| Name | Position Title |
| Julie Blatt, MD | Professor |
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| Harvard College, Cambridge, MD
Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, MD Babies Hospital,Columbia P & S, New York, NY |
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Biochemistry
Medicine Pediatrics |
1/2/98 – date Visiting Clinical Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Pediatrics, Div of Hematology/Oncology
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7220
1/96 – 11/97 Interim Chief
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Division of Hematology/Oncology
5/97-11/97 Professor with tenure
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Division of Hematology/Oncology
7/93-12/93 Sabbatical
University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Donald DeFranco
Molecular Endocrinology, Division of Biological Sciences
7/88-12/95 Associate Professor
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Division of Hematology/Oncology
7/82-6/88 Assistant Professor
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Division of Hematology/Oncology
7/81-6/82 Fourth Year Clinical
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
Associate
Pediatric Oncology Branch
1978-1981 Fellowship
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
Pediatric Oncology Branch, Pediatric Hem/Onc
Special Honors and Awards
1969
National Merit Scholar
1976
Phi Beta Kappa
1976
Alpha Omega Alpha
Representative Publications
Blatt J, DeLaat C, Fricker FJ, Janosky JE: Cardiac function following treatment of childhood Wilms' tumor with doxorubicin. Ped Hematol Oncol 12:61-66, 1995.
Rowland P, Wald BR, Mirro Jr J, Yunis B, Albo VC, Wollman MR, Blatt J: Progressive varicella presenting with pain and minimal skin involvement in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Clin Oncol 13:1697- 1703, 1995.
Neudorf SML, Blatt J, Corey S, Koehler M, Wollman M, Rosner G, Rybka W: Graft failure after an umbilical cord blood transplant in a patient with severe aplastic anemia (letter). Blood 85:2991-2,1995.
Koehler M, Neudorf S, Howne D, Mirro J, Blatt J, Corey S, Wollman M, Kelly-Ekeroth V, Reyes J: FK506 (tacrolimus) in the treatment of steroid resistant acute graft versus host disease in children undergoing bone marrow transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 15(6):895-899, 1995
Blatt J, Gula MJ, Orlando SJ, Dickman PS: Indolent course of advanced neuroblastoma in children older than 6 years at diagnosis. Cancer 76:890-894, 1995.
Koehler M, Blatt J, Oliveri DR, Locker JD: Predicting tumor recurrence in autologous transplantation (letter). Bone Marrow Transplant 16:727-729, 1995.
Blatt J, Howrie D, Orlando S, Burckart G: Interference with cyclosporine clearance by danazol. Am J Ped Hematol Oncol, 18:95, 1996.
Lange B, Blatt J, Sather H, Meadows A: Randomized comparison of moderate-dose methotrexate infusions to oral methotrexate in children with intermediate risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A Childrens Cancer Group Study. Med Ped Oncol 27:15-20, 1996.
Blatt J, Koehler M, Towbin R, AIbright LA: Good response of glioblastoma in a child with sickle cell anemia supports the therapeutic potential of tumor infarcting agents. Oncology Reports 3:875-877, 1996.
Blatt J, Fitz C, Mirro JR: Increasing identification of central nervous system metastases in children with primary extracranial neuroblastoma. Ped Hematol Oncol 14:233-241,1997.
Cairo MS, Shen V, Krailo MD, Bauer M, Miser J, Blatt J, et al: A prospective randomized trial between two doses of G-CSF (5.0 vs 10.0 ug/kg/d) following ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide (ICE) in children with recurrent or refractory solid tumors. A Childrens Cancer Group Report. (Submitted)
Ragni MV, Hord ID, Blatt J: Central venous catheter infection in hemophiliacs undergoing prophylaxis or immune tolerance with clotting factor concentrate. Haemophilia 3:90-95, 1997.
Dickman PS, Barmada M, Gollin SM, Blatt J: Malignancy following bilateral retinoblastoma: secondary cancer of recurrence? Human Pathol 28:294-8 1997.
Blatt J, Snyderman C, Wollman MR, Mirro J, Janecka IP, Albo VC, Deutsch M, Janosky JB, Wiener ES: Delayed resection in the management of non-orbital rhabdomyosarcoma of the head and neck in childhood. Med Ped Oncol 28:294-98, 1997.
Blatt J, Lee P, Olshan A, Ross JL: Neuroblastoma and related tumors in Turner's syndrome. J Pediatr 1997; 13 1: 666-670.
Neudorf SML, Rybka W, Ball B, Blatt J, et al: The use of counterflow centrifugal elutriation for the depletion of T cells from unrelated donor marrow. 3 Hematother 6: 351-59, 1997
Patton DF, Kaye R, Dickman P, Blatt J: Partial splenic embolization as treatment for pulmonary lymphangiomatosis. J Pediatr 132: 1057-60, 1998.
Blatt J, Hamilton R: Childhood neuroblastoma as a reflection of underlying neuropathologic abnormalities. Cancer 82: 1603-8, 1998.
Blatt J: Annotation: Secondary Leukemias Following Anthracyclines. Pediatric Hematology Oncology 12:111-113, 1995.
Malatack J, Blatt J: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. In Davis/Zitelli (Eds.): Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis Gower Medical Pub. 3rd Edition., 1997.
Blatt J, Copeland DR, Bleyer WA: Late effects of childhood cancer and its treatment. In Pizzo PS, Poplack DG (eds): Principles and Practice of Pediatric Oncologv. J.B. Lippincott Co., 3rd Edition, pp 1303-1329, 1997.
Corey SJ, Blatt J: Structure and Function of Hematopoietic Organs. In Zimmerman%Fuhrrnan (Eds.).. Pediatric Critical Care Mosby-Year Book, Inc., 2nd Edition. Pp.853-862,1998.
Blatt, J: Adenosine deaminase in childhood malignancy - should there be a second look? (Editorial) Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 13:301-03,1996.
Blatt J: Opsoclonus-myoclonus and antineuronal antibodies in neuroblastoma. (Editorial) Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 13:1996.
Blatt, J: ICRF-187 as a cardioprotectant in children treated with anthracyclines. (Editorial) Pediatr Hematol Oncol 14:1997.