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    Carlos R Oliveira, MD, PhD

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    Titles

    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases & Global Health), of Biostatistics (Health Informatics), and of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

    Medical Director, Pediatric AIDS Program; Faculty, Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)

    Biography

    Dr. Carlos Oliveira is an attending physician and specialist in pediatric infectious diseases at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital. He is Board Certified in General Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and Clinical Informatics and serves on the faculty at both Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases & Global Health), of Biostatistics (Health Informatics), and of Biomedical Informatics & Data Science. Dr. Oliveira serves as the Director for Yale’s clinical programs in Pediatric HIV/AIDS, Congenital Infectious Diseases, and Pediatric COVID-19. Dr. Oliveira leads a research group that pursues quantitative, experimental, and field research centered around various aspects of vaccinology and epidemiology of perinatal/neonatal infections.

    Appointments

    • Pediatric Infectious Diseases

      Assistant Professor
      Primary
    • Biomedical Informatics & Data Science

      Assistant Professor
      Secondary

    Other Departments & Organizations

    Education & Training

    PhD
    Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Investigative Medicine
    Clinical Fellow
    Yale New Haven Children's Hospital (2016)
    Health Services Research Trainee
    Yale University
    Resident
    Children’s Medical Center, University Of Texas Southwestern, Department of Pediatrics
    MD
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
    BS
    Dallas Baptist University, Biology

    Research

    Overview

    Public Health Interests

    Vaccines

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Carlos R Oliveira's published research.

    Publications

    2024

    2023

    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    • activity

      Pediatric COVID-19 Task Force

    • activity

      Eastern Society of Pediatric Research (ESPR)

    • activity

      Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), Committee on Pediatric COVID-19 Therapies

    • activity

      American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Section on Epidemiology, Public Health & Evidence (SOEPHE)

    • activity

      American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Section on Infectious Diseases (SOID)

    Teaching & Mentoring

    Mentoring

    • Camila Aparicio, MD

      Postgrad associate
      2023 - Present

    Clinical Care

    Overview

    Carlos R. Oliveira, MD, PhD, is a pediatric infectious diseases specialist with expertise in the treatment of viral infections.

    Dr. Oliveira is the director of Congenital Infectious Diseases at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and is part of the leadership of the pediatric HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 programs.

    “I have a special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of perinatal infections, including infections acquired before birth, during the delivery process, and in early infancy,” Dr. Oliveira says. “I also have expertise in the evaluation and management of COVID-19 and its long-term complications in children.”

    Dr. Oliveira is also the co-leader of the Yale Network for Vaccine Initiatives, which is committed to improving population health through research and service activities that promote vaccination.

    His research focuses on vaccine epidemiology, including post-licensure effectiveness and population level-impact, with the goal of developing and implementing strategies to improve vaccine research and decrease the burden of vaccine-related diseases.

    Clinical Specialties

    Pediatric Infectious Diseases

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    Board Certifications

    • Clinical Informatics

      Certification Organization
      AB of Preventive Medicine
      Original Certification Date
      2022
    • Pediatric Infectious Disease

      Certification Organization
      AB of Pediatrics
      Original Certification Date
      2017
    • Pediatrics

      Certification Organization
      AB of Pediatrics
      Original Certification Date
      2013

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    Contacts

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    Mailing Address

    Pediatric Infectious Diseases

    PO Box 208064

    New Haven, CT 06520

    United States

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