Maria Fraga, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Neonatology & Newborn Services)
Attending Neonatologist, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Neonatal Point of Care Ultrasound Program, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Neonatology, 2 Main, Room 2NW15
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Neonatology, 2 Main, Room 2NW15
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2674264977
Email:
fragam@email.chop.edu
fragam@email.chop.edu
Education:
MD
University of Buenos Aires Medical School, 1999.
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University of Buenos Aires Medical School, 1999.
Selected Publications
Leung SK, Dancel R, Soni RN, Perez-Sanchez A, Mader MJ, Al-Wahab H, Conlon TW, Fraga MV, Lasa JJ, Matho A, Smith H, Soni NJ: Comparison of Six Handheld Ultrasound Devices by Pediatric Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Experts. POCUS J 10(1): 141-156, April 2025 Notes: doi: 10.24908/pocusj.v10i01.18722.Miller K, Ruoss JL, Chaves DV, Chan B, Huber M, Stoller JZ, Fraga MV, French H, Conlon T, Corder W; National Neonatal POCUS Collaborative. : National survey of diagnostic point of care ultrasound practices and program development in academic neonatal-perinatal medicine centers. J Perinatol April 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1038/s41372-025-02307-z. Epub ahead of print.
Will EP, Fraga MV: Central Line Positional Assessment with Ultrasonography. Neoreviews 2025 Notes: In press.
Bhombal S, Singh Y, Marshall S, Shanmukha M, Fraga M, on behalf of the National Neonatal POCUS Collaborative: Neonatal point-of-care ultrasound Program Development. Journal of Perinatology 2025 Notes: In press.
Fraga M, Bhombal S, Juliano C, Kim M, Groves AM, Chan B, Singh Y on behalf of the National Neonatal POCUS Collaborative.: Guidelines for neonatal point-of-care ultrasound. Journal of Perinatology 2025 Notes: In press.
Will EP, Fraga MV: Ultrasonography-Guided Lumbar Puncture. NeoReviews 25(8): e527-e529, August 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1542/neo.25-8-e527.
Chan B, Mnyavanu N, Bhombal S, Fraga MV, Groves AM, Marshall S, Mukthapuram S, Singh Y; members of National Neonatal POCUS Collaborative : Essentials of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Coding and Billing at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Setting in the United States. Am J Perinatol May 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1786721. Epub ahead of print.
Fraga MV, Hedrick HL, Rintoul NE, Wang Y, Ash D, Flohr SJ, Mathew L, Reynolds T, Engelman JL, Avitabile CM: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Patients with Left Heart Hypoplasia and Left Ventricular Dysfunction Have Highest Odds of Mortality. J Pediatr 271: 114061, April 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114061. Epub ahead of print.
Pawlowski TW, Polidoro R, Fraga MV, Biasucci DG : Point-of-care ultrasound for non-vascular invasive procedures in critically ill neonates and children: current status and future perspectives. Eur J Pediatr December 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s00431-023-05372-8. Epub ahead of print.
Johng S, Fraga MV, Patel N, Kipfmueller F, Bhattacharya A, Bhombal S: Unique Cardiopulmonary Interactions in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Physiology and Therapeutic Implications. Neoreviews 24(11): e720-e732, November 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1542/neo.24-11-e720.