Mentor: Prof. Dra. Ekaterini Simões Goudouris
ANDERSON GONÇALVES PANISSET
Dissertation title: Analysis of Absenteeism at Specialized Outpatient Consultations Offered by Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Scheduled Through the Regulation System of the Ministry of Health, Municipality of Rio de Janeiro
Date of defense: 01/12/2025
Mentor: Prof. Dr. Marcelo Gerardin Poirot Land
CAROLINA BARONE QUINTELLA CURY
Dissertation Title: “Hemodynamic Monitoring in Pediatric Patients with Sepsis and Septic Shock: A National Survey”
Date of defense: 10/09/2025
Mentors: Vanessa Soares Lanziotti and Arnaldo Prata Barbosa
LIA MELLO BRASIL
Dissertation Title: “The Respiratory Profile of Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I Using Disease-Modifying Therapies”
Date of defense: 09/02/2025
Mentors: Clemax Couto Sant’anna, Flávia Nardes dos Santos, and Jaqueline Almeida Pereira
THIAGO TAUCEI PANIZZI
Dissertation Title: “Cardiac Changes in Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with COVID-19”
Date of defense: 08/28/2025
Mentors: Nathalie Jeanne Magioli Bravo-Valenzuela, Adriana Rodrigues Fonseca, and Flávio Roberto Sztajnbok
JANAÍNA MEZZONATO MACHADO
Cross-cultural adaptation of the questionnaire “Self-report form for children and adolescents (10 years of age and older)” for gut-brain interaction disorders in Brazilian adolescents.
Mentors: MARCELO GERARDIN POIROT LAND, MARIANA TSCHOEPKE AIRES
Co-advisor: JOSÉ CESAR DA FONSECA JUNQUEIRA
ALESSANDRA FONSECA GRACA DA SILVA
Dissertation Title: “Ocular Changes in Children with Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus under Hydroxychloroquine Therapy”
Date of defense: 08/21/2025
Mentors: Flávio Sztajnbok, Adriana Fonseca, and Julia Rossetto
LUIZA FEUILLATEY ALBAGLI
Dissertation title: White blood cell count during definitive maintenance as a prognostic factor for childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia in patients followed at IPPMG/UFRJ from 2005 to 2016
Date of defense: 05/16/2025
Mentor: MARCELO GERARDIN POIROT LAND
ALESSANDRA DE LYRA ARAGÃO
Dissertation title: Language assessment at the morphosyntactic and lexical semantic levels in children with autism spectrum disorder.
Date of defense: 19/03/2025
Mentors: Marcelo Gerardin Poirot Land, Giuseppe Pastura e Renata Mousinho
BEATRIZ XAVIER PENICHE
Dissertation title: Dietary pattern of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and its association with non-HDL cholesterol
Date of defense: 07/02/2025
Mentor: Patrícia de Carvalho Padilha
THAMIRIS FERNANDES ARAUJO
Dissertation title: Factors associated with food insecurity in children treated at a pediatric outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro.
Date of defense: 12/06/2024
Mentor: Patrícia de Carvalho Padilha
ANA BEATRIZ DE MENEZES LIMA
Dissertation Title: Cross-Cultural Adaptation To Brazilian Portuguese Of The Parent-Report Form For Neonates And Toddlers (0-3 Years Of Age) Questionnaire For The Evaluation Of Gut-Brain Interaction Disorders In Pediatrics
Date of defense: 11/29/2024
Mentors: MARCELO GERARDIN POIROT LAND, PROFA. DRA. MARIANA TSCHOEPKE AIRES E PROF. DR. JOSÉ CESAR DA FONSECA JUNQUEIRA
THAÍS MORENO TOMÉ
Dissertation Title: Cross-Cultural Adaptation Of The Questionnaire “Parentreport Form For Children And Adolescents (4 Years Of Age And Older)” For The Evaluation Of Gut-Brain Interaction Disorders In Pediatrics
Date of defense: 10/10/2024
Mentors: MARCELO GERARDIN POIROT LAND, MARIANA TSCHOEPKE AIRES
Co-advisor: JOSÉ CESAR DA FONSECA JUNQUEIRA
CLAUDIA STELLA PEREIRA BATTAGLIA
Dissertation Title: Diagnostic Contribution Of Genexpert Ultra In Pediatric Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Date of defense: 10/04/2024
Mentors: MARIA DE FÁTIMA BAZHUNI POMBO SANT’ANNA, RAFAELA BARONI AURILIO E ANA ALICE IBIAPINA AMARAL PARENTE.
