Geovanny Perez MD
Geovanny Perez
MD
Clinical Associate Professor and Division Chief, Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Pediatric Pulmonology; Pediatrics
Contact Information
Patient Care
Patient Care
This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
View this physician on UBMDEducation and Training:
- MS, Clinical and Translational Research, George Washington University (2018)
- Fellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, George Washington University/Children’s National Medical Center (2014)
- Residency, Medical Residency, Department of Pediatrics, Miami Children's Hospital (2011)
- Residency, Pediatric Oncology, Hospital SOLCA (2008)
- MD, Medicine, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Summa Cum Laude (2004)
Employment:
- Chief of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Pediatrics, UBMD (2020-present)
- COVID-19 Clinical Management Leadership Member, UBMD, Kaleida Health System, UB School of Medicine (2020-present)
- Director of the Bronchoscopy and Respiratory Technology Dependent Programs, Pediatrics, Oishei Children's Hospital (2020-present)
- Medical Director, Lung Center, Pediatrics, Oishei Children’s Hospital (2020-present)
- Attending Physician, Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Oishei Children‘s Hospital (2019-present)
- Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2019-present)
- Antimicrobial Subcommittee, Pediatrics, Children's National Medical Center (2017–2020)
- Co-director Complex BPD Program, Pediatrics, Children's National Medical Center (2017–2019)
- Pediatric Surgery Verification Program Liaison, Pediatrics, Children’s National Medical Center (2017–2019)
- Co-director of Severe Asthma Program, Pediatrics, Children's National Medical Center (2016–2019)
- Grand Rounds Improvement Committee, Pediatrics, Children's National Medical Center (2015–2019)
- Tracheostomy and Mechanical Ventilation, Committee of Excellence, Pediatrics, Children’s National Medical Center (2015–2019)
- Assistant Professor, Genomics and Precision Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine (2014–2019)
- Adjunct Instructor, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (2012–2014)
- Rural Physician, Ecuador Health Ministry, Yaruqui Hospital (2004–2005)
Awards and Honors:
- Top Doctors in WNY (2023)
- SUNY Diversity in Medicine Mentoring Award (2022)
- Gold Humanism Honor Society Richard Sarkin, MD—Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter, Inductee (2022)
- Pediatric Pulmonologist Top Doctors (2020)
- International Congress on Pediatric Pulmonology: Young Investigator Award (2016)
- American Thoracic Society International Conference: Abstract Scholarship Award (2015)
- American Federation of Medical Research Eastern Regional Meeting: Poster Award Moderator (2015)
- 10th Annual Respiratory Disease Young Investigators’ Forum: Finalist/Certificate of Honor (2014)
- International Congress on Pediatric Pulmonology: Young Investigator Award (2014)
- American Thoracic Society International Conference: Minority Trainee Development Scholarship Award (2014)
- American Federation of Medical Research Eastern Regional Meeting: Henry Christian Award (2014)
- American Federation of Medical Research Eastern Regional Meeting: Eastern Region Scholar Award (2014)
- American Federation of Medical Research Eastern Regional Meeting: Eastern Region Scholar Award (2013)
- Miami Children's Hospital: Emergency Medicine Award (2009)
- Magna Cum Laude (2004)
Research Expertise:
- Airway epithelial immunity
- Invasive and non-invasive ventilation: Management of children's with complex respiratory disorders that require invasive (CPAP/BPAP) or invasive ventilator support
- Neuromuscular Disorders: Management of children with Neuromuscular Disorders.
- Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD): Inpatient and outpatient management of infants/children with severe chronic lung disease of prematurity.
- Translational Research: My expertise are on the egulatory mechanisms of innate airway epithelial immunity in infants during viral respiratory infections using nasal and bronchial airway epithelial cells (AEC) isolated from young children. I also have experience working on clinical and preclinical phenotyping of viral respiratory infections and have participated in several research projects in the area. Using a translational approach in the VIRAL project I have identified that infants exhibit a Th2-biased airway immune responses against rhinovirus and and paramixoviruses such as RSV and human metapneumovirus. We have also found that the epithelial-derived cytokine thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) plays a key role in mediating Th2 responses during early life rhinovirus infection
UB 2020 Strategic Strengths:
- Molecular Recognition in Biological Systems and Bioinformatics
Grants and Sponsored Research:
- October 2018–December 2019
Quantitative Proteomic Identification of Defective Innate Immune Secretory Responses to P. Aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis Bronchial Epithelium
Gilead Sciencis, Inc.
