Marcio Leyser M.D., Ph.D., M.S. Professor & Chief, Division of Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics Department: Department of Pediatrics Business Phone: (904) 633-4293 Business Email: Marcio.Leyser@jax.ufl.edu Appointments and Locations Clinical Profile Specialties Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Interests Clinical Special Interests: ADHD, autism, cerebral palsy, neurogenetic conditionsResearch Special Interests: Telehealth in developmental and behavioral pediatrics, neurodevelopmental outcomes in congenital infectious conditions Languages Speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish Show More Publications 2025Genetic Modifiers of Prenatal Brain Injury After Zika Virus Infection: A Scoping Review.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences.():-[DOI] 10.1101/2025.01.02.25319896.[PMID] 39802783.PubMed·Publisher's Site2024Building a growing genomic data repository for maternal and fetal health through the PING Consortium.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences.():-[DOI] 10.1101/2024.05.24.24307899.[PMID] 38826415.PubMed·Publisher's Site2024The Value of Adding Scribe Services to 2 Distinct Pediatric Subspecialties in the Era of the Electronic Medical Record.Clinical pediatrics.63(3):341-349[DOI] 10.1177/00099228231174849.[PMID] 37194260.0 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2023Enhancing behavioural support through telehealth for family carers and professionals.Evidence-based nursing.():-[DOI] 10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103764.[PMID] 37620032.PubMed·Publisher's Site2023Neurodevelopmental outcomes in a cohort of children with congenital Zika syndrome at 12 and 24 months of age.Child: care, health and development.49(2):304-310[DOI] 10.1111/cch.13044.[PMID] 35959569.8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021POTENTIAL RISK OF BRAIN DAMAGE AND POOR DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN PRENATALLY EXPOSED TO SARS-COV-2: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo.40():e2020415-[DOI] 10.1590/1984-0462/2022/40/2020415.[PMID] 34076204.11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Telehealth in the Field of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics: Advantages, Challenges, and Future Perspectives.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP.42(3):240-244[DOI] 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000920.[PMID] 33759849.10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2019A multilevel-based research framework on congenital Zika syndrome.Pediatric research.85(6):745-746[DOI] 10.1038/s41390-019-0349-0.[PMID] 30791041.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2019Children Born With Congenital Zika Syndrome Display Atypical Gross Motor Development and a Higher Risk for Cerebral Palsy.Journal of child neurology.34(2):81-85[DOI] 10.1177/0883073818811234.[PMID] 30421639.36 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2018Child Neurology: A Fragile Future.Journal of child neurology.33(6):432-[DOI] 10.1177/0883073818760920.[PMID] 29514534.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2017Congenital Zika Virus Infection: Beyond Neonatal Microcephaly.JAMA neurology.74(5):610-[DOI] 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.0048.[PMID] 28319237.6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2017Microcephaly and arthrogryposis multiplex congenita: The full-blown CNS spectrum in newborns with ZIKV infection.Journal of the neurological sciences.372():73-74[DOI] 10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.030.[PMID] 28017252.8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site201612p deletion spectrum syndrome: a new case report reinforces the evidence regarding the potential relationship to autism spectrum disorder and related developmental impairments.Molecular cytogenetics.9():75-[DOI] .[PMID] 27708715.6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2016Scrutinizing brain magnetic resonance imaging patterns in Angelman syndrome.Neurology India.64(2):228-32[DOI] 10.4103/0028-3886.177615.[PMID] 26954797.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2016The International Classification of Functioning framework in Zika-related disabilities.European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society.20(6):946-947[DOI] 10.1016/j.ejpn.2016.08.001.[PMID] 27558313.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2014Revisiting epilepsy and the electroencephalogram patterns in Angelman syndrome.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology.35(5):701-5[DOI] 10.1007/s10072-013-1586-3.[PMID] 24395242.14 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2013Classic manifestations of Duchenne dystrophy in a young female patient: a case report.European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society.17(2):212-8[DOI] 10.1016/j.ejpn.2012.08.002.[PMID] 22959238.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2007[Possible etiologies of West syndrome: evaluation of 95 patients].Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria.65(3A):659-62[DOI] .[PMID] 17876410.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site Show More Office Information Academic Office Suite 16271 St. Augustine RoadJacksonville, FL 32217(904) 633-4293 Marcio.Leyser@jax.ufl.edu Administrative Specialist Alana Leath(904) 633-4293Alana.Leath@jax.ufl.edu Show More Education Ph.D.Federal Fluminense University, Rio De Janeiro, BrazilMedical Degree1997 · Caxias Do Sul University, Caxias Do Sul, BrazilGeneral Pediatrics Residency1999 · Federal Medical Science School Foundation of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, BrazilPediatric Emergency Medicine Residency2000 · Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, BrazilPediatrics Fellowship2014 · McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Show More