BRENDA KLEMM ARCI MATTOS DE FREITAS ALVES
Dissertation Title: Description Of Clinical Evolution Data Of Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy 5q Type 1 Before And After The Use Of Nusinersena And/Or Onasemnogene Abeparvovec
Date of defense: 17/09/2024
Mentors: MÁRCIA GONÇALVES RIBEIRO, FLÁVIA NARDES DOS SANTOS, ALEXANDRA PRUFER DE QUEIROZ CAMPOS ARAÚJO
PAULO VICTOR BARBOSA ELEUTERIO DOS SANTOS
Dissertation Title: Methylation Profile In Line-1 Promoter In Newborns
Date of defense: 07/17/2024
Mentors: ARNALDO PRATA BARBOSA
Co-Advisors: ANTÔNIO JOSÉ LEDO ALVES DA CUNHA E ALINE DE ARAÚJO BRASIL
ARIADNE DA ROCHA FIGUEIREDO
Dissertation Title: Frequency of polymorphisms in the IKSF1 and CDKN2A/2B Genes and Descriptive Analysis in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A Multicenter study of hospital-based prevalence in the city of Rio de Janeiro
Date of defense: 10/07/2024
Mentors: MARCELO GERARDIN POIROT LAND E MARIANA EMERENCIANO CAVALCANTI DE SÁ
HUGO JORGE DUTRA PEREIRA
Dissertation Title: Reading Profile In Children With ADHD Before And After Speech-Language Pathology Intervention
Date of defense: 06/18/2024
Mentor: MARCELO GERARDIN POIROT LAND, GIUSEPPE PASTURA E RENATA MOUSINHO
ANA CECILIA AZIZ RAMOS SAUD DE OLIVEIRA
Dissertation Title: New Morbidities In Pediatric Intensive Care Units In Rio De Janeiro
Date of defense: 06/06/2024
Mentors: ANTONIO JOSÉ LEDO ALVES DA CUNHA E ARNALDO PRATA BARBOSA
LENITA DE MELO LIMA
Dissertation title: Tuberculosis in patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases at a specialized pediatric center in Rio de Janeiro
Date of defense: 02/19/2024
Mentors: MARIA DE FÁTIMA BAZHUNI POMBO SANT’ANNA, RAFAELA BARONI AURILIO E ADRIANA RODRIGUES FONSECA
CAROLINA ALVES DA SILVA CIPRIANO
Dissertation Title: Familial Investigation Of X-Dominant Hypophosphatemic Rickets In The Clinical-Laboratory Environment
Date of defense: 12/27/2023
Mentor: MÁRCIA GONÇALVES RIBEIRO
RACHEL CARBONE DE CARVALHO
Dissertation Title: Evaluation Of The Cardioprotective Effect Of Statins In Chemotherapy Regimens With Anthracycline Use: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis
Date of defense: 12/15/2023
Mentors: MARCELO GERARDIN POIROT LAND E ELAINE SOBRAL DA COSTA
ANA CRISTINA PANNAIN LYRIO KAUFMAN
Dissertation Title: Description Of A Social Policy For Children With Microcephaly: The Legacy Of Zika
Date of defense: 12/15/2023
Mentor: CRISTINA BARROSO HOFER
RAQUEL FIGUEIREDO PEQUENO
Dissertation title: Identification of knowledge gaps in latent tuberculosis and development of PEDTB: application to assist health professionals in diagnosing and treating tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis in childhood.
