Roles
Chief, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology
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Biography
Dr. Tapia is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Batchelor professor of Cystic Fibrosis and Pediatric Pulmonology at the University of Miami. He is also the pediatric pulmonology fellowship program director. He graduated from the University of Concepcion, Chile and completed his pediatric residency and pediatric pulmonology fellowship at CHOP. He is board certified in General Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine. His main research interests are the pathophysiology of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) in children, clinical trials focusing on treatment of OSAS in children, health disparities in pediatric sleep, and the consequences of OSAS in individuals with Down syndrome. His research has been funded by the American Heart Association, the University of Pennsylvania, the American Sleep Medicine Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health. He chairs the Career Development Awards at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and is a standing member of the Biobehavioral Medicine and Health Outcomes NIH study section. Dr. Tapia became a member of the American Thoracic Society as a fellow. He served on the Pediatric Strategic Planning Committee between 2006 and 2008, the Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology Program Committee between 2018 and 2021, and now serves on the Health Equity and Diversity Committee since 2022. -
Education & Training
Education
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Teaching Interests
Non-invasive ventilation
Pediatric sleep
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Research Interests
Dr. Tapia's main research interests are the pathophysiology of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) in children, clinical trials focusing on treatment of OSAS in children, health disparities in pediatric sleep, and the consequences of OSAS in individuals with Down syndrome. Dr. Tapia is committed to increase diversity in academic medicine and providing equitable evidence-based medicine for all children with and without developmental disabilities. -
Publications
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