IgnacioETapiaMD

Pediatric Pulmonology • Miami, FL

Pediatric Sleep Medicine

Professor, Pediatrics, University of Miami MillerSchool of Medicine

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Office
Batchelor Children's Research Institute
1580 NW Ninth Ave 1st floor
Miami, FL 33136
Phone+1 305-243-9885

Fax+1 215-590-3500
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Education & Training

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 2006 - 2007
University of Concepcion Faculty of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2023 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2004 - 2024
NJ State Medical License 2012 - 2023
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology
American Board of Pediatrics Sleep Medicine

Clinical Trials

Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Trial for Snoring Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
CBF and Childhood OSAS Start of enrollment: 2016 Sep 01
Completed
Investigating the Experience of Living With Down Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (Stage 1) Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 02
Completed
Not Applicable
PAP for Children With DS and OSAS Start of enrollment: 2021 Mar 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Pediatric pulmonology year in review 2022: Sleep medicine.
Agustin J Cabrera, Ignacio E Tapia> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2023 Nov 1
Can Physiologic Biomarkers Predict Neurocognition in Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome?
Ajay S Kasi, Ignacio E Tapia> ;Chest. 2023 Jun 1
2 citations
What's New in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
Christopher M Cielo, Ignacio E Tapia> ;Sleep Medicine Clinics. 2023 Jun 1
Caregiver experiences helping children with Down syndrome use positive airway pressure to treat obstructive sleep apnea.
Melissa S Xanthopoulos, Maria N Nelson, Whitney Eriksen, Frances K Barg, Kelly C Byars, Stacey L Ishman, Anna J Esbensen, Jareen Meinzen-Derr, Christine H Heubi, Neepa...> ;Sleep Medicine. 2023 Jul 1
Feasibility and performance of home sleep apnea testing in youth with Down syndrome.
Christopher M Cielo, Andrea Kelly, Melissa Xanthopoulos, Mary Pipan, Ahtish Arputhan, Rachel Walega, Michelle Ward, Jennifer Falvo, Yaelis Roman, Rui Xiao, Ignacio E T...> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2023 Sep 1
Response.
Christopher M Cielo, Justine Shults, Ignacio E Tapia> ;Chest. 2023 Mar 1
1 citations
Nighttime sleep duration and variability in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: Sociodemographic disparities and neurobehavioral outcomes.
Ariel A Williamson, Jiaxin Fan, Laura Distel, Rui Xiao, Darko Stefanovski, Ignacio E Tapia> ;Sleep Medicine. 2023 Feb 1
1 citations
Association of adenotonsillectomy with wheezing episodes in childhood: A secondary analysis of the Childhood Adenotonsillectomy Trial.
Jose A Castro-Rodriguez, Fiorella Biancardi, Oslando Padilla, Andrea A Beckhaus, Ignacio E Tapia> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2023 Mar 1
6 citations
Caregiver knowledge of obstructive sleep apnoea in Down syndrome.
S Giménez, I E Tapia, J Fortea, D Levedowski, R Osorio, J Hendrix, H Hillerstrom> ;Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 2023 Jan 1
5 citations
Respiratory indices during sleep in healthy infants: A prospective longitudinal study and meta-analysis.
Darko Stefanovski, Ignacio E Tapia, Janet Lioy, Shaon Sengupta, Sagori Mukhopadhyay, Aoife Corcoran, Mary Anne Cornaglia, Christopher M Cielo> ;Sleep Medicine. 2022 Nov 1
Adolescent sleep myths: Identifying false beliefs that impact adolescent sleep and well-being.
Rebecca Robbins, Dean W Beebe, Kelly C Byars, Michael Grandner, Lauren Hale, Ignacio E Tapia, Amy R Wolfson, Judith A Owens> ;Sleep Health. 2022 Dec 1
1 citations
