Education
- Graduate School
- New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 2007
- Pediatric Residency
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 2007-2010
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 2011-2014
Publications
- Fadhel Alvarez A, Patel SP, Brasher MI, Ruggiero JE, Aneji C. Langerhans cell histiocytosis: Presentation in a preterm neonate [published online ahead of print, 2021 Jun 22]. Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2021;e1472. doi:10.1002/cnr2.1472
- Ruggiero JE, Northrup H, Au KS. Association of facilitated glucose transporter 2 gene variants with the myelomeningocele phenotype. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2015;103(6):479-487. doi:10.1002/bdra.23358
- Murthy RG, Reddy BY, Ruggiero JE, Rameshwar P. Tachykinins and hematopoietic stem cell functions: implications in clinical disorders and tissue regeneration. Front Biosci. 2007;12:4779-4787. Published 2007 May 1. doi:10.2741/2426
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, 2012
American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2018
Honors & Awards
2023 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston.
2015 Natalie V. Zucker Research Grant, Tufts University School of Medicine
2014 Trainee Travel Award, The Southern Society for Pediatric Research
2007 Humanism in Medicine Award, New Jersey Medical School
2006 Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society
2006 International Studies Grant Award, New Jersey Medical School (Rural and rainforest healthcare in Ecuador)