Adam Berkwitt, MD
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Medical Director, Pediatric Short Stay Unit; Pediatric Hospitalist
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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
PO BOX 208064
New Haven, CT 06520-8064
United States
Appointments
Titles
Medical Director, Pediatric Short Stay Unit; Pediatric Hospitalist
Contact Info
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
PO BOX 208064
New Haven, CT 06520-8064
United States
Appointments
Titles
Medical Director, Pediatric Short Stay Unit; Pediatric Hospitalist
Contact Info
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
PO BOX 208064
New Haven, CT 06520-8064
United States
About
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Pediatric Short Stay Unit; Pediatric HospitalistBiography
Adam Berkwitt is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics who specializes in Pediatric Hospital Medicine and also serves as Medical Director for the Pediatric Short Stay Inpatient Unit at the York Street Campus and Associate Program Director for the Yale Pediatric Residency Program. His educational and research interests include diagnostic decision-making/error, disparities in healthcare, neonatal abstinence syndrome and development of clinical pathways for reducing variations in care and improving overall quality and equity of care provided. Outside of work, Adam spends the majority of his time either strolling around East Rock attempting to train his unruly dog Bitsie Growler, a small French Bulldog with a serious Napoleon complex, or strumming his guitar while trying to complete his first album of original children's songs.
Appointments
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- Pediatric Hospitalist Program
- Pediatrics
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- Residency
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2010)
- Internship
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2008)
- MD
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2007)
- BA
- Hamilton College (2003)
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Frances Cheng, MD/PhD
Matthew Grossman, MD
Cece Calhoun, MD, MPHS, MBA
Donna-Ann Thomas, MD
Farzana Pashankar, MD, MRCP, MBBS
Jaspreet Loyal, MD, MS
Publications
2024
Low-Value Care for Hospitalized Children With Dual Medical and Behavioral Complexity.
Yankova L, Berkwitt A, Loyal J. Low-Value Care for Hospitalized Children With Dual Medical and Behavioral Complexity. Hospital Pediatrics 2024, 14: e245-e248. PMID: 38651257, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2024-007766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2023
Standardized Clinical Pathways Improve Management of Vaso-Occlusive Episodes in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Forward J, Thomas D, O'Malley S, Berkwitt A, Calhoun C, Krishnamurti L, Pashankar F. Standardized Clinical Pathways Improve Management of Vaso-Occlusive Episodes in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Blood 2023, 142: 2315. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-181285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaso-occlusive episodesSickle cell diseasePediatric emergency departmentMinutes of arrivalPain managementEmergency departmentClinical pathwayIntranasal fentanylYears post implementationHydromorphone PCAPain medicationPediatric patientsJune 30 thPain medication administrationVaso-occlusive painPercent of patientsPercentage of patientsQuality improvement projectOutcome one yearElectronic medical recordsPost implementationHealth care systemFirst analgesicED visitsED encounters
2022
Contamination Frustration: Considering Value-Based Approaches to Manage Contaminated Cultures.
Butala N, Berkwitt A, Osborn R. Contamination Frustration: Considering Value-Based Approaches to Manage Contaminated Cultures. Hospital Pediatrics 2022, 12: e414-e417. PMID: 36305208, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricEarly Weight Loss Percentile Curves and Feeding Practices in Opioid-Exposed Infants.
Cheng FY, Shabanova V, Berkwitt AK, Grossman MR. Early Weight Loss Percentile Curves and Feeding Practices in Opioid-Exposed Infants. Hospital Pediatrics 2022, 12: 857-866. PMID: 36073203, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2021-006137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNeonatal opioid withdrawal syndromeFeeding practicesWeight loss patternsBirth weightMedian percent weight lossWeight lossMean gestational ageOpioid withdrawal syndromeMean birth weightPercentile curvesRisk of morbidityHours of lifeHealth care useConfidence intervalsOptimal feeding methodNonpharmacologic treatmentsPharmacologic treatmentWithdrawal syndromeGestational agePercent weight lossSingle centerCare useInclusion criteriaInfantsDelivery typeKids Are Not Just Small Goats
He M, Muir A, Berkwitt A. Kids Are Not Just Small Goats. Hospital Pediatrics 2022, 12: e140-e143. DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2021-006442.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Management Advances and Therapeutic Approaches
Cheng F, McMillan C, Morrison A, Berkwitt A, Grossman M. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Management Advances and Therapeutic Approaches. Current Addiction Reports 2021, 8: 595-604. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-021-00387-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsConceptsNeonatal abstinence syndromeMaternal-infant dyadsNon-pharmacologic interventionsNumber of infantsDevelopment of NASOpioid crisisLong-term neurodevelopmental outcomesNon-pharmacologic careOpioid-exposed infantsProportion of infantsLength of stayPurpose of ReviewInBirth hospitalizationOutpatient managementInpatient managementNeurodevelopmental outcomesClinical presentationAbstinence syndromeVulnerable infantsPharmacologic agentsStrategy warrantsClinical pathwayTherapeutic approachesFunctional assessmentInfants
2018
An Unusual Presentation of Hypophosphatemic Rickets
Ang K, Patel A, Berkwitt A. An Unusual Presentation of Hypophosphatemic Rickets. AACE Clinical Case Reports 2018, 4: 35-38. DOI: 10.4158/ep171853.cr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsHypophosphatemic ricketsBone mineralizationDietary intakeGastrointestinal absorptionPTH parathyroid hormoneResolution of hypophosphatemiaCareful dietary historyRenal phosphate wastingAppropriate dietary intakeDietary maneuversParathyroid hormoneLikely etiologyCase reportDefective bone mineralizationUnusual presentationRenal excretionPhosphate wastingDietary historyRicketsHypophosphatemiaPhosphate levelsEtiologyIntakeAbsorption of phosphateLiterature review
Clinical Care
Overview
Clinical Specialties
Board Certifications
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Pediatrics
- Original Certification Date
- 2022
Pediatrics
- Certification Organization
- AB of Pediatrics
- Latest Certification Date
- 2021
- Original Certification Date
- 2010
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- June 10, 2024
2023-24 Department of Pediatrics Faculty Awards
- May 13, 2024
Seven Things to Know About the Medical Specialty Exposure Pipeline (MSEP) at Yale
- July 26, 2023
2022-23 Department of Pediatrics Faculty Awards
- March 28, 2022Source: Medium
Health care providers: Expand HUSKY to undocumented immigrants
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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
PO BOX 208064
New Haven, CT 06520-8064
United States
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