• Cerebral Palsy
• Congenital Brain anomalies
• Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
• Leukodystrophy
• Neonatal stroke
• Neurological complications of prematurity
• Rare neurological disorders

Fellowships

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2018, Neonatal Neurology

Residency

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2014, Pediatrics
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2017, Pediatric Neurology

Internships

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2013, Pediatrics

Medical Education

• University Of Puerto Rico, 2012

Certifications

• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology-Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Publications

Please view Dr. Monica Arroyo's publications on PubMed

• Arroyo MS, Fuller C, Schorry E, Ulm E, Tian C. Compound Heterozygous Variants of GOSR2 Associated with Congenital Muscular Dystrophy and Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy: A Case Report. Neurol Genet. 2024 Jul 16;10 (PMID 39035823)
• López-Cañizares A, Fernandez MP, Al-Khersan H, Carletti P, Arroyo MS, Fernandez-Ruiz MC, Berrocal AM. Coats plus in prematurity. Ophthalmic Genet. 2022 Apr 13:1-7. (PMID 35416114).
• Arroyo MS, Hopkin RJ, Nagaraj UD, Kline-Fath B, Venkatesan C. Fetal brain MRI findings and neonatal outcome of common diagnosis at a tertiary care center. J Perinatol. 2019 Aug;39(8):1072-1077 (PMID 31213636).
• Kline-Fath BM, Arroyo MS, Calvo-Garcia MA, Horn PS, Thomas C. Prenatal aqueduct stenosis: association with rhombencephalosynapsis and neonatal outcome. Prenatal Diagnosis. 2018 Dec;38(13):1028-1034.  (PMID 30229955).
• Kline-Fath BM, Arroyo MS, Calvo-Garcia MA, Horn PS, Thomas C. Congenital aqueduct stenosis: progressive brain findings in utero to birth in the presence of severe hydrocephalus. Prenatal Diagnosis. 2018 Aug;38(9):706-712. (PMID 29927492)
• Arroyo MS, Fu, TT, Hufnagel RB. Case 1: A term infant with apnea and stiffening. Neoreviews. 2017 Nov;18(11). (PMID: 29200978).
• Arroyo MS, Krueger D, Broomall E, Stevenson C, Franz D. Acute Management of symptomatic subependymal giant cell astrocytoma using with Everolimus. Pediatric Neurology. 2017. (PMID: 28511812).
• Zackoff M, Goodwin E., Arroyo M., Downes K., Unaka N. Revisiting the History: Hypereosinophilia in a 4-Year-Old with Purpura. Hospital Pediatrics. 2015 Jul;5(7):399-402 (PMID: 26136315).
• Demopoulos C, Arroyo M, Dunn W, Strominger Z, Sherr EH, Marco E. Individuals With Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum Show Sensory Processing Differences as Measured by the Sensory Profile. Neuropsychology. 2014 Dec 22 (PMID: 25528608).
• Marco EJ, Khatibi K, Hill SS, Siegel B, Arroyo MS, Dowling AF, Neuhaus JM, Sherr EH, Hinkley LN, Nagarajan SS. Children with autism show reduced somatosensory response: an MEG study. 2012 Autism Res. Oct;5(5):340-51(PMID: 22933354).

Research

My medical research focuses on improving the outcomes of prenatally diagnosed central nervous system malformations and the long-term outcomes of patients requiring neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care.

Professional Organizations

• International Child Neurology Association
• American Academy of Neurology
• Child Neurology Society
• American Academy of Pediatrics

Presentations

Poster Presentations

• 2024 Singh Y, Mc Cord J, Doyle V, Hagery V, Bindom S, Davila G, Barette C, Samuels S, Spader H, Patel D, Arroyo MS “Implementation of a Neuroprotection Bundle to Reduce Incidence of Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Premature Neonates: A single Center Retrospective Review”, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) annual meeting, Orlando FL
• 2024 Prakash J, Garcia R, Singh Y, Barette C, Arroyo MS “Need for Gastric Tube feedings and Feeding outcomes in Preterm Infants born at 22 and 23 weeks gestational age”,Florida Chapter of AAP (AAP) annual meeting, Orlando FL
• 2024 Shah A, Arroyo MS, Haris K “Unveiling a Rare Case: Cerebral Vasculopathy and Stroke in a Young Female with Castleman-TAFRO Syndrome”
  American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual meeting, Denver, CO
• 2023   Budhu G, Mc Cord J, Weiss L, Arroyo MS “More than Skin Deep: Broadening the Neonatal Rash Differential”, Florida Chapter AAP Meeting, Orlando, FL
• 2022 Arroyo MS, Garcia R  “Current practices and parental attitudes of the role of neonatal therapies during therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy”  Newborn Brain Society Meeting, Clearwater, FL
• 2018 Arroyo MS, Hopkin R, Nagaraj, U, Kline-Fath B, Venkatesan C “Fetal neurology consultations at a tertiary care center: outcomes of commonly seen conditions” Child Neurology Society Meeting, Chicago IL
• 2016 Arroyo M, Kline-Fath B, Thomas C. “Comparing fetal and post-natal MRI findings in congenital aqueductal stenosis: Incidence of Rhombencephalosynapsis and NICU outcomes” Child Neurology Society Meeting, Vancouver BC
• 2014 Arroyo M, Mena R, Stuber S, Ware R. “Screening approaches for children in Republica Dominicana: SACRED” Global Health Research Forum, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
• 2013 Goodwin E., Zackoff M. Arroyo M., Unaka N “Rash Decisions” Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2013 New Orleans, LA
• 2011 Rios J, Vazquez M, San Miguel L, Montalvo J, Arroyo M. “Descriptive Studies of Prenatal and Perinatal Events and their Association with the Development of Autism at a Child Neurology clinic in Puerto Rico” University of Puerto Rico Research Forum San Juan, PR
• 2010 Khatibi K, Kenet T, Arroyo M, Findlay A, Honma S, Siegel B, Nagarajan S, Marco E “Difference in Auditory Evoked Potentials Using Magnetoencephalography” International Meeting for Autism Research Philadelphia, PA
• 2008 Marco E, Khatibi K, Findlay A, Zhu Z, Arroyo M, Vinogradov S, Kirsch H, Siegel B, Nagarajan S. “Children with Autism show Atypical Early Response to Novel Tactile Stimuli Using Magnetoencephalography”. International Meeting for Autism Research London

Awards

Department of Pediatrics excellence award, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, 2012