Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Pediatrics
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2021 - Present
Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine,
Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
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2019 - Present
Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine,
Pediatrics
Recent Publications
Assessing the Capability of Large Language Models in Answering Pediatric Critical Care Board-Style Questions.
Journal Article Res Sq · November 3, 2025 BACKGROUND: The potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) in medicine is often linked to massive, resource-intensive models. However, their practical application in specialized fields like pediatric critical care requires exploring the capability of more e ... Full text Link to item CitePediatric T cell and B cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Journal Article JCI Insight · October 22, 2025 BACKGROUNDUnderstanding age-associated differences in acute and memory adaptive immunity to SARS-CoV-2 and how they contribute to more favorable outcomes in children is critically important.METHODSWe evaluated SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell, B cell, and antibo ... Full text Link to item CiteIn-Flight Medical Events on Commercial Airline Flights.
Journal Article JAMA Netw Open · September 2, 2025 IMPORTANCE: In-flight medical events are an inevitable challenge in commercial aviation. Managing these events is complicated by constrained medical resources and delayed access to definitive care. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the epidemiology of in-flight m ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent 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 - 2035Early life B cell responses and inflammation following SARS-CoV-2 infection
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Weill Cornell Medicine · 2022 - 2026Personalized Immunomodulation in Pediatric Sepsis-Induced MODS (PRECISE) (CPCCRN)
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Utah · 2021 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul School of Medicine (Brazil) ·
1989
M.D.