Desiree D’Souza, M.D., M.S.
Child Neurology Fellow
Desiree D’Souza, M.D., M.S., is a Child Neurology Fellow who joined the Developing Brain Institute at Children’s National in June 2025. Dr. D’Souza’s current work aims to deepen our understanding of early brain development and apply these insights to enhance clinical practices in the neonatal intensive care unit, potentially leading to better developmental outcomes for this vulnerable population.
Key Studies
| December 2025 | D’Souza D, Bulas D, Cilli K, et al. P775: Abnormal Cortical Development in a 22w5d Fetus With Mosaic Rubenstein-Taybi Syndrome. Genetics in Medicine Open. 2026;4doi:10.1016/j.gimo.2026.104267 | view |
| November 2025 | D'Souza D, Hickman E, Kornbluh AB. Pediatric Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Presenting With Peripheral Spinal Nerve Root Enhancement. Pediatric Neurology. 2025 Nov;172:134-135. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.08.009. Epub 2025 Aug 18. PMID: 40945204 | view |
Date: April 2022
Seed M, Limperopoulos C. In Utero Brain Growth Matters for Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease. Circulation. 2022 Apr 12;145(15):1120-1122. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.058683. Epub 2022 Apr 11. PMID: 35404677
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35404677
Date: January 2010
Limperopoulos C, Tworetzky W, McElhinney DB, Newburger JW, Brown DW, Robertson RL Jr, Guizard N, McGrath E, Geva J, Annese D, Dunbar-Masterson C, Trainor B, Laussen PC, du Plessis AJ. Brain Volume and Metabolism in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease: Evaluation With Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy. Circulation. 2010 Jan 5;121(1):26-33. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.865568. Epub 2009 Dec 21. PMID: 20026783; PMCID: PMC2819908
View: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2819908
Date: February 2024
Wu Y, De Asis-Cruz J, Limperopoulos C. Brain Structural and Functional Outcomes in the Offspring of Women Experiencing Psychological Distress During Pregnancy. Molecular Psychiatry. 2024 Jul;29(7):2223-2240. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02449-0. Epub 2024 Feb 28. PMID: 38418579; PMCID: PMC11408260
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38418579
Date: April 2022
Wu Y, Espinosa KM, Barnett SD, Kapse A, Quistorff JL, Lopez C, Andescavage N, Pradhan S, Lu YC, Kapse K, Henderson D, Vezina G, Wessel D, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. Association of Elevated Maternal Psychological Distress, Altered Fetal Brain, and Offspring Cognitive and Social-Emotional Outcomes at 18 Months. JAMA Network Open. 2022 Apr 1;5(4):e229244. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.9244. PMID: 35486403; PMCID: PMC9055453
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35486403