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 2025Building a growing genomic repository for maternal and fetal health through the PING Consortium.Pediatric research.():-[DOI] 10.1038/s41390-024-03793-1.[PMID] 39753885.PubMed·Publisher's Site2025Genetic 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 Site2025Long-term developmental outcomes of children with congenital Zika syndrome.Pediatric research.97(3):989-993[DOI] 10.1038/s41390-024-03389-9.[PMID] 38969814.6 citations·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