Role: Principal Investigator
$88,142 - January 2015–January 2017
SRP-4045 and SRP-4053 in Duchene Muscular Dystrophy a 48-Week, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of SRP-4045 and SRP-4053 in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
Role: Co-Investigator - June 2014–November 2016
A Phase 3 Efficacy and Safety Study of Ataluren (PTC124®) in Patients with Nonsense Mutation Cystic Fibrosis
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
Role: Co-Investigator - December 2012–December 2014
Microbiome Characterization in Pediatric Respiratory Disorders
Parson’s Family Foundation Grant
Role: Co-Investigator
$20,000 - October 2014–November 2014
Flexible Bronchoscopy Atlas of Normal and Abnormal Pediatric Airways to be Used as Training Model
Board of Visitors
Role: Principal Investigator
$4,000 - June 2018
Respiratory CPG Development
Hunter‘s Hope Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
$10,000 - July 2017
ASPIRO A Phase 1/2, Randomized, Open-Label, Ascending-Dose, Delayed-Treatment Concurrent Control Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of AT132, an AAV8-Delivered Gene Therapy in X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy (XLMTM) Patient
Audentes Therapeutics
Role: Contributor - October 2016
A Prospective, Non Interventional Clinical Assessment Study in X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy (XLMTM) Subjects Aged 3 Years and Younger
Audentes Therapeutics
Role: Contributor
Journal Articles:
- Goetz DM, Frederick CK, Perez G, Borowitz D. (2023) Airway clearance after highly effective CFTR modulators: Normalizing life and reducing treatment burden. Pediatric pulmonology (May).
- Pineda EY, Sallam M, Breuer RK, Perez GF, Wrotniak B, Swayampakula AK. (2023) Asthma Cases Treated With Inhaled Anesthetics or Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Virtual Pediatric Systems Database Study of Outcomes. Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies (Apr).
- Xilei Xu Chen and Geovanny F. Perez. (2023) Link between nocturnal hypoventilation and hypoxia on arrhythmias/CV morbidity in neuromuscular disorders. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology (Mar), 68 doi:10.1016/j.ppedcard.2022.101601
- Xilei Xu Chen and Geovanny F. Perez. (2023) Author's response: Link between nocturnal hypoventilation and hypoxia on arrhythmias/CV morbidity in neuromuscular disorders. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology (Mar), 68 doi:10.1016/j.ppedcard.2023.101621
- Hassinger AB, Monegro A, Perez G. (2023) Parental survey of the sleep patterns and screen time in US school children during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC pediatrics (Feb), 23(1): 65. doi:10.1186/s12887-023-03875-9
- Byrwa DJ, Perez GF, Roach CM, Prentice S, Goetz DM. (2023) Airway clearance therapy in the school environment: Retrospective analysis of a cohort of pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis. Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society (Jan).
- Perez G, Young L, Kravitz R, Sheehan D, Adang L, Van Haren K, Lin JL, Jaffe NN, Kuo D, Ball L, Keller J, Sank J, DiVito D, Naime S. (2022) Pulmonological issues. Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care (Dec), 52(12): 101313.
- Amin R, Ham PB, Perez G, Vali K. (2022) Minimally invasive resection of congenital tracheobiliary fistula with thoracoscopic cholangiography. JTCVS techniques (Oct), 15: 230-232. doi:10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.06.013
- Kennedy C, Greenberg I, Perez GF, Chaney H, Sami I, Ogunlesi F, Koumbourlis AC, Hammer B, Hamdy RF, Cogen JD, Payne AS, Hahn A. (2022) Measuring the impact of an empiric antibiotic algorithm for pulmonary exacerbation in children and young adults with cystic fibrosis. Pediatric pulmonology (Apr), 57(4): 965-975.
- Montoya C, Steinhorn R, Berger J, Haroyan H, Said M, Perez GF. (2022) Dynamic PEEP Study: A Non-invasive Diagnostic Exam to Assess for Effective PEEP in Children with Severe BPD. Lung (Jan).
