Renato Procianoy

Renato Soibelmann Procianoy is a Brazilian physician, university professor, and medical researcher whose work in neonatology has contributed significantly to clinical protocols and medical education in Brazil and internationally. He is a full professor of Pediatrics at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and preceptor of the Neonatology Residency Program at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA).

Academic background and career Procianoy earned his medical degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and completed his residency in Pediatrics at the Hospital dos Servidores do Estado in Rio de Janeiro. He went on to complete both a master's degree and a Ph.D. at the University of São Paulo. He later trained in the United States, completing a fellowship in Neonatology at Texas Children’s Hospital, affiliated with the Baylor College of Medicine.

Currently, he holds several academic and leadership roles: Full Professor of Pediatrics at UFRGS Residency supervisor in Neonatology at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre Program director of the Neonatology Continuing Education Program (PRORN), developed by Artmed since 2002

Research and scientific production Procianoy is one of Brazil’s most cited neonatologists, with an extensive body of work published in both national and international peer-reviewed journals. His research focuses on: Neonatal sepsis; Prematurity and its long-term consequences; Nutrition, growth, and neurodevelopment of low birth weight infants.

He has served as Principal Investigator in projects funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, including groundbreaking studies on fetal microbiota and its association with prematurity and neonatal morbidities.

In 1991, he authored the textbook Cadernos de Terapêutica em Pediatria – Neonatologia (Therapeutic Notebooks in Pediatrics – Neonatology), which became a key reference in Brazilian pediatric education.

His work is widely cited and used as reference in clinical guidelines and academic programs across Latin America.

Awards and recognition Throughout his career, Procianoy has received numerous honors for his academic and professional contributions. Some of the most notable include:

Selected publications Silveira RC, Valentini NC, O’Shea TM, Mendes EW, Froes G, Cauduro L, Panceri C, Fuentefria RN, Procianoy RS. Parent-Guided Developmental Intervention for Infants With Very Low Birth Weight: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2024;7(7):e2421896. DOI Procianoy RS, et al. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and very preterm/very low birth weight: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2018;141(1):e20171645. DOI Procianoy RS, et al. Evaluation of interleukin‐6, tumour necrosis factor‐α and interleukin‐1β for early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. Acta Paediatrica. 1999;88(6):647–650. DOI Procianoy RS, Silveira RC. The challenges of neonatal sepsis management. Jornal de Pediatria. 2020;96(Suppl 1):S80–S86. Procianoy RS, Silveira RC. Preterm newborns’ postnatal growth patterns: how to evaluate them. Jornal de Pediatria. 2019;95(Suppl 1):S56–S60.