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Carlos R Oliveira, MD, PhD

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Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases & Global Health), of Biostatistics (Health Informatics), and of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Medical Director, Pediatric AIDS Program

Faculty, Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)

About

Titles

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases & Global Health), of Biostatistics (Health Informatics), and of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Medical Director, Pediatric AIDS Program; Faculty, Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)

Biography

Dr. Carlos Oliveira is an attending physician and specialist in pediatric infectious diseases at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital. He is Board Certified in General Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and Clinical Informatics and serves on the faculty at both Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases & Global Health), of Biostatistics (Health Informatics), and of Biomedical Informatics & Data Science. Dr. Oliveira serves as the Director for Yale’s clinical programs in Pediatric HIV/AIDS and Congenital Infectious Diseases. Dr. Oliveira leads a research group that pursues quantitative, experimental, and field research centered around various aspects of vaccinology and epidemiology of perinatal/neonatal infections.

Last Updated on September 23, 2025.

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Education & Training

PhD
Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Investigative Medicine
Clinical Fellow
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital (2016)
Health Services Research Trainee
Yale University
Resident
Children’s Medical Center, University Of Texas Southwestern, Department of Pediatrics
MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
BS
Dallas Baptist University, Biology

Research

Overview

Public Health Interests

Vaccines

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Carlos R Oliveira's published research.

Publications

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2025

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

Activities

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    Pediatric COVID-19 Task Force

    03/01/2020 - PresentCommitteesChair
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    Eastern Society of Pediatric Research (ESPR)

    02/01/2021 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsCouncil Member
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    Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), Committee on Pediatric COVID-19 Therapies

    2022 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsCo-Chair
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    American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Section on Epidemiology, Public Health & Evidence (SOEPHE)

    2022 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsExecutive Committee Member
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    American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Section on Infectious Diseases (SOID)

    2022 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMember
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Honors

  • honor

    Castle Connolly Top Doctor

    02/05/2024National AwardCastle Connolly
  • honor

    Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program

    07/01/2022, 07/01/2020, 07/01/2015National AwardNational Institutes of Health
  • honor

    Junior Physician Investigator Award

    04/15/2022National AwardAmerican Federation for Medical Research
  • honor

    Janeway Scholar

    01/19/2022Yale University AwardYale University School of Medicine
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    Paul S. Goldstein, MD Lectureship

    03/01/2020Yale School of Medicine AwardYale University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
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Teaching & Mentoring

Mentoring

  • Camila Aparicio Llorente, MD

    Postgrad associate
    2023 - Present

Clinical Care

Overview

Carlos R. Oliveira, MD, PhD, is a pediatric infectious diseases specialist with expertise in the treatment of viral infections.

Dr. Oliveira is the director of Congenital Infectious Diseases at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and is part of the leadership of the pediatric HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 programs.

“I have a special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of perinatal infections, including infections acquired before birth, during the delivery process, and in early infancy,” Dr. Oliveira says. “I also have expertise in the evaluation and management of COVID-19 and its long-term complications in children.”

Dr. Oliveira is also the co-leader of the Yale Network for Vaccine Initiatives, which is committed to improving population health through research and service activities that promote vaccination.

His research focuses on vaccine epidemiology, including post-licensure effectiveness and population level-impact, with the goal of developing and implementing strategies to improve vaccine research and decrease the burden of vaccine-related diseases.

Clinical Specialties

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

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Board Certifications

  • Clinical Informatics

    Certification Organization
    AB of Preventive Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2022

  • Pediatric Infectious Disease

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pediatrics
    Original Certification Date
    2017

  • Pediatrics

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pediatrics
    Original Certification Date
    2013

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Pediatric Infectious Diseases

PO Box 208064

New Haven, CT 06520

United States

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