Continuous positive airway pressure care for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: A long-term quality improvement initiative.
Melissa S Xanthopoulos, Ariel A Williamson, Caroline C Burlingame, Olufunke Afolabi-Brown, Ignacio E Tapia, Christopher Cielo, Melisa Moore, Suzanne E Beck> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2022 Nov 1
Pediatric pulmonary year in review 2021: Sleep medicine.
Caroline U A Okorie, Olufunke Afolabi-Brown, Ignacio E Tapia> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2022 Oct 1
9 citations
A Trial of Intranasal Corticosteroids to Treat Childhood OSA Syndrome.
Ignacio E Tapia, Justine Shults, Christopher M Cielo, Andrea B Kelly, Lisa M Elden, Jonathan M Spergel, Ruth M Bradford, Mary Anne Cornaglia, Laura M Sterni, Jerilynn ...> ;Chest. 2022 Oct 1
Neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy: Feasibility of objective evaluation with quantitative CT.
Christian A Barrera, Ambika G Chidambaram, Savvas Andronikou, Ignacio E Tapia, Hansel J Otero> ;Clinical Imaging. 2022 Sep 1
Sleep Deficiency in Adolescents: The School Start Time Debate.
Olufunke Afolabi-Brown, Melisa E Moore, Ignacio E Tapia> ;Clinics in Chest Medicine. 2022 Jun 1
Neurobehavioral morbidity of pediatric mild sleep-disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnea.
Phoebe K Yu, Jerilynn Radcliffe, H Gerry Taylor, Raouf S Amin, Cristina M Baldassari, Thomas Boswick, Ronald D Chervin, Lisa M Elden, Susan L Furth, Susan L Garetz, Al...> ;Sleep. 2022 May 12
11 citations
Conducting clinical trials in persons with Down syndrome: summary from the NIH INCLUDE Down syndrome clinical trials readiness working group.
Nicole T Baumer, Mara L Becker, George T Capone, Kathleen Egan, Juan Fortea, Benjamin L Handen, Elizabeth Head, James E Hendrix, Ruth Y Litovsky, Andre Strydom, Ignaci...> ;Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 2022 Mar 23
1 citations
Comparison of Caregiver- and Child-Reported Quality of Life in Children With Sleep-Disordered Breathing.
Phoebe Kuo Yu, Kaitlyn Cook, Jiayan Liu, Raouf S Amin, Craig Derkay, Lisa M Elden, Susan L Garetz, Alisha S George, Sally Ibrahim, Stacey L Ishman, Erin M Kirkham, S K...> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2023 Jan 1
12 citations
Health disparities in pediatric sleep-disordered breathing.
Ariel A Williamson, Tiffani J Johnson, Ignacio E Tapia> ;Paediatric Respiratory Reviews. 2023 Mar 1
1 citations
Clinical utility of repeated positive airway pressure titrations in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Ozge Yendur, Lance Feld, Monica Miranda-Schaeubinger, Melissa S. Xanthopoulos, Suzanne E. Beck, Christopher M. Cielo, Emma J. Escobar, Ignacio E. Tapia> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2021 Nov 29
1 citations
More than just a wheeze: bronchiolitis and obstructive sleep apnea in children.
Christopher M. Cielo, Ignacio E Tapia> ;Sleep. 2021 Sep 15
4 citations
The impact of obstructive sleep apnea on bronchiolitis severity in children with Down syndrome.
Po-Yang Tsou, Christopher M. Cielo, Melissa S. Xanthopoulos, Yu-Hsun Wang, Pei-Lun Kuo, Ignacio E. Tapia> ;Sleep Medicine. 2021 Jul 1
6 citations
Neck fat and obstructive sleep apnea in obese adolescents.
Christopher M. Cielo, Brendan T. Keenan, A S Wiemken, Ignacio E Tapia, Andrea Kelly, Richard Schwab> ;Sleep. 2021 Nov 12
23 citations
Opportunities, barriers, and recommendations in down syndrome research
James A Hendrix, Angelika Amon, Leonard J Abbeduto, Stamatis Agiovlasitis, Tarek Alsaied, Heather A Anderson, Lisa J Bain, Nicole Bäumer, Anita Bhattacharyya, Dusan Bo...> ;Translational Science of Rare Diseases. 2021 Apr 15
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Press Mentions

Study Does Not Support Intranasal Corticosteroids for Most Children with Obstructive Sleep ApneaJuly 13th, 2022