
Education Program, Nagpur India and Swangi Medical Center India. October 30November 8, 2008.
42. Team Leader for Training Program for Neonatal Resuscitation Program and Pediatric
Advanced Life Support Program and Maternal and Neonatal Education Symposium,
Ahmedabad India, and Jabalpur India, April 13-17, 2009
43. Speaker at Indian Pediatric Society Meeting, Nagpur India “Life Threatening
Pediatric Infectious Diseases” November 2010
44. Team leader for Physicians For Peace Medical Mission to Nagpur, Warda and
Ahmedabad India: Speaker at Indian Pediatric Society Meeting – “Life Threatening
Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Course Director of Neonatal Resuscitation
Program: November 2010
45. Team Leader for Physicians For Peace Medical Mission to Kerala, India. Taught
Neonatal Resuscitation (Helping Babies Breathe) and provided several lectures to
Pediatricians and Neonatologists at Indian Pediatric Society Meeting. November
2011.
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46. Team Leader for Physicians For Peace Medical Mission to Nagpur, India and
presenter of 7 lectures related to improving maternal and child health. Conference
entitiled: “From Books to Bedside” Nagpur, Jabalpur, and Sawangi, India, March 815, 2013.
GRANTS AND RESEARCH:
1.
The use of EXOSURF Pediatric for the prevention or treatment of neonatal
respiratory distress syndrome.
2.
The use of topical lidocaine ointment to reduce pain during routine circumcision.
3.
Perinatal Education and Research Grant. (Virginia State Department of Health,
$80,000 - July 1991-June 1992)
4.
Steroid regulation of human fetal/neonatal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical
maturation in utero and function postnatally. (Perinatal Research Program, Eastern
Virginia Medical School/Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, $43,525 December 1994-November 1996)
5.
USAID Grant to establish NICU and Neonatal Education in Moscow, 1990-1995 $1,500,000.
6.
Eastern Virginia Medical School/Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters,
Norfolk-Moscow Partnership Resuscitation Program, Moscow, 1995-1996 $75,000.
7.
Virginia Health Care Foundation, Resource Mothers Project, 1997-1999 - $420,000.
8.
Healthy Start, Resource Mothers Project, 1998-2001 - $175,000/year for 3 years.
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