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Renan Orellana, MD, Pediatrics, Houston, TX, Texas Children's Hospital

RenanOrellanaMD

Pediatrics • Houston, TX

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Protein and amino acid metabolism, 2001 - 2004
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2000 - 2004
  • Nassau University Medical Center
    Nassau University Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1997 - 2000
  • Universidad de El Salvador Faculty of Medicine
    Universidad de El Salvador Faculty of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2000 - 2025
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • 2012 Vernon R. Young International Award for Amino Acid Research/ for contributions in the field of amino acid metabolism American Society for Nutrition, 2012
  • Samuel J. Fomon Young Physician Award/ for merits as a young investigator physician-scientist American Society for Nutrition, 2011
  • Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

  • Nutrition-Infection Interactions and Impacts on Human Health 
    Chapter: Nutrient Interactions in Infants, Children, and Adolescents 
    Page 333 - 355Orellana RA, CossBu JAEditors: Pammi, Mohan, Vallejo, Jesus G., Abrams, Steven A..CRC Press, Boca RatónEdition 1,2014
  • Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition 
    Chapter: Energy and macronutrient requirements in the critically ill child. 
    Page 33 - 58Orellana RA and CossBu, JAEditors: Goday, Praveen and Mehta, Nilesh.McGraw Hill, NYEdition 1,2014

Press Mentions

  • FYI: Pediatric Critical Care Summit of the Americas
    FYI: Pediatric Critical Care Summit of the AmericasMarch 21st, 2019

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Renan Orellana, Dr. Renan Orellana, MD, Dr. R Orellana