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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Dr. Walusa Assad Gonçalves-Ferri, neonatologist, a pediatric intensivist, and clinical researcher. Professor at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School - University of São Paulo (USP / RP), Department of Pediatrics, Brazil. Particular interest is mechanical ventilation, thermogenesis, and hemodynamic instability.Walusa studied medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of Marília (FAMEMA), Brazil. Training in pediatrics, neonatology, and pediatric intensive care at Ribeirão Preto Medical School (USP / RP). Doctorate (2011) for the Child and Adolescent Health Program at the Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Post-doctorate from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ;fetal medicine, Catalonia-Spain, with Prof. José Luiz Peiró (2015-2016).Currently working with clinical and basic research (animal models), with continuing health education in neonatal resuscitation, ventilatory assistance in neonatology, breastfeeding and humanitarian medicine. Coordinator of the Neonatology area, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo - Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Prematurity is a significant cause of infant mortality in Brazil. Furthermore, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in this age group. NEC etiology is not understood. However, the disease is associated with a breakdown of the gastrointestinal epithelium barrier associated with developing an exacerbated inflammatory response and consequent…
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) affects 1:2500 live births and constitutes 8% of congenital anomalies and mortality (32-62%) remains high due to hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension (PH). In studies of HDC, sheep have been used successfully as animal models and some results from this model demonstrated that the tracheal occlusion leads to lung growth. Tracheal occlusion in utero pr…
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