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 2NW13
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Neonatology, 2 Main, Room 2NW13
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
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.
Wild KT, Hedrick HL, Ades AM, Fraga MV, Avitabile CM, Gebb JS, Oliver ER, Coletti K, Kesler EM, Van Hoose KT, Panitch HB, Johng S, Ebbert RP, Herkert LM, Hoffman C, Ruble D, Flohr S, Reynolds T, Duran M, Foster A, Isserman RS, Partridge EA, Rintoul NE: Update on Management and Outcomes of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. J Intensive Care Med (8850666231212874), November 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1177/08850666231212874. Epub ahead of print.
Lee JY, Conlon TW, Fraga MV, Bauer AJ, Soni NJ, Chen AE, Kaplan SL: Identifying commonalities in definition and governance of point-of-care ultrasound within statements from medical organizations in the United States: A scoping review for a shared understanding. J Clin Ultrasound October 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1002/jcu.23574. Epub ahead of print.
Jain A, Ruoss JL, Fraga MV, McNamara PJ: Clarification of Boundaries and Scope of Cardiac POCUS versus Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography. J Perinatol 43(10): 1207-1210, October 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1038/s41372-023-01715-3. Epub 2023 Jun 30.
Lakshminrusimha S, Fraga MV: Longitudinal Trajectory of Ventricular Function and Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. J Pediatr(260), 113550, September 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113550. Epub 2023 Jun 12.
Fraga MV, Dysart KC, Stoller JZ, Huber M, Fedec A, Mercer-Rosa L, Kirpalani K: Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Following Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Neonatology 120(5): 633-641, August 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1159/000531586. Epub 2023 Aug 11.