Perelman School of Medicine/ Faculty Search/ Ignacio E. Tapia

Ignacio E. Tapia, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Department: Pediatrics

Contact information

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
CTRB, office 11403
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 267-426-5842

Education:
MD
University of Concepcion, Chile, 1993.

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Description of Clinical Expertise

Pediatric pulmonology
Pediatric sleep disorders
Technology dependent children

Description of Research Expertise

Physiopathology of Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in Pediatrics

Selected Publications

I.E. Tapia, MD, M. Cornaglia, CRC, J. McDonough, MS, C.L. Marcus, MBBCh: Children with the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome have elevated upper airway resistance. Sleep 36: A385, June 2013.

Xanthopoulos MS, Bradford R., Berkowitz R.I., Tapia I.E., Marcus C.L.: Behavioral and neurocognitive functioning in obese and non-obese adolescents with and without obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Sleep 36: A386, June 2013.

Konstantinopoulou S., Tapia I.E., Sullivan A., Cielo, C.M., Radcliffe J., Pipan M, Hanna B., Gallagher P.R., Carroll M.E., Marcus C.L.: The association between polysomnographic parameters and neurobehavioral and cognitive outcomes in children with Down syndrome. Sleep 36: A360, June 2013.

I.E. Tapia, MD, J. McDonough, MS, J. Huang, MD, M. Cornaglia, CRC, M. DiMaria, J. Samuel, J.S. Falvo, P.W. Davenport PhD, C.L. Marcus, MBBCh: Inspiratory loading cortical processing during wakefulness in children with the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Sleep 36: A386, June 2013.

I.E. Tapia, MD, M. Cornaglia, CRC, J. McDonough, MS, J. Maggs, EdD, J. Traylor, BS, C.L. Marcus, MBBCh: Children With The Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Have Selective, Persistent Upper Airway Sensory Function Impairment. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Page: A5460, May 2013.

Yuan H, Pinto SJ, Huang J, McDonough JM, Ward MB, Lee YN, Bradford RM; Gallagher PR, Shults J, Konstantinopoulou S, Samuel JM, Katz ES, Hua S, Tapia IE, Marcus CL: Ventilatory Responses to Hypercapnia during Wakefulness and Sleep in Obese Adolescents With and Without Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Sleep 35(9): 1257-1267, September 2012.

1. Tapia I.E., McDonough JM, Huang J, Davenport PW, Colrain IM, Marcus CL: Resistive load cortical processing in normal children. Sleep Page: A390, June 2012.

Huang J, Colrain IM, Tapia I.E., Padilla ML, Yuan H, McDonough JM, Samuel J, Bradford R, Cornaglia MA, Marcus CL: Effect of adenotonsillectomy on cortical processing of respiratory and auditory afferent stimuli during wakefulness in children with the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Sleep Page: A200, June 2012.

Tapia IE, Marcus CL: Newer treatment modalities for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews In press 2012.

Tapia I.E., Walsh C., Meltzer L.J., Ndicu G., Karamessinis L., Cucchiara A.J., Marcus C.L: Effect of light therapy on sleep technologist functioning. Sleep Page: A167, June 2011.