Divisions & Faculty

Background

• Medical School: Johns Hopkins University
• Residency:  Johns Hopkins University
• Fellowship:  Johns Hopkins University

Board Certifications

• American Board of Pediatrics
• Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

• Neonatal Urinary Tract Infections
• Nephrocalcinosis
• Systematic Candidal Infections

Honors and Awards

• Finalist for The 1995 James W. Hayes, M.D., Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters.
• Recipient of The 1996 James W. Hayes, M.D., Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters.
• Finalist for The 2000 James W. Hayes, M.D., Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters.

Professional Affiliations

• Society for Pediatric Research, 2000-present
• American Academy of Pediatrics  #139-660, 3/15/86-present.
• AAP Section on Perinatal Pediatrics, 3/15/86-present.
• Southern Society for Pediatric Research, 1995-2003
  
• Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, 1989-present.
  
• Tidewater Pediatrics Society, 1989-present
  Secretary-Treasurer 2000.
  Vice-President 2001.
  President 2001 & 2002

Selected Publications

Original Articles in Refereed Journals

Cooney, D.A., Karlowicz, M.G.,  Cubillan, J.,  Roettger, M., Jayaram H.N.    An enzymatic technique for measuring N-phosphonoacetyl-L-aspartic  acid in tissues.  Cancer Treatment Reports (now, Journal of the National Cancer Institute) 1978;62:1503-1507.

Karlowicz, M.G., Simmons, M.A., Brusilow, S.W., and Jones, M.D.,Jr.  Carbonic acid dissociation constant (pK1) in critically ill newborns.  Pediatric Research  1984;18:1287-1289.

Pao, M., Karlowicz, M.G., Kickler, T.S., Zinkham, W.H.  Importance of platelet serologic testing for defining the cause of neonatal          thrombocytopenia.  The American Journal of Pediatric             Hematology/Oncology 1991;13: 71-76.

Karlowicz, M.G, Katz M.E., Adelman R.D., Solhaug, M.J.        Nephrocalcinosis in very low birth weight neonates: family history of kidney stones and ethnicity as independent risk factors.  Journal of      Pediatrics  1993;122:635-638.

Karlowicz, M.G.  Risk factors associated with fungal peritonitis in very low birth weight infants with severe necrotizing enterocolitis: a case control study.  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal  1993;12:574-577.

Karlowicz, M.G., White L.E.  Severe intracranial hemorrhage in a term neonate associated with maternal acetylsalicylic-acid ingestion.  Clinical   Pediatrics  1993;32:740-743.

Karlowicz, M.G.  Pneumoretroperitoneum and perirenal air associated with tension pneumothorax.  American Journal of Perinatology  1994;11: 63-64.

Katz, M.E.,  Karlowicz, M.G., Adelman, R.D., Werner A.L., Solhaug, M.J.  Nephrocalcinosis in very low birth weight neonates: Sonographic patterns, histologic characteristics, and clinical risk factors.  Journal of   Ultrasound in Medicine  1994;13:777-782.

Karlowicz, M.G., Gowen, C.W.Jr.  Bronchopleural fistula and            pneumothorax - complications of transpyloric feeding tube insertion.    Journal of Perinatology  1995;15:432-433.

Karlowicz M.G., Adelman R.D.  Nonoliguric and oliguric acute renal failure in asphyxiated term neonates.  Pediatric Nephrology  1995;9:718-722.      

Opalach R.M., Karlowicz, M.G., Katz, M.E.  Splenic hematoma as a cause of hypovolemic shock in a very low birth weight neonate.           Journal of Perinatology  1996;16:313-314.

Phillips J.R., Karlowicz, M.G.  Prevalence of Candida in hospital-    acquired urinary tract infections in a neonatal intensive care unit.      Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal  1997;16:190-194.

Brenner J.S., Karlowicz, M.G.  Non-fatal symptomatic spontaneous   pneumothorax in neonates: Association with white ethnicity and lack    of association with major urinary tract malformations.  Clinical     Pediatrics  1997;36:241-243.

Kossoff, E.H., Buescher, E.S., Karlowicz, M.G.  Candidemia in the neonatal intensive care unit: Trend over 15 years and clinical features of 111 cases.  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal  1998;17:504-508.

Bass, W.T., Jones M.A., White L.E., Montgomery T.R., Aiello F, III, Karlowicz, M.G.  Ultrasonographic differential diagnosis and neurodevelopmental outcome of cerebral white matter lesions in premature infants.  Journal of Perinatology  1999;19:330-336.

Karlowicz M.G., Giannone P.J., Pestian J., Morrow A.L., Shults J.  Does candidemia predict threshold retinopathy of prematurity in extremely low birth weight (< 1,000 g) neonates?  Pediatrics  2000;105:1036-1040.

Karlowicz M.G., Hashimoto L.N., Kelly R.E., Buescher E.S.  Should central venous catheters be removed as soon as candidemia is detected in neonates?  Pediatrics  2000;106:E63.

