Alvaro Moreira, MD

UT Health San Antonio

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Specialty: Neonatalperinatal Medicine

Board Affiliation/Certification: American Board of Pediatrics; American Board of Pediatrics/Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Education: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 2006

Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, 2009

Fellowships: University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, 2012

Languages: English

Gender: Male

University Hospital

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio,TX 78229

210-358-4000

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Insurance Accepted: 6 Degrees - Transplant; 90 Degree Benefits - Third Party Administrator; Administrative Concepts - Third Party Administrator; Aetna (Coventry) - Work Comp/Auto; Aetna Better Health - CHIP/CHIP Perinate Newborn; Aetna Better Health - Medicaid STAR; Aetna Health - Commercial (Choice POS II, Elect Choice EPO, Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO)); Aetna Health - Commercial (HMO, Managed Choice POS, Meritain, Open Choice PPO); Aetna Health - Commercial (QPOS, SAISD, Select); Aetna Health - Medicaid Dual Preferred (HMO D-SNP); Aetna Health - Medicare Advantage (Eagle PPO, Freedom PPO, Premier HMO, Prime HMO, Value Plus PPO); Aetna Health - Transplant ONLY; Allegiance - Universal Benefits Consortium; Allied Benefit Systems - Third Party Administrator; Allwell (Superior HealthPlan) - Medicare Advantage; Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer; Benefit Administrative Systems - Third Party Administrator; BlueCross BlueShield (Federal Programs) - Commercial (Federal - All Products); BlueCross BlueShield (Out-of-State) - Commercial (Out of State - Blue Card Program Only); BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Commercial (Blue Premier HMO, Blue Choice PPO); BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Commercial (CHIP, Blue Advantagage HMO, Blue Essentials HMO); BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Commercial (ERS, TRS, State of TX Employees); BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - HPN/EPO (Narrow Network); BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS); BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicare Advantage (HMO, PPO); BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans; BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Traditional/Par Network; BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Transplant Network; Care Improvement Plus - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan); Century Healthcare - Third Party Administrator; CHAMPVA - Governmental; Cigna - Employer Specific Network (United Benefits Consortium); Cigna - Employer Specific Network (USAA Employees & Dependents Only); Cigna Health Spring - Medicare Advantage (WellMed); Community First Health Plans - CHIP/CHIP Perinate Newborn; Community First Health Plans - Commercial (HMO, Exchange); Community First Health Plans - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS); Community First Health Plans - Medicare Advantage (HMO); Community First Health Plans - University Family Care Plan; Curative - Commercial (All Products); Driscoll Health Plan - Medicaid (All products); EBSO Benefits - Third Party Administrator; El Paso Health - CHIP; El Paso Health - Medicaid STAR; Employers Health Network - Commerical (PPO); Entrust - Third Party Administrator; First Health - Commercial (All Products); FirstCare (Part of Baylor Scott & White) - Medicaid-STAR; Galaxy Health Network - Commercial (All products); Gilsbar - Third Party Administrator; Group and Pension Administrators - Third Party Administrator; HealthSmart (Accel) - Commercial (All products); HMA LLC - Third Party Administrator; Humana - Medicare Advantage (HMO, PPO, WellMed); Humana - Transplant Network; Humana Military - TRICARE East Region; Imagine 360 - Third Party Administrator; Imperial Health - Commercial (Exchange); Imperial Health Plan - Medicare Advantage; Independent Medical Systems - Commercial (PPO); Independent Medical Systems - Workers Compensation; Injury Management Organization - Workers Compensation; Interlink - Transplant Network; International Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator; Kempton Group Administrators - Third Party Administrator; Key Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator; LifeTrac - Transplant Network; Lucent Health - Third Party Administrator; Medicaid (Traditional) - Medicaid/Medicare; Molina Healthcare - CHIP/CHIP Perinate; Molina Healthcare - Commercial (Exchange); Molina Healthcare - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS); Molina Healthcare - Medicare Advantage; Molina Healthcare - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans; MultiPlan - Commercial (All products); OptumHealth - Transplant Network; Oscar - Commercial Exchange; Point Comfort Underwriters - Refugee Medical Assistance (Adults, Children); Prime Health Services - Commercial (PPO); Prime Health Services - Medicare Advantage (All Products); Prime Health Services - Workers Compensation; Private Healthcare Systems - Commercial (All Products); ProCare Advantage - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan); Provider Network of America - Commercial (All Products); Provider Partners Health Plan - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan); SANA Benefits - Commercial (All Products); Scott & White Health Plan - Commercial (Exchange, HMO, PPO); Scott & White Health Plan - Medicaid/Medicare Advantage (All Products); Superior HealthPlan - CHIP/CHIP Perinate; Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Health Foster Care, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS); Superior HealthPlan - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans; Surest (United Healthcare) - Commercial (All Products); Texas Independence Health Plan - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan); Three Rivers Provider Network (Contigo) - Commercial (PPO); Tokio Marine - Transplant Network; TriWest - TRICARE West Region; TriWest - VA Community Care Network; Trustmark Benefits (f/k/a CoreSource) - Third Party Administrator; UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Charter EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Choice Plus POS/PPO/Choice Plus-HAS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Compass EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Core and Core Choice Plus EPO/HMO); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Doctors Plan EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Heritage EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Indemnity); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Navigate EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Nexus ACO/EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (PPO); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Select EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Select Plus EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage (AARP Plans, Complete Care Plans, Erickson Advantage Plans); UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage (UnitedHealthcare Group Plans, WellMed); UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - CHIP/CHIP Perinate; UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS); UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans; Universal Benefits Consortium (Allegiance) - Direct Contract with TPA/Broker for select ISDs; University of Incarnate Word - Direct Contact with Employer; Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (Multiple Payers); Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (PPO); Veterans Administration - Governmental; WebTPA - Third Party Administrator; WellCare - Medicare Advantage; WellMed (Gonzaba Medical Group IPA) - Medicare Advantage (Transplant Only); WellMed - Medicare Advantage (Cigna HealthSpring, Humana, United Healthcare, WellPoint); WellPoint (Gonzaba) - Medicare Advantage (TRANSPLANTS ONLY); WellPoint - CHIP/CHIP Perinate; WellPoint - Commercial (Exchange); WellPoint - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS); WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (All Products); WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (Transplant Only); WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (WellMed); WellPoint - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans; Zelis - Third Party Administrator