- Gutierrez MJ, Perez GF, Gomez JL, Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Castro-Rodriguez JA, Nino G. (2021) Genes, environment, and developmental timing: New insights from translational approaches to understand early origins of respiratory diseases. Pediatric pulmonology (Oct), 56(10): 3157-3165.
- XuChen X, Weinstock J, Arroyo M, Salka K, Chorvinsky E, Abutaleb K, Aguilar H, Kahanowitch R, Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Perez G, Gutierrez MJ, Nino G. (2021) Airway Remodeling Factors During Early-Life Rhinovirus Infection and the Effect of Premature Birth. Front Pediatr (Feb).
- XuChen X, Weinstock J, Arroyo M, Salka K, Chorvinsky E, Abutaleb K, Aguilar H, Kahanowitch R, Rodríguez-Martínez CE, Perez GF, Gutierrez MJ, Nino G. (2021) Airway Remodeling Factors During Early-Life Rhinovirus Infection and the Effect of Premature Birth. Frontiers in pediatrics (Jan), 9: 610478. doi:10.3389/fped.2021.610478
- Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Nino G, Castro-Rodriguez JA, Perez G, Sossa-Briceño MP, Buendia JA. (2020) Cost-effectiveness analysis of phenotypic-guided versus guidelines-guided bronchodilator therapy in viral bronchiolitis. Pediatr Pulmonol (Oct).
- Lilun Li, Wikner E, Behzadpour H, Perez G, Mudd P. (2020) Decrease in Respiratory Related Hospitalizations in Tracheostomy-Dependent Children Who Tolerate Passy-Muir Valve Use. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol (Oct).
- Salka K, Arroyo M, Chorvinsky E, Abutaleb K, Perez GF, Wolf S, Xuchen X, Weinstock J, Gutierrez MJ, Pérez-Losada M, Pillai DK, Nino G. (2020) Innate IFN-lambda responses to dsRNA in the human infant airway epithelium and clinical regulatory factors during viral respiratory infections in early life. Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (Sep), 50(9): 1044-1054. doi:10.1111/cea.13701
- Hahn A, Burrell A, Ansusinha E, Peng D, Chaney H, Sami I, Perez G, Koumbourlis AC, McCarter R, Freishtat RJ, Crandall KA, Zemanick ET. (2020) Airway Microbial Diversity Is Decreased in Young Children With Cystic Fibrosis Compared to Healthy Controls but Improved With CFTR Modulation. Heliyon (Jun), 6(6).
- Arroyo M, Salka K, Chorvinsky E, Xuchen X, Abutaleb K, Perez G, Weinstock J, Gaviria S, Gutierrez MJ, Nino G. (2020) Airway mir-155 Responses Are Associated With TH1 Cytokine Polarization in Young Children With Viral Respiratory Infections. PLoS One (May), 15(5).
- Arroyo M, Salka K, Perez G, Rodríguez-Martínez CE, Castro-Rodriguez JA, Gutierrez MJ, Nino G. (2020) Phenotypical Sub-setting of the First Episode of Severe Viral Respiratory Infection Based on Clinical Assessment and Underlying Airway Disease: A Pilot Study. Front Pediatr (Apr), 8: 121-121.
- Lascano-Vaca Y, Ortiz-Prado E, Gomez-Barreno L, Simbaña-Rivera K, Vasconez E, Lister A, Arteaga-Espinosa ME, Perez G. (2020) Clinical, genetic and microbiological characterization of pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis in a public Hospital in Ecuador. BMC Pediatr (Mar), 20(1): 111-111.
- Kotwal N, Shukla PJ, Perez G. (2020) Peak Cough Flow in Children with Neuromuscular Disorders. Lung (Feb).
- Salka K, Arroyo M, Naime S, Chorvinsky E, Gutierrez MJ, Pillai DK, Perez G, Nino G. (2020) TSLP Production in the Human Infant Airway Epithelium and Clinical Relevance during Viral Respiratory Infections. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (Jan), 62(1): 115-117.
