Virginia Fano, MD

Pediatrician, Department of Growth and Development, Garrahan Hospital Argentina, Member, International Skeletal Dysplasia Society and Argentine Pediatric Society

  1. Argentina

Biography

Virginia Fano is a pediatrician. She graduated in medicine at the UBA Buenos Aires University and completed her training at Gutierrez Hospital in Buenos Aires.

She has been working in the Department of Growth and Development at Garrahan Hospital Argentina since 1988 and became the head of this department in 2011. She founded the Interdisciplinary team to maneged Skeletal disorders in Pediatric Garrahan Hospital and participated as a member of the International Skeletal Dysplasia Society and Argentine Pediatric Society.

She is interested in the study of diagnosis, growth and quality of life in rare diseases.

Recent Publications

  1. Llerena J Jr, Kim CA, Fano V, Rosselli P, Collett-Solberg PF, de Medeiros PFV, Del Pino M, Bertola D, Lourenço CM, Cavalcanti DP, Félix TM, Rosa-Bellas A, Rossi NT, Cortes F, Abreu F, Cavalcanti N, Ruz MCH, Baratela W. Achondroplasia in Latin America: practical recommendations for the multidisciplinary care of pediatric patients. BMC Pediatr. 2022 Aug 19;22(1):492. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03505-w. PubMed PMID: 35986266; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9389660.

  2. Llerena J Jr, Kim CA, Fano V, Rosselli P, Collett-Solberg PF, de Medeiros PFV, Del Pino M, Bertola D, Lourenço CM, Cavalcanti DP, Félix TM, Rosa-Bellas A, Rossi NT, Cortes F, Abreu F, Cavalcanti N, Ruz MCH, Baratela W. Achondroplasia in Latin America: practical recommendations for the multidisciplinary care of pediatric patients. BMC Pediatr. 2022 Aug 19;22(1):492. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03505-w. PubMed PMID: 35986266; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9389660.

  3. Fano V, Kim CA, Rosselli P, Dib RE, Shediac R, Magalhães T, Mesojedovas D, Llerena J Jr. Impact of achondroplasia on Latin American patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2022 Jan 4;17(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s13023-021-02142-3. Review. PubMed PMID: 34983594; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8728937.

  4. Hoover-Fong J, Cheung MS, Fano V, Hagenas L, Hecht JT, Ireland P, Irving M, Mohnike K, Offiah AC, Okenfuss E, Ozono K, Raggio C, Tofts L, Kelly D, Shediac R, Pan W, Savarirayan R. Lifetime impact of achondroplasia: Current evidence and perspectives on the natural history. Bone. 2021 May;146:115872. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.115872. Epub 2021 Feb 3. Review. PubMed PMID: 33545406.

  5. Cole TJ, Del Pino M, Adamo P, Fano V. Pubertal growth in height, sitting height and leg length in achondroplasia. Ann Hum Biol. 2021 Feb;48(1):8-14. doi: 10.1080/03014460.2021.1883109. Epub 2021 Mar 23. PubMed PMID: 33533281.

  6. Del Pino M, Fano V, Adamo P. Height growth velocity during infancy and childhood in achondroplasia. Am J Med Genet A. 2019 Jun;179(6):1001-1009. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61120. Epub 2019 Mar 19. PubMed PMID: 30888098

  7. Ramos Mejía R, Caino S, Fano V, Kelmansky D. Prediction of height and body mass index based on body segments: Use of Gauld's equations in an Argentine sample. Arch Argent Pediatr. 2018 Dec 1;116(6):e721-e729. doi: 10.5546/aap.2018.eng.e721. PubMed PMID: 30457720.

  8. Rodríguez Celin M, Fano V. Osteogenesis imperfecta: Level of independence and of social, recreational and sports participation among adolescents and youth. Arch Argent Pediatr. 2016 Jun 1;114(3):248-51. doi: 10.5546/aap.2016.eng.248. Epub 2016 Feb 19. PubMed PMID: 27164338.

  9. Fano V, del Pino M, Rodríguez Celin M, Buceta S, Obregón MG. [Osteogenesis imperfecta: quality of life in children]. Arch Argent Pediatr. 2013 Jul-Aug;111(4):328-31. doi: 10.5546/aap.2013.328. PubMed PMID: 23912291

  10. Lejarraga H, del Pino M, Fano V, Caino S, Cole TJ. [Growth references for weight and height for Argentinian girls and boys from birth to maturity: incorporation of data from the World Health Organisation from birth to 2 years and calculation of new percentiles and LMS values]. Arch Argent Pediatr. 2009 Apr;107(2):126-33. doi: 10.1590/S0325-00752009000200006. PubMed PMID: 19452084.

Research Expertise

  • Quality of life and functionality in children

  • Transition to adult care

  • Growth in Rare skeletal disorders