University of Cincinnati Department of Pediatrics

Horacio Falciglia, MD

Title

Neonatologist

Appointment

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Phone

513-872-2748

Fax

513-872-4979

Bio

Horacio Falciglia, MD, serves as the Director of the Vermont Oxford Database, where he finds his work both challenging and interesting. This work allows the division to compare local (Cincinnati) neonatal outcomes, morbidities, and mortality in premature infants under 1500 grams with 600 other NICUs in the US and abroad. Dr. Falciglia also enjoys sharing years of clinical experience with new graduates and students as he teaches medical students and residents at the bedside. Dr. Falciglia's past research on Meconium Aspiration has been exciting and rewarding, and his research is leading to the understanding of the pathophysiology of this complex disease. The incidence of this disease has been drastically reduced through research and improved perinatal care.

Credentials

MD: University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1967.

Residency: Pediatrics, Lincoln Hospital, Albert Einstein College, 1973.

Fellowship: Neonatology, New York University, Bellevue Hospital, 1976.

Position History

Director of Pediatrics, Good Samaritan Hospital, 1995-2003
Director of Newborn Nurseries, 1995-present
Regional Director of Vermont Oxford NICU Network, 1990-present

Awards and Honors

"Best Doctors as chosen by their peers." Cincinnati Chidren's Hospital, Neonatology, Cincinnati Magazine, April 2007
Employee of the Month, Mother Baby Unit, Good Samaritan Hospital May 2007.
Featured in a historical review of Delivery Room Management of the Meconium-Stained Newborn in the Journal of Perinatology (2008;28:S19-26): Recognition was for landmark work published in Obstretics and Gynecology (Failure to prevent meconium aspiration. 1988;71:349-53) and in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Does De Lee suction at the perineum prevent meconium aspiration syndrome? 1992;167:1243-9)
Awarded "2006 Best Doctors"
Physician Recognition Award - 1973/1976
Continuing Medical Education - 1974/1977
American Medical Association - 1980/1983, 1993/1996, 1996/2000
Outstanding Pediatric Attending Physician, Dept. of Pediatrics, Good Samaritan Hospital - 1977
Sterling Who's Who in America - 1994
University of Cincinnati Outstanding Award for Service and Contribution to medical education Dept. of Family Medicine - 1994

Research

Relationship of Selenium Status to Sepsis in extremely premature infants

Publications, Most Recent

Find publications by Dr. Falciglia through PubMed

Falciglia H. Exchange-Transfusion in Newborn Infants. Book Chapter, Ed Panamericana, 2007;7:113-140.

Falciglia HS, Johnson R, Sullivan J, Hall C, Miller J, Reichmann G, Falciglia G. The Role of Antioxidant Nutrient and Lipid Peroxidacion in Premature Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.Am J Perinatology 2003;20(2):97-117.

Presentations, Most Recent

International “Visiting Professor of Pediatrics” at Hospital Italiano, March 2007, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presented History of Exchange-Transfusion and Technique.