- Nino G, Mansoor A, Perez G, Arroyo M, Xuchen X, Weinstock J, Salka K, Said M, Acuña-Cordero R, Sossa-Briceño MP, Rodríguez-Martínez CE, Linguraru M. (2020) Validation of a new predictive model to improve risk stratification in bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Sci Rep (Jan), 10(1): 613-613.
- Arroyo M, Salka KP, Perez GF, Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Castro-Rodriguez JA, Nino G, Perez G. (2019) Bedside clinical assessment predicts recurrence after hospitalization due to viral lower respiratory tract infection in young children. J Investig Med (Dec).
- Mansoor A, Cerrolaza J, Perez G, Biggs E, Okada K, Nino G, Linguraru MG. (2019) A Generic Approach to Lung Field Segmentation from Chest Radiographs using Deep Space and Shape Learning. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng (Aug).
- Lewis RJ, Mandler AG, Perez G, Mudd PA. (2019) Delayed complication of tracheocutaneous fistula closure with severe compromising subcutaneous emphysema. BMJ Case Rep (Jun), 12(6).
- Ball LJ, Chavez S, Perez G, Bharucha-Goebel D, Smart K, Kundrat K, Carruthers L, Brady C, Leach M, Evans S. (2019) Communication skills among children with spinal muscular atrophy type 1: A parent survey. Assist Technol (Apr)1-11.
- Kilaikode S, Weiss M, Megalaa R, Perez G, Nino G. (2019) Asthma is associated with increased probability of needing CPAP in children with severe obstructive sleep apnea. Pediatr Pulmonol (Mar), 54(3): 342-347.
- Hahn A, Fanous H, Jensen C, Chaney H, Sami I, Perez G, Koumbourlis AC, Louie S, Bost JE, van den Anker JN, Freishtat RJ, Zemanick ET, Crandall KA. (2019) Changes in microbiome diversity following beta-lactam antibiotic treatment are associated with therapeutic versus subtherapeutic antibiotic exposure in cystic fibrosis. Sci Rep (Feb), 9(1): 2534-2534.
- Koumbourlis AC, Perez G. (2019) Heterogeneity in the Diagnostic Criteria Physicians Use in Pediatric Asthma. Ann Am Thorac Soc (Jan), 16(1): 148-150.
- Hahn A, Burrell A, Fanous H, Chaney H, Sami I, Perez G, Koumbourlis AC, Freishtat RJ, Crandall KA. (2018) Antibiotic multidrug resistance in the cystic fibrosis airway microbiome is associated with decreased diversity. Heliyon (Sep), 4(9).
- Hahn A, Jensen C, Fanous H, Chaney H, Sami I, Perez G, Louie S, Koumbourlis AC, Bost JE, van den Anker JN. (2018) Relationship of Pulmonary Outcomes, Microbiology, and Serum Antibiotic Concentrations in Cystic Fibrosis Patients. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther (Sep), 23(5): 379-389.
- Smitthimedhin A, Whitehead MT, Bigdeli M, Nino G, Perez G, Otero HJ. (2018) MRI determination of volumes for the upper airway and pharyngeal lymphoid tissue in preterm and term infants. Clin Imaging (Jul), 50: 51-56.
- Perez G, Kurdi B, Megalaa R, Pancham K, Huseni S, Isaza N, Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Pillai D, Nino G. (2018) Phenotypical characterization of human rhinovirus infections in severely premature children. Pediatr Neonatol (Jun), 59(3): 244-250.
- Hahn A, Bendall ML, Gibson KM, Chaney H, Sami I, Perez G, Koumbourlis AC, McCaffrey TA, Freishtat RJ, Crandall KA. (2018) Benchmark Evaluation of True Single Molecular Sequencing to Determine Cystic Fibrosis Airway Microbiome Diversity. Front Microbiol (May), 9: 1069-1069.
- Nino CL, Perez G, Isaza N, Gutierrez MJ, Gomez JL, Nino G. (2018) Characterization of Sex-Based Dna Methylation Signatures in the Airways During Early Life. Sci Rep (Apr), 8(1): 5526-5526.
- Noorelahi R, Perez G, Otero HJ. (2018) Imaging findings of Copa syndrome in a 12-year-old boy. Pediatr Radiol (Feb), 48(2): 279-282.
