Dr. Wilfredo Eugenio De jesus-monge M.D., M.SC.

Fellowships

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Professional Society Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics

Articles and Publications

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  The Clinical Respiratory Journal

  § Use of Nasal Non-Invasive Ventilation with a RAM cannula in the Outpatient Home Setting. Retrospective study (Submitted for publication – In review process, 2016).

  InTech Open Access Books

  § Asthma, Airway Hyperresponsiveness, and Lower Airway Obstruction in Children with Sickle Cell Disease. Book Chapter (Submitted for publication, 2016). Authors: Aravind Yadav, Ricardo Mosquera and Wilfredo De Jesus Rojas.

  Journal of Cell Biology (JCB)
  § BLOC-2 targets recycling endosomal tubules to melanosomes for cargo delivery. J Cell Biol. 2015 May

  25; 209(4): 563-77. PMID: 26008744, (May, 2015) Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC)

  § Differential recognition of a dileucine-based sorting signal by AP-1 and AP-3 reveals a requirement for both BLOC-1 and AP-3 in delivery of OCA2 to melanosomes. Mol Biol Cell. 2012 Aug;23 (16):3178-92. PMID: 22718909, (August, 2012)

  Journal of Radiology Case Reports
  § Case Report: Radiographic Diagnosis and Endovascular Treatment of an Unrupture Superior

  Hypophyseal Aneurysm. Volume 7, Issue 2, 2012, Article 620: (Fall, 2011) Biophysical Reviews and Letters Journal

  § Effect of Substrate Stiffness on the Structure and Function of Cells. Biophys. Rev. Lett. 01, 401 (2006). (October, 2006)

  Kalos Interdisciplinary Journal

  § Beyond Stem Cells: a Window of Future Medicine. Vol. 1, No. 2. (Spring, 2005) 

Areas of research

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston – McGovern Medical School

  • §  Pediatric Pulmonary Division, Pediatric Department: Use of Nasal Non-Invasive Ventilation with a RAM cannula in the Outpatient Home Setting. De Jesus-Rojas W, Samuels CL, Gonzales T, McBeth K, Yadav, A, Stark JM, Jon C, Mosquera RA. (2016)

  • §  Pediatric Pulmonary Division, Pediatric Department: Metabolomic profiling reveals new insight, sensitive, biomarkers and innovative approaches for pulmonary hypertension. De Jesus-Rojas W, Mosquera, RA, Yadav, A. (2015-present)

  • §  Pediatric Pulmonary Division, Pediatric Department: Specific Antibody Deficiency in Children with Down Syndrome and Life-threatening Infections. De Jesus-Rojas W, McBeth K, Smith KG, Pacheco S. (2016).

  • §  Pediatric Pulmonary Division, Pediatric Department: Is There Any Association Between William-Campbell Syndrome and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia? De Jesus-Rojas W, Gonzales T, Tetzlaff C, Yadav A, Mosquera RA. (2016)

  • §  Pediatric Pulmonology Division, Pediatric Department: Pediatric Sleep-disorder Questionnaire as a Screening Tool for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children with Sickle Cell Disease. De Jesus-Rojas W, Macbeth K, Corrales-Medina FF, Stark JM, Carroll P, Smith KG, Gonzalez T, Brown DL, Jon C, Mosquera RA, Yadav A. (2015)

  • §  Pediatric Pulmonology Division, Pediatric Department: Cystic Fibrosis mutations identification list: A useful approach to identify candidates for new emerging FDA approved drugs. De Jesus-Rojas W, Stark J, Smith, K. (2015-present)

  • §  Pediatric Pulmonology Division, Pediatric Department: Viral Lower Respiratory Tract Infection with Respiratory Insufficiency/Respiratory Failure Is Associated with an Increased Risk for Dysphagia and Pulmonary Aspiration. K. McBeth, K. Smith, A. Yadav, R. Mosquera, C Jon, W. De Jesus Rojas, T. Gonzales, J. Stark. (2015) 

Philanthropic Initiatives

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  0. § Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia 5K online run. (October 2016)
     § Houston Cystic Fibrosis Climb at BBVA Compass Stadium. (October 2016)
     § Medical Volunteer at Pediatric 5K, Pediatric University Hospital: San Juan Puerto Rico. (May, 2014-15) 5K Runner Medal at Pediatric 5K (time: 30:31)

  § Participation at 5K San Diego, California. Run for Pediatric Research, Pediatric Academic Societies.

  § Guatemala: Pediatric Health Clinics MissionHealth Clinics at Caribe Rubel Tzul. Iniciativa Comunitaria: Mentoring by Dr. Vargas Vidot. (2014) 

Teaching and speaking

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  • §  Physician Educator Certification (PECP)

  • §  Participation as a Mentor for the ATS Mentoring Program at the ATS 2016 meeting. (May, 2016)

  • §  Evaluator for the pediatric interns at the McGovern Medical School during their Observed Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE). (April, 2016)

  • §  Co-Author of a Book Chapter to InTech open library: Asthma in Sickle Cell Disease. (February, 2016) 

Hobbies / Sports

• Family Time

Favorite professional publications

• Blue Journal, Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics

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