Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Pediatrics
Rheumatology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
- Associate Program Director
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Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
Addresses
- Texas Children's Hospital (Clinic)
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Mark A. Wallace Tower
6701 Fannin, 11th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-1319
- Texas Children's Hospital (Office)
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Feigin Tower
1102 Bates Avenue, Ste. 330
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-1319
- Texas Children's Specialty Care Clear Lake (Clinic)
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Texas Children's Specialty Care
940 Clear Lake City Blvd
Webster, TX 77598
United States
Phone: (281) 282-1900
Education
- MD from Universidad Americana
- 07/2009 - Managua, Nicaragua
- Residency at Nicklaus Children's Hospital
- 07/2015 - Miami, Florida United States
- Pediatrics
- Postdoctoral Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
- 08/2018 - Houston, Texas United States
- Pediatric Rheumatology
Certifications
- Pediatrics
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Pediatric Rheumatology
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Texas Medical Board
Websites
Professional Development
- BCM Faculty College
- Course (Participant, 2022)
Selected Publications
- e. Janysek D, Joginpalli S, Thanawala M, Dutta A, Silva-Carmona M, Pereira M "13-year-old female with new onset multifocal pulmonary ground-glass opacities." Pediatrics. 2023 Oct; Pubmed PMID: 37850254
- h. Dike P, Pereira M, Kaufman GP, Patel K, Schady D, Vogel AM, Van Buren KL, Fishman D "A rare case of pediatric amyloidosis presenting as upper gastrointestinal bleeding." Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 Jan; Pubmed PMID: 34560726
- c. Guhan M, Pina Y, Lambert E, Pereira M, De Guzman M "Autoimmune etiologies in pediatric recurrent parotitis: A retrospective analysis of patients referred to rheumatology." Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 Dec; Pubmed PMID: 39675206
- Pereira M, Muscal E, Eldin K, Hicks MJ, Sagcal-Gironella AC, DeGuzman M, Wenderfer S "Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Childhood-onset Membranous Lupus Nephritis." Pediatr Nephrol. 2017 Nov; Pubmed PMID: 28717937
- m. Hensch L, Kostousov V, Bruzdoski K, Losos M, Pereira M, DeGuzman M, Hui S, Teruya J "Does Rotational Thromboelastometry Accurately Predict Coagulation Status in Patients with Lupus Anticoagulant?." Int J Lab Hematol. 2018 May; Pubmed PMID: 29756268
- a. Pereira M, Guffey D, Doane K, Muscal E, Levin C, Rycus P, Anders M, Ontaneda A "Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for systemic lupus erythematosus: An ELSO registry analysis." Perfusion. 2025 May; Pubmed PMID: 40420434
- g. Wenderfer S, Orjuela A, Berkheirnia MR, Pereira M, Muscal E, Braun MC, De Guzman M "Lupus Nephritis, Autoantibody Production and Kidney Outcomes in Males with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.." Pediatr. Rep. 2022 May; Pubmed PMID: 35645367
- d. Wang C, Sadun, R, Zhou W, Miller K, Palmer C, Ardoin S, Bacha C, Hause E, Hui-Yuen J, Ling N, Pereira M., Riebschleger M, Rouster-Stevens K, Sarkissian A, Shalen J, Soulsby W, Twilt M, Wu E, Lewandowski L, Wenderfer S, Cooper J "Renal Response Outcomes of the EuroLupus and NIH Cyclophosphamide Dosing Regimens in Childhood-onset Proliferative Lupus Nephritis." Arthritis & Rheumatol. 2023 Oct; Pubmed PMID: 37800549
- Pette C, Toledanes G, Pereira M. "Respiratory Distress and Macular Rash in a 13-year-old girl.." Pediatr Rev. 2023 Mar; Pubmed PMID: 36854829
- Sabbagh S, Neely J, Chow A, DeGuzman M, Lai J, Lvovich S, McGrath T, Pereira M, Pinal-Fernandez I, Roberts J, Rouster-Stevens K, Schmeling H, Sura A, Tarshish G, Tucker L, Rider L, Kim S, "Risk Factors Associated with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in juvenile myositis in North America.." Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 Oct; Pubmed PMID: 32889531
- b. Altaffer A, Vogel T, Burrage L, Kamdar A, Pereira M. "The Matter at Hand: A Case of Difficult to Treat Arthritis." Arthritis Care & Research. 2024 Dec; Pubmed PMID: 39711103
Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American College of Rheumatology
- Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance
Languages
Spanish
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