Date of defense: 11/28/2023
Mentors: Maria De Fátima Bazhuni Pombo Sant’anna e Clemax Couto Sant’anna
ROBERTA COSTA CAPELA
Dissertation Title: Evaluation Of Severity Classifications In Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome In Children By The Berlin Consensus And The Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference
Date of defense: 10/31/2023
Mentors: Maria De Fátima Bazhuni Pombo Sant’anna e Clemax Couto Sant’anna e Raquel Belmino de Souza
PEDRO HENRIQUE NUNES COSTA SILAMI
Dissertation Title: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder In Health Professionals Working In Pediatric Intensive Care Units During The Covid-19 Pandemic
Date of defense: 10/20/2023
Mentors: ANTONIO JOSÉ LEDO ALVES DA CUNHA, ARNALDO PRATA BARBOSA, FERNANDA LIMA SETTA
ANA PAULA HOROKOSKY KOVACS
Dissertation Title: Repercussions Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Multidisciplinary Care In Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) And Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Date of defense: 08/24/2023
Mentors: MÁRCIA GONÇALVES RIBEIRO, ALEXANDRA PRUFER DE QUEIROZ CAMPOS ARAÚJO
Co-advisors: CLARISSE FORTES E PROFA. JAQUELINE ALMEIDA PEREIRA
PRISCILLA AGUIAR DE ARAUJO
Dissertation Title: Sequential Analysis Of Spirometry In Patients With Asthma
Date of defense: 07/26/2023
Mentors: MARIA DE FÁTIMA BAHZUNI POMBO SANT´ANNA E ANA ALICE AMARAL IBIAPINA PARENTE
LUIZ CARLOS BANDOLI GOMES JUNIOR
Dissertation Title: Comparison Between Theoretical Values Obtained In Spirometry By Means Of Two Different Equations In Asthmatic Children And Adolescents
Date of defense: 07/26/2023
Mentors: MARIA DE FÁTIMA BAHZUNI POMBO SANT´ANNA E ANA ALICE AMARAL IBIAPINA PARENTE
JANETE RAAD RIGOLON
Dissertation Title: Patch Testing In Children With A Clinical Diagnosis Of Atopic Dermatitis
Date of defense: 05/11/2023
Mentor: EKATERINI SIMÕES GOUDOURIS
LETICIA VICTORIA SOUZA DA CUNHA
Dissertation Title: Association Between Dietary Pattern, Nutritional Status And Glycemic Control Of Children And Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Date of defense: 03/17/2023
Mentor: PATRÍCIA DE CARVALHO PADILHA
ANDRE LIMA DA CUNHA
Dissertation Title: effect of central venous catheter sealing with heparin solution prepared in hospital pharmacy after outbreak of primary bloodstream infection caused by Acinetobacter baumannii in a pediatric hospital: a retrospective observational study with historical control.
Date of defense: 07/02/2023
Mentor: PROF. DR. MARCELO GERARDIN POIROT LAND
17/3
JURILDA BISPO DE SOUZA
Dissertation title: analysis of the respiratory profile of patients with neuromuscular disease with indication for the use of noninvasive ventilation (niv).
Date of defense: 08/31/2022
Mentors: MARIA DE FATIMA BAZHUNI POMBO SANT’ANNA; CLEMAX COUTO SANT’ANNA
JOANA DIAS DA COSTA
Dissertation Title: Clinical And Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Overweight In Children And Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd): A Cross-Sectional Study.
Date of defense: 05/31/2022
Mentor:PATRICIA DE CARVALHO PADILHA
Co-advisor: GIUSEPPE MARIO CARMINE PASTURA
MONICA VICENTE RENTE
Dissertation title: evaluation of the mental health of resident physicians in pediatrics of public hospitals in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Date of defense: 05/19/2022
Mentor: EKATERINI SIMÕES GOUDOURIS
SARA CUNHA PERES
Dissertation title: correlation of working memory with oral and silent reading skills in different neurodevelopmental disorders.
Date of defense: 05/02/2022
Mentor: MARCELO GERARDIN POIROT LAND
Co- advisors: GIUSEPPE PASTURA; RENATA MOUSINHO
CAROLINA NOGUEIRA SATHLER FIGUEREDO
Dissertation Title: phonological skills in the first, second and third cycles of elementary school.
Date of defense: 05/02/2022
Mentor: MARCELO GERARDIN POIROT LAND
Co-advisor: GIUSEPPE PASTURA; RENATA MOUSINHO
ROBERTO TSCHOEPKE AIRES
Dissertation Title: humoral immune response specific to the aedes aegypti mosquito in children with prurigo strofulo.
Date of defense: 12/16/2021
Mentors: EKATERINI SIMÕES GOUDOURIS; FERNANDA PINTO MARIZ; ADRIANO GOMES DA SILVA
AMANDA ROMANO MOURA VARIDEL
Dissertation Title: Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia: Case Series From Two Public Hospitals In Rio De Janeiro In The Last 20 Years..
Date of defense: 09/16/2021
Mentor: . MARCELO GERARDIN POIROT LAND
HANID FONTES GOMES
Dissertation title: Clinical And Laboratory Evaluation Of Mothers Of Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Date of defense: 06/06/2021
Mentors: ALEXANDRA PRUFER DE QUEIROZ CAMPOS ARAUJO; FLAVIO ROBERTO SZTAJNBOK
CAROLINA MONTEIRO CHALOUB
Dissertation Title: Clinical And Laboratory Characteristics Of Patients With Neonatal Cholestasis Attended At A University Service In Rio De Janeiro: Analysis Of The Association Between Study Variables And Diagnoses.
