Caraciolo
Middle Name
J
Fernandes, M.D., M.B.A.
Middle Name
J
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Positions
- Associate Professor
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Pediatrics-Newborn
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Addresses
- Neonatology (Clinic)
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Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-0206
fernande@bcm.edu
BCM Neonatology
Education
- Advanced Training from Baylor College Of Medicine
- 01/1994 - Houston, TX United States
- M.D. from University Of Bombay Grant Medical College
- 01/1989 - Bombay, India
- Advanced Training from King Edward Memorial Hospital For Women
- 01/1992 - Subiaco, Australia
- Advanced Training from Jaslok Hospital
- 01/1990 - Bombay, India
- MBA from University of Tennessee
- 12/2018 - Knoxville, Tennessee United States
Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Professional Interests
- Hypoxic-respiratory failure in the newborn
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Neonatal Transport
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Neonatal ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
Professional Statement
Dr. Caraciolo Fernandes is an academic neonatologist whose clinical experience and training spans three different countries/continents (India/Asia, Australia and the United States) and over three decades. He has been at Texas Children’s and Baylor College of Medicine since 1994.In Texas Children’s Hospital Newborn Center, he serves as the Medical Director for Neonatal Transport, and was the founding Program Director for the Section of Neonatology’s Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) programs.
As clinician-educator, he enjoys working with BCM students, residents and fellows whose questioning minds help him learn daily. He is actively involved in various aspects of Neonatology Fellows’ education, including crafting the Baylor Neo ‘Summer School’, mentoring fellows, clinical bedside teaching, ECMO rounds, etc. He enjoys participating in multi-disciplinary clinical research, quality improvement initiatives, simulation training for fellows, and discussions about challenging diagnostic and ethical clinical cases.
He is a senior editor of “Guidelines for the Acute Care of the Neonate,” currently in its 27th annual revision, a handbook that has served as a resource for health-caregivers at Baylor-affiliated institutions for over two decades, and, currently, for practitioners in over 50 countries. In 2013, with a vision of improving neonatal care globally, the Baylor Neonatology Section made the .pdf version of the “Baylor Neo Guidelines” available for free download.
Websites
Selected Publications
- Jasper J, Clark WD, Cabrera-Meza G, Berseth CL, Fernandes CJ "Whose child is it anyway? Resolving parent-physician conflict in the NICU setting.." Am J Perinatol. 2003 October ; 20 (7): 373-80. Pubmed PMID: 14655094
- Lazar DA, Cass DL, Olutoye OO, Kim ES, Welty SE, Fernandes CJ, Lee TC "Venovenous cannulation for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation using a bicaval dual-lumen catheter in neonates.." J. Pediatr. Surg.. 2012 February ; 47 (2): 430-4. Pubmed PMID: 22325408
- Shivanna B, Rios D, Rossano J, Fernandes CJ, Pammi M "Vasopressin and its analogues for the treatment of refractory hypotension in neonates.." Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 3 : CD009171. Pubmed PMID: 23543571
- Fernandes CJ, Speer ME "Using mnemonics and visual imagery to teach the new neonatal resuscitation program.." J Perinatol. 22 (5): 411-3. Pubmed PMID: 12082479
- Speer ME, Fernandes CJ, Boron M, Groothuis JR "Use of Palivizumab for prevention of hospitalization as a result of respiratory syncytial virus in infants with cystic fibrosis.." Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J.. 2008 June ; 27 (6): 559-61. Pubmed PMID: 18434935
- Reuter SD, O'Donovan DJ, Hegemier SE, Smith EO, Heird WC, Fernandes CJ "Urinary F2-isoprostanes are poor prognostic indicators for the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.." J Perinatol. 2007 May ; 27 (5): 303-6. Pubmed PMID: 17363910
- Lynch MF, Fernandes CJ, Shaffer LG, Potocki L "Trisomy 14 mosaicism: a case report and review of the literature.." J Perinatol. 2004 February ; 24 (2): 121-3. Pubmed PMID: 14762456
- Lazar DA, Cass DL, Olutoye OO, Welty SE, Fernandes CJ, Rycus PT, Lee TC "The use of ECMO for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: A decade of experience.." J. Surg. Res.. 2012 October ; 177 (2): 263-7. Pubmed PMID: 22901797
- Bhakta KY, Marlin SJ, Shen JJ, Fernandes CJ "Terminal deletion of chromosome 15q26.1: case report and brief literature review.." J Perinatol. 2005 June ; 25 (6): 429-32. Pubmed PMID: 15843813
- Fernandes CJ, Rong L, Tamura T, Stewart KD, Rogers LK, McMicken HW, Elliston JF, Hansen TN, Smith CV "Stable transfection of Chinese hamster ovary cells with glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit cDNA confers increased resistance to tert-butyl hydroperoxide toxicity.." Toxicol. Lett.. 2002 December 15; 136 (2): 107-20. Pubmed PMID: 12425961
- Freysdottir D, Olutoye O, Langston C, Fernandes CJ, Tatevian N "Spontaneous pulmonary interstitial emphysema in a term unventilated infant.." Pediatr. Pulmonol.. 2006 April ; 41 (4): 374-8. Pubmed PMID: 16447182