- Naime S, Bandarkar A, Nino G, Perez G. (2018) Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour misdiagnosed as a round pneumonia. BMJ Case Rep (Feb), 2018.
- Megalaa R, Perez G, Kilaikode-Cheruveettara S, Kotwal N, Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Nino G. (2018) Clinical definition of respiratory viral infections in young children and potential bronchiolitis misclassification. J Investig Med (Jan), 66(1): 46-51.
- Wolf S, Perez G, Mukharesh L, Isaza N, Preciado D, Freishtat RJ, Pillai D, Rose MC, Nino G. (2017) Conditional reprogramming of pediatric airway epithelial cells: A new human model to investigate early-life respiratory disorders. Pediatr Allergy Immunol (Dec), 28(8): 810-817.
- Shukla PJ, Behnam-Terneus M, Cunill-De Sautu B, Perez G. (2017) Antibiotic Use by Pediatric Residents: Identifying Opportunities and Strategies for Antimicrobial Stewardship. Hosp Pediatr (Sep), 7(9): 553-558.
- Perez G, Pérez-Losada M, Isaza N, Rose MC, Colberg-Poley AM, Nino G. (2017) Nasopharyngeal microbiome in premature infants and stability during rhinovirus infection. J Investig Med (Aug), 65(6): 984-990.
- Mansoor A, Cerrolaza JJ, Perez G, Biggs E, Nino G, Linguraru MG. (2017) Marginal Shape Deep Learning: Applications to Pediatric Lung Field Segmentation. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng (Feb), 10133.
- Hahn A, Sanyal A, Perez G, Colberg-Poley AM, Campos J, Rose MC, Pérez-Losada M. (2016) Different next generation sequencing platforms produce different microbial profiles and diversity in cystic fibrosis sputum. J Microbiol Methods (Nov), 130: 95-99.
- Perez G, Jain A, Kurdi B, Megalaa R, Pancham K, Huseni S, Isaza N, Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Rose MC, Pillai D, Nino G. (2016) Age-Related Effect of Viral-Induced Wheezing in Severe Prematurity. Children (Basel) (Oct), 3(4).
- Gutierrez MJ, Gomez JL, Perez G, Pancham K, Val S, Pillai DK, Giri M, Ferrante S, Freishtat R, Rose MC, Preciado D, Nino G. (2016) Airway Secretory microRNAome Changes during Rhinovirus Infection in Early Childhood. PLoS One (Sep), 11(9).
- Nino G, Govindan RB, Al-Shargabi T, Metzler M, Massaro AN, Perez G, McCarter R, Hunt CE, du Plessis AJ. (2016) Premature Infants Rehospitalized because of an Apparent Life-Threatening Event Had Distinctive Autonomic Developmental Trajectories. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (Aug), 194(3): 379-381.
- Pancham K, Sami I, Perez GF, Huseni S, Kurdi B, Rose MC, Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Nino G, Perez G. (2016) Human Metapneumovirus Infection is Associated with Severe Respiratory Disease in Preschool Children with History of Prematurity. Pediatr Neonatol (Feb), 57(1): 27-34.
- Mansoor A, Perez G, Nino G, Linguraru MG. (2016) Automatic tissue characterization of air trapping in chest radiographs using deep neural networks. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc (Jan), 2016: 97-100.
- Pancham K, Perez G, Huseni S, Jain A, Kurdi B, Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Preciado D, Rose MC, Nino G. (2015) Premature infants have impaired airway antiviral IFNγ responses to human metapneumovirus compared to respiratory syncytial virus. Pediatr Res (Oct), 78(4): 389-394.
- Perez G, Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Nino G. (2015) Rhinovirus-Induced Airway Disease: A Model to Understand the Antiviral and Th2 Epithelial Immune Dysregulation in Childhood Asthma. J Investig Med (Aug), 63(6): 792-795.
- Perez G, Pancham K, Huseni S, Jain A, Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Preciado D, Rose MC, Nino G. (2015) Rhinovirus-induced airway cytokines and respiratory morbidity in severely premature children. Pediatr Allergy Immunol (Mar), 26(2): 145-152.
