LeaBonifacio(Bonifacio)PenalesMDLea Bonifacio Penales, MD., FAAP
Neonat/Perinatology • Shreveport, LAHigh Risk Infant Follow-Up, Neonatal Neurodevelopment, Neonatal Respiratory Failure & Lung Development
BC Pediatrics, BC Neonatology Associate Professor Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine
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Office
2510 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop
Shreveport, LA 71118Phone+1 318-212-5390Fax+1 318-212-5391- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Lea Penales is a neonatologist in Shreveport, LA and is affiliated with Willis-Knighton Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of the City of Manila College of Medicine and has been in practice 24 years. She specializes in high risk infant follow-up, neonatal neurodevelopment, and neonatal respiratory failure & lung development.
Education & Training
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
University of the City of Manila College of MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
LA State Medical License 2009 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2013 - 2025
MI State Medical License 2004 - 2015
NJ State Medical License 2002 - 2015
KY State Medical License 2006 - 2013
CT State Medical License 2002 - 2007- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 41 citationsThrombocytopenia related neonatal outcome in pretermsLea Bonifacio, Anna Petrova, Shakuntala Nanjundaswamy, Rajeev Mehta> ;Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2007 Apr 20
- Evidence for interleukin-10-mediated inhibition of cyclo- oxygenase-2 expression and prostaglandin production in preterm human placenta.Hanna, N., Bonifacio, L., Weinberger, B., Reddy, P., Murphy, S., Romero, R., Sharma, S.> ;Am J Reprod Immunol. 2006 Jan
- IFN-gamma-mediated inhibition of COX-2 expression in the placenta from term and preterm labor pregnancies.Hanna, N., Bonifacio, L., Reddy, P., Hanna, I., Weinberger, B., Murphy, S., Laskin, D., Sharma, S.> ;Am J Reprod Immunol. 2004 Apr
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
Willis-Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, Louisiana
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