- Kenton AB, O'Donovan D, Cass DL, Helmrath MA, Smith EO, Fernandes CJ, Washburn K, Weihe EK, Brandt ML "Severe thrombocytopenia predicts outcome in neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis.." J Perinatol. 2005 January ; 25 (1): 14-20. Pubmed PMID: 15526014
- Fernandes CJ, Johnson YR "Reopening the debate on corticosteroids: to the editor.." Pediatrics. 2006 June ; 117 (6): 2321-2; author . Pubmed PMID: 16740884
- Fernandes CJ, O'Donovan DJ "Platelet transfusions in infants with necrotizing enterocolitis.." Curr. Hematol. Rep.. 2006 March ; 5 (1): 76-81. Pubmed PMID: 16537050
- Kenton AB, Hegemier S, Smith EO, O'Donovan DJ, Brandt ML, Cass DL, Helmrath MA, Washburn K, Weihe EK, Fernandes CJ "Platelet transfusions in infants with necrotizing enterocolitis do not lower mortality but may increase morbidity.." J Perinatol. 2005 March ; 25 (3): 173-7. Pubmed PMID: 15578029
- Lazar DA, Olutoye OO, Cass DL, Fernandes CJ, Welty SE, Johnson KE, Rycus PT, Lee TC "Outcomes of neonates requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for irreversible pulmonary dysplasia: The Extracorporeal Life Support Registry experience*.." Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012 March ; 13 (2): 188-90. Pubmed PMID: 21666536
- Jeha GS, Venkatesh MP, Edelen RC, Kienstra KA, Karaviti L, Fernandes CJ "Neonatal diabetes mellitus: patient reports and review of current knowledge and clinical practice.." J. Pediatr. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2005 November ; 18 (11): 1095-102. Pubmed PMID: 16459456
- Fernandes CJ, O'Donovan DJ "Natural antioxidant therapy for patients with hemolytic anemia.." Indian Pediatr. 2005 June ; 42 (6): 618-20; author . Pubmed PMID: 15995287
- Fernandes CJ, Horst DA, O'Donovan DJ "Nasopharyngeal surfactant administration to prevent neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.." J Perinatol. 2005 May ; 25 (5): 361-2; author r. Pubmed PMID: 15861205
- O'Donovan DJ, Fernandes CJ "Mitochondrial glutathione and oxidative stress: implications for pulmonary oxygen toxicity in premature infants.." Mol. Genet. Metab.. 71 (41276): 352-8. Pubmed PMID: 11001827
- Kenton A, Duncan N, Bhakta K, Fernandes CJ "Laryngeal lymphatic malformation in a newborn.." J Perinatol. 2003 October ; 23 (7): 567-71. Pubmed PMID: 14566356
- O'Donovan DJ, Fernandes CJ, Nguyen NY, Adams K, Adams JM "Indomethacin therapy for patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants: efficacy of a dosing strategy based on a second-dose peak plasma indomethacin level and estimated plasma indomethacin levels.." Am J Perinatol. 2004 May ; 21 (4): 191-7. Pubmed PMID: 15168317
- Bouaram BA, Fernandes CJ "Heated, humidified high-flow nasal cannula therapy: yet another way to deliver continuous positive airway pressure?." Pediatrics. 2008 July ; 122 (1): 218-9; author r. Pubmed PMID: 18596015
- Fernandes CJ, O'Donovan DJ, Nguyen NY "Gentamicin pharmacokinetics in term newborn infants receiving high-frequency oscillatory ventilation or conventional mechanical ventilation: a case-controlled study.." J Perinatol. 2004 April ; 24 (4): 266-7; author r. Pubmed PMID: 15067300
- Wat MJ, Veenma D, Hogue J, Holder AM, Yu Z, Wat JJ, Hanchard N, Shchelochkov OA, Fernandes CJ, Johnson A, Lally KP, Slavotinek A, Danhaive O, Schaible T, Cheung SW, Rauen KA, Tonk VS, Tibboel D, de Klein A, Scott DA "Genomic alterations that contribute to the development of isolated and non-isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia.." J. Med. Genet.. 2011 May ; 48 (5): 299-307. Pubmed PMID: 21525063
- Scott DA, Klaassens M, Holder AM, Lally KP, Fernandes CJ, Galjaard RJ, Tibboel D, de Klein A, Lee B "Genome-wide oligonucleotide-based array comparative genome hybridization analysis of non-isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia.." Hum. Mol. Genet.. 2007 February 15; 16 (4): 424-30. Pubmed PMID: 17210672
- Kenton AB, Fernandes CJ, Berseth CL "Gastric residuals in prediction of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants.." Pediatrics. 2004 June ; 113 (6): 1848-9; author . Pubmed PMID: 15173526
- O'Donovan DJ, Fernandes CJ "Free radicals and diseases in premature infants.." Antioxid. Redox Signal.. 2004 February ; 6 (1): 169-76. Pubmed PMID: 14713348
- Premkumar MH, Colen JS, Roth DR, Fernandes CJ "Could scrotoschisis mimic an iatrogenic injury? A case report.." Urology. 2009 April ; 73 (4): 795-6. Pubmed PMID: 19211136
- Hernández-García A, Brosens E, Zaveri HP, de Jong EM, Yu Z, Namwanje M, Mayle A, Fernandes CJ, Lee B, Blazo M, Lalani SR, Tibboel D, de Klein A, Scott DA "Contribution of LPP copy number and sequence changes to esophageal atresia, tracheoesophageal fistula, and VACTERL association.." Am. J. Med. Genet. A. 2012 July ; 158 (7): 1785-7. Pubmed PMID: 22639458
- Fernandes CJ, Smith EO "Clinical significance and type II errors under the magnifying lens.." Indian Pediatr. 2004 December ; 41 (12): 1280-2; author . Pubmed PMID: 15623920
- Sinha A, Fernandes CJ, Kim JJ, Fenrich AL, Enciso J "Atrial flutter following placement of an umbilical venous catheter.." Am J Perinatol. 2005 July ; 22 (5): 275-7. Pubmed PMID: 16041639
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