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Mark L. Batshaw, MD
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Center of Excellence, Departments, and Programs
The Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine Genetics and Metabolism
Children’s Research Institute (CRI) Center for Clinical and Community Research View CRI Profile for Mark L. Batshaw
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| Board Certifications |
American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Pediatrics - Developmental
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National Provider Identifier
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| Practice Locations |
Children's National Medical Center - Main Hospital 111 Michigan Avenue, NW Washington, DC Phone: 202-476-5000

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| Biography |
Mark Levitt Batshaw, MD, is chief academic officer of Children's National Medical Center, where he also serves as director of the Children's Research Institute. He is chairman of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Dr. Batshaw, a native of Montreal, Canada, completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania and attended medical school at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his Residency in Pediatrics at the Hospital for Sick Children/University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario and his Post-doctoral Fellowship in Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics was completed in Baltimore, Maryland at the Kennedy Institute of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Trained as a developmental pediatrician, Dr. Batshaw has spent more than 30 years treating children with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities.
Known as the Dr. Spock for children with disabilities, he is the author of the textbook, Children with Disabilities, now in its 5th edition; and When Your Child has a Disability, A Complete Sourcebook of Daily and Medical Care for Parents of Children with Disabilities.
Dr. Batshaw lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Karen, an international adoption social worker. They have three adult children. |
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| Education |
| Type | School | Location | Degree | Field of Study | Years | | Undergraduate Education | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Bachelor of Arts | | 1967 | | Medical School | University of Chicago | | Doctor of Medicine | | 1971 |
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| Training |
| Type | Institution | Location | Position | Specialty | Years | | Residency Program | University of Toronto | Toronto, Canada | Resident | Pediatrics | 1971 - 1973 | | Fellowship Program | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | Baltimore, MD | Fellow | Developmental Pediatrics | 1973 - 1975 |
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| National and International Recognition |
| Award | Institution | Event | Year | | Alexander Schaffer Teaching Award | Johns Hopkins Medical School | | 1982 | | Basical O'Connor Starter Award | National Foundation | | 1980 |
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| Affiliations and Memberships |
| Title | Institution | Committee / Section | Years | | Member | Society for Developmental Pediatrics | Board of Directors | 1992 - 2009 | | Member | Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders | Board of Directors | 1991 - 2009 | | Member | Pediatric Scientist Development Program of The Ass | Review Committee | 1999 - 2001 |
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| Publications |
Journal Article, Gyato, K., Wray, J., Huang, Z.J., Yudkoff, M., Batshaw, M.L. (2004), Metabolic and Neuropsychological Phenotype in Women Heterozygous for Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency, Annals of Neurology, 55, 1 , 80-86.
Journal Article, Raper, S.E., Tazelaar, J., Chirmule, N., Lee, F.S., Bagg, A., Wilson, J.M., Batshaw, M.L. (2003), Fatal Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in a Orthinine Transcarbamylase Deficient Patient Following Adenoviral Gene Transfer, Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, 80, 148-159.
Journal Article, Raper, S.E., Yudkoff, M., Chirmule, N., Gao, G.P., Haskal, Z.J., Nunes, F., Propert, K., Robinson, M.B., Speicher, L., Tazelaar, J., Wivel, N., Wilson, J.M., Batshaw, M.L. (2002), A Pilot Study of In Vivo Liver Directed Gene Transfer With an Adenoriral Vector in Subjects with Partial Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency, Gene Therapy, 13, 163-175.
Journal Article, Acosta, M., Gallo, V., Batshaw, M.L. (2002), Brain Development and the Ontogeny of Developmental Disabilities, Advanced Pediatrics, 49, 1-57.
Journal Article, Batshaw, M.L., Towbin, K.E. (2001), The Origins of Autism, Pediatric Research, 50, 1 , 1-2.
Journal Article, Ye, X., Zimmer, K.P., Brown, R., Pabin, C., Batshaw, M.L. (2001), Differences in the Human and Mouse Amino Terminal Leader Peptides of Ornithine Transcarbamylase Affect Mitochondrial Import and Efficacy of Adenoviral Vectors, Human Gene Therapy, 12, 1935-1946.
Journal Article, Ye, X., Mitchell, M., Newman, K., Batshaw, M.L. (2001), Prospects for Prenatal Gene Therapy in Disorders Causing Mental Retardation, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 7, 1 , 65-72.
Journal Article, Mitchell, M., Jerebtsova, M., Batshaw, M.L. (2000), Long-Term Gene Transfer to Mouse Fetuses With Recombinant Adenoviral and Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Vectors, Gene Therapy, 7, 1986-1992.
Journal Article, Ye, X., Robinson, M.B., Pabin, C., Batshaw, M.L., Wilson, J.M. (2000), Transient Depletion of CD4 Lymphocyte Improved Efficacy of Repeated Administration of Recombinant Adenovirus in the Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency Sparse Fur Mice, Gene Therapy, 7, 1761-1767.
Journal Article, Ye, X., Whiteman, B., Jerebtsova, M., Batshaw, M.L. (2000), Correction of Argininosuccinate Synthetase (AS) Deficiency in a Murine Model of Citrullinemia With Recombinant Adenovirus Carrying Human AS cDNA, Gene Therapy, 7, 1777-1782.
For a more comprehensive list of publications for Mark Batshaw, MD view the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed online database |
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