- Okada K, Golbaz M, Mansoor A, Perez G, Pancham K, Khan A, Nino G, Linguraru MG. (2015) Severity quantification of pediatric viral respiratory illnesses in chest X-ray images. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc (Jan), 2015: 165-168.
- Nino G, Huseni S, Perez G, Pancham K, Mubeen H, Abbasi A, Wang JJ, Eng S, Colberg-Poley AM, Pillai DK, Rose MC. (2014) Directional secretory response of double stranded RNA-induced thymic stromal lymphopoetin (TSLP) and CCL11/eotaxin-1 in human asthmatic airways. PLoS One (Dec), 9(12).
- Perez G, Pancham K, Huseni S, Preciado D, Freishtat RJ, Colberg-Poley AM, Hoffman EP, Rose MC, Nino G. (2014) Rhinovirus infection in young children is associated with elevated airway TSLP levels. Eur Respir J (Oct), 44(4): 1075-1078.
- Restrepo-Gualteros SM, Jaramillo-Barberi LE, Gonzalez-Santos M, Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Perez G, Gutierrez MJ, Nino G. (2014) Characterization of cytomegalovirus lung infection in non-HIV infected children. Viruses (May), 6(5): 2038-2051.
- Huseni S, Gutierrez MJ, Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Nino CL, Perez GF, Pancham K, Nino G. (2014) The link between rhinitis and rapid-eye-movement sleep breathing disturbances in children with obstructive sleep apnea. American journal of rhinology & allergy (Jan), 28(1): 56-61.
- Huseni S, Gutierrez MJ, Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Rodriguez CE, Nino CL, Perez G, Pancham K, Nino G. (2014) The link between rhinitis and rapid-eye-movement sleep breathing disturbances in children with obstructive sleep apnea. Am J Rhinol Allergy (Jan), 28(1): e56-e61.
- Perez G, Gutierrez MJ, Huseni S, Pancham K, Rodriguez-Martinez CE, Nino CL, Nino G. (2013) Oximetry Signal Processing Identifies REM Sleep-Related Vulnerability Trait in Asthmatic Children. Sleep Disord (Jan), 2013.
Books and Book Chapters:
- Perez G, Koumbourlis A. (2015) In: "Pulmonary Function Test in the Intensive Care Unit". Nova Science Publishers
Professional Memberships:
- American College of Chest Physicians (2017–present)
- American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Pediatric Pulmonology: Fellow (2014–present)
- American Academy of Pediatrics: Fellow (FAAP) (2011–present)
- American Federation of Medical Research (2011–present)
- American Thoracic Society (2011–present)
- European Respiratory Society (2011–present)
- Faculty of 1000 (2011–present)
Presentations:
- "Asthma Updates" Buffalo Pediatric Society (2022)
- "Pediatric Pulmonary Board Review" Pediatric Residency Lecture Series (2022)
- "Latinx in Healthcare, The Need for Latinx Diversity and Representation in Health Care" (2021)
- "Abordaje del recien nacido con hipoxia" XXI Congreso Internacional De Pediatría De La SEPP 2021 (2021)
- "Asthma" the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Western New York Chapter, annual conference (2021)
- "Residents Respiratory Day" Pediatric Residency Lecture Series (2021)
- "Pediatric Asthma Management Guidelines Focused 2020 Updates" Mini Grand Rounds; Oishei Children's Hospital (2021)
- "Pulmonary Care in Patients with Congenital Muscular Dystrophy" KSSK CMD Chats: A Pulmonary Guide Web Series; Cure CMD (2021)
- "Cuidados en los ninos con enfermedad neuromuscular" I Simposio Enfermedad Neuromuscular en niños, Fundacion HOMI (2020)
- "Chronic Respiratory Failure" Pediatric Pulmonary Board Review Course; American College of Chest Physicians (2020)
- "Invasive Ventilation; tracheostomy" American College of Chest Physicians Pulmonary Board Review (2020)
- "Restrictive Lung Disease" American College of Chest Physicians Pulmonary Board Review (2020)
- "Restrictive Lung Disease" Pediatric Pulmonary Board Review Course; American College of Chest Physicians (2020)
- "Bronchiolitis" Pediatric Residents Lecture Series (2020)
- "Mechanisms of Hypoxemia and Hypoventilation in Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure" International Conference; American Thoracic Society; Management of Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure Syndromes: Nippv for Day, Night and the Soccer Field (2019)
- "Care of the Neuromuscular Patient and Care of the Patient with Severe BPD" Respiratorias Meeting; Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Tisiologia y Enfermedades (2019)
