Michelle H Lucena

Assistant Professor

(832) 826-1380

Email

michelle.lucena@bcm.edu

Positions

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

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Hospital): 6621 Fannin St
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-1380
Fax: (832) 825-2799

Education

MD from Universidade Federal do Paraná: 01/2006 - Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Residency at St Joseph’s University Medical Center: 06/2020 - Paterson, New Jersey, United States

Fellowship at Albert Einstein School of Medicine - Children’s Hospital at Montefiore: 07/2023 - Bronx, New York, United States

Residency at Universidade Federal do Paraná - Hospital de Clínicas: 01/2008 - Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Residency at Hospital Pequeno Príncipe: 01/2010 - Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Certifications

Pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: American Board of Pediatrics

Pediatrics: Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria (Brazilian Society of Pediatrics)

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira - AMIB (Brazilian Society of Intensive Medicine)

Selected Publications

Lucena, M.H., Liszewski, M.C., Kim, M., Xie, X., LaTuga, M.S.. " The Impact of Provider Experience on Central Line Malposition " Journal of Neonatology. 2024 Apr 12;
Balasundaram P, Lucena MH, Morgan-Joseph T, Kim M, Havranek T, Forman KR. " Unveiling Triglyceride Level in Preterm neonates: a study to guide targeted monitoring " Minerva Pediatr (Torino). 2023 Dec 21;
Pubmed PMID: 38127322.
Haward, M., Lucena, M.H., Fuloria, M.. " Research Ethics in Pregnancy – The Maternal-Fetal Dyad " Neoreviews. 2023 Oct 1; 24 (10)
Pubmed PMID: 37777609.
Lucena, M.H., Balasundaram, P., Carney. M., Green, E., Breylin, M.S., Fuloria, M. " Leukocytosis and Splenomegaly in a Neonate with NRAS Mutation " Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2023 Jun 1;
Pubmed PMID: 37264612.
Balasundaram, P.; Lucena, M.H.; Nafday, S. " A neonate with a rare presentation of persistent hypoglycemia and prolonged jaundice " NeoReviews. 2023 Jan 1;
Pubmed PMID: 36587006.
Lucena M.H., Zauk A.. " Large Skin Lesion and Bilious Emesis in a Premature Newborn " NeoReviews. 2022 Nov 1; 23 (11)
Pubmed PMID: 36316258.
Panico, F.F., Troster, E.J., Oliveira, C.S., Faria, A., Lucena, M., Joao, P.R.D., Saad, E., Foronda, F.A.K., Delgado, A.F., De Carvalho, W.B. " Risk Factors for Mortality and Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome " Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Sep ; 16 (7)
Pubmed PMID: 26181296.
Lucena, M.H., Morgan-Joseph, T., Thompson-Branch, A.. " Increasing Premedication for Neonatal Intubation: A Quality Improvement Initiative " Pediatr Qual Saf. 2024 Dec 24; 10 (1)
Pubmed PMID: 39734908.
Andrew Beverstock, MBChB; Pamela M. Ketwaroo, MD; Michelle H. Lucena, MD. " Preterm Newborn With Blue Abdominal Discoloration on the First Newborn Day " NeoReviews. 2025 Aug ; 26 (8) : e573-577.
Pubmed PMID: 40744464.

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics: (06/2017)

Texas Pediatric Society: (08/2023)

Languages

Portuguese, Spanish