Associate Professor
Section of Neonatology
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg MB Canada

Dr. Ruben Alvaro is the medical director of the Neonatal Sleep Laboratory at the Health Sciences Centre, the Medical Director of Neonatology at the St. Boniface General Hospital, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Alvaro’s neonatal professional activities have encompassed education, research, administration, and clinical care. His main research focus has been on control of breathing and respiratory care in the fetus and the neonate. He has also collaborated in many local and international randomized clinical trials in the area of respiratory medicine and family integrated care in NICU.