Date of defense: 05/05/2021
Mentors: FLÁVIO ROBERTO SZTAJNBOK; MARCIA ANGÉLICA B. VALLADARES
LUIZA DE OLIVEIRA BREDER
Dissertation title: Characterization of the innate immune response in pediatric neuroblastoma: quantification of monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells by flow cytometry in the tumor immune infiltrate and metastatic sites.
Date of defense: 03/31/2021
Mentors: ELAINE SOBRAL DA COSTA; CRISTIANE DE SÁ FERREIRA FACIO; ROBERIA MENDONÇA DE PONTES
MAITA DE MENDONÇA BITTAR
Dissertation title: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the cft20-r fluid intelligence test for the brazilian population between 81/2 and 17 years old.
Date Of Defense: 03/26/2021
Mentors: MARCELO GERARDIN POIROT LAND; GIUSEPPE MARIO CARMINE PASTURA
RENATA CARNEIRO DA CRUZ
Dissertation title: Evaluation of the teaching-learning process on basic life support in a group of high school students from a federal school.
Date Of Defense: 02/26/2021
Mentors: EKATERINI SIMÕES GOUDOURIS
Co- advisor: OTÁVIO HENRIQUE DOS SANTOS FIGUEIREDO
NATASHA GEISEL PIMENTA
Dissertation title: Respiratory function profile in patients with neuromuscular disease.
Date of defense: 12/21/2020
Mentors: ALEXANDRA PRUFER DE QUEIROZ CAMPOS ARAUJO; MARIA DE FATIMA BAZHUNI POMBO SANT’ANNA
LEONARDO RODRIGUES CAMPOS
Dissertation title: Risk factors for the development of intrahospital pediatric venous thromboembolism: dealing with potentially causal and confounding risk factors through directed acyclic chart (dag) analysis.
Date of defense: 12/16/2020
Mentors: MARCELO GERARDIN POIROT LAND; ELAINE SOBRAL DA COSTA; FLAVIO ROBERTO SZTAJNBOK
PAULA DE CAMARGO TRALDI
Dissertation title: Validity of the risk classification system in pediatrics – clariped – for pediatric urgent and emergency services.
Date of defense: 12/11/2020
Mentors: : ANTÔNIO JOSÉ LEDO ALVES DA CUNHA; ARNALDO PRATA- BARBOSA; MARIA CLARA DE MAGALHÃES-BARBOSA
CASSIA FREIRE VAZ
Dissertation title: Clinical aspects and diagnosis of food allergy in children: a study based on parents’ perception and self-report through the internet.
Date of defense: 09/22/2020
Mentors:. MARCELO GERARDIN POIROT LAND; JOSÉ CESAR DA FONSECA JUNQUEIRA
CARLA CRISTIANE DALL OLIO
Dissertation Title: Clinical evolution and length of hospital stay in infants hospitalized with acute viral bronchiolitis with or without nebulization with hypertonic saline.
Date of defense: 07/30/2020
Mentors: MARIA DE FÁTIMA POMBO SANT´ANNA; CLEMAX COUTO SANT´ANNA
LUANE ABDALLA GOUVEA
Dissertation title: Evaluation of the clinical profile of patients with microcephaly referred to the neuropediatrics service of ippmg-ufrj, seen from february 2016 onwards.
Date of defense: 07/13/2020
Mentors: ALEXANDRA PRUFER DE QUEIROZ CAMPOS ARAÚJO; CRISTINA BARROSO HOFER
LETICIA MASSAUD RIBEIRO
Dissertation title: Cross-cultural adaptation of the richmond agitation-sedation scale (rass) into brazilian portuguese for use in pediatric intensive care.
Date of defense: 12/18/2019
Mentors: ANTONIO JOSÉ LEDO ALVES DA CUNHA; ARNALDO PRATA BARBOSA; MARIA CLARA DE MAGALHÃES BARBOSA
ANGELICA VARELA RONDON
Dissertation title: Sleep disorders in children with allergic rhinitis followed up in a specialized outpatient clinic at a public university
Date of defense: 24/10/2019
Mentor: EKATERINI SIMÕES GOUDOURIS
GUSTAVO RODRIGUES DOS SANTOS
Dissertation title: Evaluation of the implementation of a managed sepsis protocol in a pediatric hospital
Date of defense: 12/08/2019
Mentors: ANTÔNIO JOSÉ LEDO ALVES DA CUNHA; ARNALDO PRATA-BARBOSA
PRISCILA FEIJO KLAES
Dissertation title: Neonatal screening for inborn errors of immunity through quantification of TREC and KREC in a public maternity hospital of Rio de Janeiro.
Date of defense: 05/08/2019
Mentors: FERNANDA PINTO MARIZ; EKATERINI SIMÕES GOUDOURIS.