Email

mmdeguzm@texaschildrenshospital.org

Positions

Professor

Pediatrics
Rheumatology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Clinic)

Mark A. Wallace Tower
6701 Fannin, 11th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-1319
Fax: (832) 825-3837

Texas Children's Hospital (Office)

Feigin Tower
1102 Bates, Ste. 330
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-1319

Education

MD from University Of Santo Tomas

01/1985 - Manila, Philippines

Internship at University Of Santo Tomas

01/1986 - Manila, Philippines

Residency at University Of Santo Tomas

06/1990 - Manila, Philippines

Residency at University Of Santo Tomas

06/1991 - Manila, Philippines

Residency at Brown University

06/1996 - Providence, Rhode Island United States

Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

06/1995 - Houston

Professional Statement

As clinic chief of the Pediatric Rheumatology Center of Texas Children’s Hospital, Dr. de Guzman has worked to redefine the elements of maintaining excellent, relevant and up-to-date care of children and adolescents with arthritis, lupus and lupus spectrum diseases, systemic vasculitis, scleroderma, dermatomyositis, autoinflammatory disorders and other rheumatologic conditions. Her dedicated and highly skilled team of pediatric rheumatologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, social worker, nutritionist, child life specialists and administrative staff have the unwavering dedication and commitment to deliver prompt, compassionate and the best possible care to these group of patients.

Dr. de Guzman and her team recently initiated a dedicated clinic for children and adolescents with systemic lupus, with the goal of not only providing excellent and comprehensive patient care but to develop and strengthen research and teaching of this systemic autoimmune disease. Dr. de Guzman also envisions the establishment of vasculitis clinic as well as a long term follow-up clinic (for patients who received biologic agents) at Texas Children’s Hospital.

Education has been one of Dr. de Guzman’s passions and she is committed to providing learning and teaching in pediatric rheumatology. Dr. de Guzman maintains a teaching and professional relationship with several institutions and organizations in Asia. It has been her mission that Pediatric Rheumatology be known globally and that Texas Children’s Hospital is an excellent venue for such mission.

Her research interest is along quality outcome measures, therapeutics, patient and community education, and transition of care.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Kellermayer R, Jain AK, Ferry G, Deguzman MM, Guillerman RP "Clinical challenges and images in GI. Aortitis as a rare complication of Crohn's disease.." Gastroenterology. 2008 Mar;134(3):668, 898. Pubmed PMID: 18325384
• Williams VL, Guirola R, Flemming K, Modi GM, Rosales C, Deguzman MM "Distal extremity necrosis as a manifestation of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa: case report and review of the acute management of a pediatric patient.." Pediatr Dermatol. 2012 Jul;29(4):473-8. Pubmed PMID: 22612230
• Muscal E, Traipe E, de Guzman MM, Myones BL, Brey, RL, Hunter JV. "Cerebral and cerebellar Volume Loss in Children and Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A review of the Clinically Acquired Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging." Journal of Rheumatology. 2010;37(8)
• Vece TJ, DeGuzman MM, Langston C, Fan, LL "Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in Children." Kendig and Chernick’s Disorders of the Respir. 2012;(8):848-856.