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Alexandre Tellechea Rotta

Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Pediatrics · 2021 - Present Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine · 2019 - Present Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics

Recent Publications


Noninvasive Respiratory Support for Pediatric Critical Asthma.

Journal Article Respir Care · June 2025 Pediatric asthma is a common cause of emergency department visits and hospital admissions. Whereas most patients respond well to standard pharmacologic treatments, those with more severe disease frequently require noninvasive respiratory support (NRS) and ... Full text Link to item Cite

2024 Year in Review-Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation.

Journal Article Respir Care · May 2025 Children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit frequently require invasive mechanical ventilation, a critical intervention central to managing severe respiratory failure and supporting gas exchange. This Year in Review article highlights notable ar ... Full text Link to item Cite

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Children With Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: Post Hoc Analysis of the 2019-2020 Bronchiolitis and Codetection Cohort.

Journal Article Pediatr Crit Care Med · May 1, 2025 OBJECTIVES: Bronchiolitis and other lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are the most common causes of pediatric respiratory failure. There is insufficient evidence characterizing pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS) in young childre ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Philips FAST picoSAT Convenience Sampling for SpO2 Accuracy MA_PM_Mountain_2022_11496

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Philips Medizin-Systeme Boeblingen GmbH · 2024 - 2035

Personalized Immunomodulation in Pediatric Sepsis-Induced MODS (PRECISE) (CPCCRN)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Utah · 2021 - 2026

Early life B cell responses and inflammation following SARS-CoV-2 infection

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Weill Cornell Medicine · 2022 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul School of Medicine (Brazil) · 1989 M.D.