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I am a neonatologist at University Health and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio. I graduated with honors in microbiology from the University of Texas El Paso, then completed pediatrics residency and neonatology fellowship at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston. In 2017, I obtained a master’s in clinical investigation and translational science.

I have authored more than 50 articles, with research featured in JAMA Pediatrics, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Cochrane, Newsweek, BBC News, and National Geographic. My accolades have also been highlighted in an author podcast for JAMA Otolaryngology; a publication in PLOS ONE in 2017 was among the top 10% most cited that year. I was recently asked to co-write the neonatal COVID-19 chapter from the prestigious Remington and Klein Pediatric Infectious Disease Book.

Research Interests

My research interests lie at the interface of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and bioinformatics. I am currently funded by an NIH NICHD K23 award that focuses on transcriptomic signatures that can predict and track BPD. Other lab interests include machine learning, predictive analytics, data visualization, meta-analyses and developing web applications and dashboards.

Clinical interests include evidence-based protocol development and management of complex neonates. I meet weekly with a multidisciplinary team composed of dietitians, pharmacists, gastroenterologists and surgeons to discuss treatment plans for high-risk infants. I also serve as the program director for University Health’s Physician Assistant Neonatology Residency Program. To date, the program has graduated three providers

Career Highlights

Aside from research, I enjoy teaching trainees. In nine years, I’ve been awarded “Best Faculty Rounds” twice by pediatric residents. Many of my mentees have been awarded travel grants at regional and national meetings. Under my tutelage, several medical students have graduated with an MD with Research Distinction or have received the Senior Medical Student Research Award. High school and college students working in my lab are now at top tier universities and medical schools, respectively.

Interests & Hobbies

In my free time, I enjoy exercising, love hiking with my wife and two girls, and relish my time with my 14-year-old dog. A glutton for punishment, I also find time to study for my master’s in biomedical informatics.

Journal Articles

Moreira A, Benvenuto D, Fox-Good C, et al. Development and Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model in Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates [published online ahead of print, 2022 May 20]. Neonatology. 2022;1-10. doi:10.1159/000524729.
Savorgnan F, Moreira A, Moreira A, et al. Physiologic profile associated with severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a retrospective study [published online ahead of print, 2022 May 14]. Pediatr Res. 2022;1-8. doi:10.1038/s41390-022-02108-6.
Smith, A. M., Ramirez, R. M., Harper, N., Jimenez, F., Branum, A. P., Meunier, J. A., Pandranki, L., Carrillo, A., Winter, C., Winter, L., Rather, C. G., Ramirez, D. A., Andrews, C. P., Restrepo, M. I., Maselli, D. J., Pugh, J. A., Clark, R. A., Lee, G. C., Moreira, A. G., Manoharan, M. S., … Ahuja, S. K. Large-scale provocation studies identify maladaptive responses to ubiquitous aeroallergens as a correlate of severe allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma. Allergy, 77(6), 1797–1814. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.15124.
Chorath, K., Hoang, A., Rajasekaran, K., & Moreira, A. Association of Early vs Late Tracheostomy Placement With Pneumonia and Ventilator Days in Critically Ill Patients: A Meta-analysis. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery, 147(5), 450–459. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2021.0025.
Mangold, C., Zoretic, S., Thallapureddy, K., Moreira, A., Chorath, K., & Moreira, A. Machine Learning Models for Predicting Neonatal Mortality: A Systematic Review. Neonatology, 118(4), 394–405. https://doi.org/10.1159/000516891.

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