Marcio Leyser, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.

Marcio Leyser M.D., Ph.D., M.S.

Professor & Chief, Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics

Department: Department of Pediatrics
Business Phone: (904) 633-4293
Business Email: Marcio.Leyser@jax.ufl.edu

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Interests
  • Clinical Special Interests: ADHD, autism, cerebral palsy, neurogenetic conditions
  • Research Special Interests: Telehealth in developmental and behavioral pediatrics, neurodevelopmental outcomes in congenital infectious conditions
Languages
  • Speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish

Publications

2025
Genetic 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.
2024
Building 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.
2024
Long-term developmental outcomes of children with congenital Zika syndrome.
Pediatric research.():-[DOI] 10.1038/s41390-024-03389-9.[PMID] 38969814.
2024
The 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.
2023
Enhancing behavioural support through telehealth for family carers and professionals.
Evidence-based nursing.():-[DOI] 10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103764.[PMID] 37620032.
2023
Neurodevelopmental 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.
2021
POTENTIAL 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.
2021
Telehealth 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.
2019
A multilevel-based research framework on congenital Zika syndrome.
Pediatric research.85(6):745-746[DOI] 10.1038/s41390-019-0349-0.[PMID] 30791041.
2019
Children 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.
2018
Child Neurology: A Fragile Future.
Journal of child neurology.33(6):432-[DOI] 10.1177/0883073818760920.[PMID] 29514534.
2017
Congenital Zika Virus Infection: Beyond Neonatal Microcephaly.
JAMA neurology.74(5):610-[DOI] 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.0048.[PMID] 28319237.
2017
Microcephaly 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.
2016
12p 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.
2016
Scrutinizing brain magnetic resonance imaging patterns in Angelman syndrome.
Neurology India.64(2):228-32[DOI] 10.4103/0028-3886.177615.[PMID] 26954797.
2016
The 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.
2014
Revisiting 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.
2013
Classic 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.
2007
[Possible etiologies of West syndrome: evaluation of 95 patients].
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria.65(3A):659-62[DOI] .[PMID] 17876410.

Office Information

Academic Office
(904) 633-4293
Marcio.Leyser@jax.ufl.edu
Administrative Specialist
Roszetta Thomas
(904) 633-4293
Roszetta.thomas@jax.ufl.edu

Education

Ph.D.
Federal Fluminense University, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Medical Degree
1997 · Caxias Do Sul University, Caxias Do Sul, Brazil
General Pediatrics Residency
1999 · Federal Medical Science School Foundation of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Residency
2000 · Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Pediatrics Fellowship
2014 · McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada