Dr. James C Opitz MD
Pediatrician
1000 N Oak Ave Marshfield WI, 54449About
Dr. James Opitz is a pediatrician practicing in Marshfield, WI. Dr. Opitz is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Opitz diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Opitz can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Education and Training
Univ of Ne Coll of Med, Omaha Ne 1962
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Transmission of Salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium DT104 to infants through mother's breast milk.
- Recurrent neonatal herpes presenting initially with hoarseness.
- Chronic lung disease of prematurity in the state of Wisconsin.
- Fetal-maternal hemorrhage.
- Isolated acute meningococcal arthritis.
- Isolated acute meningococcal arthritis.
- Congenital hypothyroidism presenting as functional bowel obstruction in the premature infant.
- Congenital hypothyroidism presenting as functional bowel obstruction in the premature infant.
- Cardiac tamponade from central venous catheterization: two cases in premature infants with survival.
- Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (report of a six-week-old infant who is now in clinical remission).
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