Maria V. Fraga, MD

Neonatology and Newborn Services
Independent provider
Sees newborns through age 1 month
Neonatology and Newborn Services HUP
Call 215-662-3228

About me

  • Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Neonatology & Newborn Services)

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Buenos Aires
  • Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Fraga is an independent physician who is not employed by Penn Medicine.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Corder W, Fraga MV "ECMO Cannula Assessment with Ultrasonography" , NeoReviews: 2026

Ekhaguere OA, Kesman R, Reiter J, Fraga MV, Stoller JZ A Randomized Controlled Trial of Ultrasound-Assisted Versus Traditional Landmark Lumbar Puncture in the Neonatal and Infant Population , J Pediatr, 6(115139): 2026

Fraga M, Fensterheim B, Peyvandi F, Shenoy A ECMO Podcast" , FNN and TECaN Podcast, virtual: 2026

Osborne AD, Corder W, Stoller JZ, Lawrence K, Carr CB, Fraga MV, Johng S Technical considerations and applications of point-of-care ultrasound in the NICU , Semin Perinatol/Elsevier, 152190: 2025

Will EP, Fraga MV Central Line Positional Assessment with Ultrasonography , Neoreviews, 26(9): 2025,e643-e648

Fraga MV, Bhombal S, Juliano C, Kim M, Groves AM, Chan B, Singh Y; National Neonatal POCUS Collaborative Neonatal point-of-care ultrasound-guidelines for training, credentialing and quality assurance , J Perinatol: 2025

Fraga MV, Altit G, Yoder BA, Bhombal S What is the role of echocardiography in newborns with CDH? , Semin Fetal Neonatal Med: 2025

Bhombal S, Singh Y, Marshall S, Mukthapuram S, Fraga MV; National Neonatal POCUS Collaborative Neonatal point-of-care ultrasound-steps for program development , J Perinatol : 2025

Leung SK, Dancel R, Soni RN, Perez-Sanchez A, Mader MJ, Al-Wahab H, Conlon TW, Fraga MV, Lasa JJ, Matho A, Smith H, Soni NJ Comparison of Six Handheld Ultrasound Devices by Pediatric Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Experts , POCUS J, 10(1): 2025,141-156

Miller K, Ruoss JL, Chaves DV, Chan B, Huber M, Stoller JZ, Fraga MV, French H, Conlon T, Corder W; National Neonatal POCUS Collaborative National survey of diagnostic point of care ultrasound practices and program development in academic neonatal-perinatal medicine centers , J Perinatol: 2025