- "Factors Associated with Extubation Failure in Pediatric Patients with Neuromuscular Disorders: A Retrospective Study" Annual Meeting; Pediatric Academic Societies (2019)
- "Current Concepts on Prematurity" Pediatric Talk; HCAM Hospital (2018)
- "Chronic Respiratory Failure (Noninvasive and Invasive Ventilation Tracheostomy)" Pulmonary Board Review; American College of Chest Physicians (2018)
- "Restrictive Lung Disease" Pulmonary Board Review; American College of Chest Physicians (2018)
- "Choosing Ventilatory Support for Patients with Neuromuscular Disorders" International Conference; American Thoracic Society (2017)
- "Airway Molecular Phenotyping in Prematurity Identifies Intrinsic Secretory Signatures Linked to Th2 Inflammation and Airway Remodeling" International Congress on Pediatric Pulmonology; CIPP (2016)
- "Cystic Fibrosis Review for Parents" Cystic Fibrosis Symposium; Children’s National Medical Center/Hospital Carlos Andrade de Marin/Hospital Eugenio Espejo (2012)
- "Complications of Nissen Fundoplication after Gastrostomy Tube Placement in CF Patients" North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; Pediatric Fellow Session (2011)
- "Respiratory Care of Children with Neuromuscular Disease" I Symposium on Neuromuscular Disease in Children; HOMI Hospital de la Misericordia Foundation
Service Activities:
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonary; Subspecialty Board Member (2023–2029)
- Interviewer of residency candidates for the Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Interviewer (2021–present)
- Department of Pediatrics Medical Study Small group faculty member, meet with rotating 3rd and 4th year medical students to discuss their pediatric clinical rotation, teach and provide feedback; Facilitator (2020–present)
- Responsible for the Pulmonary Function Test laboratory, as well as inpatient respiratory services. Committee member for the selection of new respiratory equipment; Medical Director Pulmonary, John R. Oishei Children's Hospital (2020–present)
- Medical Student Supervisor, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Medical student supervisor (2020–present)
- Lung Journal; Reviewer (2019–present)
- Audentes Pharmaceuticals; Advisory Board (2018–present)
- Journal of Pediatrics; Reviewer (2018–present)
- Interviewer of residency candidates for the Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2017–present)
- Children's National Medical Center: Pediatric Surgery Verification Program Liaison (2017–2019)
- Children's National Medical Center: Antimicrobial Subcommittee; Committee Member (2017–2019)
- American Thoracic Society International Conference: Pediatric Asthma Mini Symposium; Co-Chair (2017)
- Cure CMD: Pulmonary Guidelines Committee; Committee Member (2017)
- Santhera Pharmaceuticals; Advisory Board (2017–present)
- Hunter’s Hope Foundation: Pulmonary Guidelines for Patients with Leukodystrophies Committee Leader (2016–present)
- Journal of Respiratory Medicine and Lung Disease Editorial Team Member (2016–present)
- Metropolitan District of Columbia Thoracic Society; Board Member (2016–present)
- Children's National Medical Center: Grand Rounds Improvement Committee; Committee Member (2015–2019)
- Children's National Medical Center: Tracheostomy and Mechanical Ventilation Committee of Excellence; Committee Member (2015–2019)
- Experimental Lung Research Journal; Reviewer (2015–present)
- American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; Reviewer (2015–present)
- Medical Student Clerkship. Topic: pneumonia. The George Washington University. Washington, DC; Instructor (2014–2019)
- Children's National Medical Center: Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Program Supervisor (2014–2019)
- Children's National Medical Center: Pediatric Residency Program Supervisor (2014–2019)
- Global Tracheostomy Consortium: Data Base Committee; Committee Member (2014–present)
- American Thoracic Society: Pediatrics International Relations Working Group; Member (2014–present)
- Pediatric Pulmonology; Reviewer (2014–present)
- American Thoracic Society: Assembly on Pediatrics; Member (2013–present)