Karlowicz M.G., McMurray J.L.  Comparison of Patient Care Delivery by Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and Pediatric Residents: Outcomes and Hospital Charges for Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants.  Archives of  Pediatrics and  Adolescent Medicine  2000;154:1123-1126.

Karlowicz M.G., Buescher E.S., Surka A.E.  Fulminant late-onset sepsis in a neonatal intensive care unit,1988 -1997, and the impact of avoiding empiric vancomycin therapy.  Pediatrics  2000;106:1387-1390.

Karlowicz M.G., Furigay P.J., Croitoru D.P., Buescher E.S.  Central venous catheter removal versus in situ treatment in neonates with coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacteremia.  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal  2002;21:22-27.

Bass W.T., Schultz S.J., Burke B.L., White L.E., Khan J.H., Karlowicz M.G.  Indices of hemodynamic and respiratory function in premature infants at risk for development of cerebral white matter injury.  Journal of Perinatology  2002;22:64-71.

Nazemi K.J., Buescher E.S., Kelly R.E., Karlowicz M.G.  Central venous catheter removal versus in situ treatment in neonates with Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia.  Pediatrics  2003;111:e269-e274.

Fisher R.K., Karlowicz M.G., Lall-Trail J.  Very low prevalence of endophthalmitis in very low birth weight infants with candidemia.  Journal of Perinatology 2005; 25:408-411.

Coates E.W., Karlowicz M.G., Croitoru D.P., Buescher E.S.  Distinctive distribution of pathogens associated with peritonitis in neonates with focal intestinal perforation compared with necrotizing enterocolitis.  Pediatrics 2005; 116: e241-e246.

Chapters and Invited Articles

Karlowicz, M.G.:  Perinatology.  In: Biller, J.S. and Yeager, A.S., eds. The Harriet Lane Handbook.  Ninth Edition, Chicago: Yearbook Medical Publishers; 1981.

Karlowicz, M.G. and Adelman, R.D.  Acute renal failure in the          neonate. Clinics in Perinatology  1992;19:139-158.

Green G.A., Karlowicz M.G., Karotkin E.H.  Resuscitation of the        Newborn.  In Niswander K.R., Evans A.T., eds.  Manual of Obstetrics:   Diagnosis and Therapy.  Fifth Edition, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company; 1995.  Pp. 493-506.

Karlowicz, M.G. and Adelman, R.D.  Renal calcification in the first year of life.  Pediatric Clinics of North America  1995;42:1397-1413.

Karlowicz, M.G. and Adelman, R.D.  Acute renal failure.  In: Spitzer, A.R., ed.  Intensive Care of the Fetus and Neonate.  First Edition, St. Louis: Mosby-Yearbook Publishing Company; 1996.  Pp. 1056-1069.

Karlowicz, M.G., Karotkin E.H., Goldsmith J.P.  Resuscitation.  In:    Goldsmith J.P. and Karotkin E.H., eds.  Assisted Ventilation of the      Neonate.  Third Edition, Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company; 1996.  Pp. 83-99.

Karlowicz, M.G., Adelman, R.D.  Ask the experts: What are the possible causes of neonatal nephrocalcinosis?  Seminars in Nephrology  1998;18: 364-367.

Adelman, R.D., Karlowicz, M.G.  Ask the experts: What is the appropriate work-up and treatment for an infant with an umbilical artery catheter-related thrombosis?  Seminars in Nephrology  1998;18:362-364.

Green G.A., Karlowicz M.G., Karotkin E.H.  Resuscitation of the Newborn.  In Niswander K.R., Evans A.T., eds.  Manual of Obstetrics: Diagnosis and Therapy.  Sixth Edition, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company; 2000.

Karlowicz M.G., Karotkin, E.H., Goldsmith J.P.  Resuscitation.  In: Goldsmith J.P. and Karotkin E.H., eds.  Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate.  Fourth Edition, Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company; 2003. Pp. 61-79.

Karlowicz M.G.  Candidal renal and urinary tract infection in neonates.  Seminars in Perinatology, 2003; 27: 393-400.

Karlowicz, M.G. and Adelman, R.D.  Acute renal failure.  In: Spitzer, A.R., ed.  Intensive Care of the Fetus and Neonate.  Second Edition, St. Louis: Mosby-Yearbook Publishing Company, 2005.

Karlowicz, M.G. and Buescher, E.S.  Nosocomial Infections in the Neonate.  In: Long S.S., Pickering L.K., and Prober C.G., eds.  Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.  Third Edition, New York: Churchill Livingston Inc.; 2008.

Karlowicz M.G., Karotkin, E.H., Goldsmith J.P.  Resuscitation.  In: Goldsmith J.P. and Karotkin E.H., eds.  Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate.  Fifth Edition, Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company;  2009, In Press

Funded Research

“Point Prevalence Study of Candida Colonization in the Nursery-A Multicenter Study.”  $1,000.  Funded by Pfizer.