Positions
- Assistant Professor
-
Pediatrics - Newborn
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
Addresses
- Texas Children's Hospital (Hospital)
-
6621 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-1380
Fax: (832) 825-2799
Education
- MD from Universidade Federal do Paraná
- 01/2006 - Curitiba, Paraná Brazil
- Residency at St Joseph’s University Medical Center
- 06/2020 - Paterson, New Jersey United States
- Fellowship at Albert Einstein School of Medicine - Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
- 07/2023 - Bronx, New York United States
- Residency at Universidade Federal do Paraná - Hospital de Clínicas
- 01/2008 - Curitiba, Paraná Brazil
- Residency at Hospital Pequeno Príncipe
- 01/2010 - Curitiba, Paraná Brazil
Certifications
- Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- American Board of Pediatrics
- Pediatrics
- Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria (Brazilian Society of Pediatrics)
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira - AMIB (Brazilian Society of Intensive Medicine)
Selected Publications
- Lucena, M.H., Liszewski, M.C., Kim, M., Xie, X., LaTuga, M.S. "The Impact of Provider Experience on Central Line Malposition." Journal of Neonatology. 2024 Apr 12;
- Balasundaram P, Lucena MH, Morgan-Joseph T, Kim M, Havranek T, Forman KR "Unveiling Triglyceride Level in Preterm neonates: a study to guide targeted monitoring." Minerva Pediatr (Torino). 2023 Dec 21; Pubmed PMID: 38127322
- Haward, M., Lucena, M.H., Fuloria, M "Research Ethics in Pregnancy – The Maternal-Fetal Dyad." Neoreviews. 2023 Oct 1;24(10) Pubmed PMID: 37777609
- Lucena, M.H., Balasundaram, P., Carney. M., Green, E., Breylin, M.S., Fuloria, M "Leukocytosis and Splenomegaly in a Neonate with NRAS Mutation." Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2023 Jun 1; Pubmed PMID: 37264612
- Balasundaram, P.; Lucena, M.H.; Nafday, S "A neonate with a rare presentation of persistent hypoglycemia and prolonged jaundice." NeoReviews. 2023 Jan 1; Pubmed PMID: 36587006
- Lucena M.H., Zauk A "Large Skin Lesion and Bilious Emesis in a Premature Newborn." NeoReviews. 2022 Nov 1;23(11) Pubmed PMID: 36316258
- Panico, F.F., Troster, E.J., Oliveira, C.S., Faria, A., Lucena, M., Joao, P.R.D., Saad, E., Foronda, F.A.K., Delgado, A.F., De Carvalho, W.B "Risk Factors for Mortality and Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome." Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Sep;16(7) Pubmed PMID: 26181296
Projects
- Increasing Premedication for Neonatal Intubation: A Quality Improvement Initiative
- Children's Hospital at Montefiore (03/2021 - 05/2023)
- Bronx, NY
Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- (06/2017)
- Texas Pediatric Society
- (08/2023)
Languages
Portuguese, Spanish
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