Maria V. Fraga, MD
Neonatology and Newborn Services
Independent provider
Sees newborns through age 1 month
Neonatology and Newborn Services HUP
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.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
- Devoted Health Choice Giveback Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Plus Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Core Pennsylvania (HMO)
- Devoted Health Dual Plus Pennsylvania (HMO D-SNP)
- Devoted Health Giveback Pennsylvania (HMO)
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.
Qualifications and experience
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2012
- Pediatrics, 2008
- AAP, Section on Emergency Medicine: POCUS in Pediatrics, Special Interest Group, National
- American Academy of Pediatrics, National
- American Society of Echocardiography, National
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Neonatal Research Network, National
- National Neonatal Point-of-Care Ultrasound Collaborative, National
- Pan American Hemodynamic and TnECHO Collaborative, International
- US TnECHO Collaborative, National
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