Maria Pereira, M.D.

Assistant Professor

(832) 824-1319

Email

maria.pereira2@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor: Pediatrics
Rheumatology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Associate Program Director: Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Clinic): Mark A. Wallace Tower
6701 Fannin, 11th Floor
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-1319

Texas Children's Hospital (Office): Feigin Tower
1102 Bates Avenue, Ste. 330
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-1319

Texas Children's Specialty Care Clear Lake (Clinic): 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

VIICTR Publications List

Professional Development

BCM Faculty College: Course (Participant, 2022)

Selected Publications

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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