Robert Marcel Huibonhoa, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Critical Care)
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Department of Pediatrics
Pronouns: He/him/his
About
Dr. Robert Huibonhoa is originally from the Philippines. He earned his medical degree from University of the East/Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency in the United States at New York Medical College/Metropolitan Hospital Center. He joined the faculty after completing the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. Robert has a passion for education and enjoys sharing what he’s learned along his journey with others.
Outside of work, Robert enjoys documentary and film photography, film making, visual arts, art, and literature.
Selected Publications
Huibonhoa, R. M., Pinto, M. G., & Faustino, E. V. (2022). Accuracy of physical examination in detecting central venous catheter-associated thrombosis in critically ill children. Thrombosis Research, 218, 192–198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2022.08.028
Huibonhoa R.M., Faustino EVS. A Narrative Review on the Approach to Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Trauma and Critically Ill Patients. Turk J Haematol. 2025 Oct 9. doi: 10.4274/tjh.galenos.2025.2025.0365. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41065356.
Huibonhoa, R. M. T., Vijayakumar, N., Kelly, D., Karam, O., & Chegondi, M. (2026). Blood Product Transfusion and Coagulopathy in Children with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Narrative Review. Children, 13(1), 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/children13010104
Huibonhoa RMT, Raffini L, Sochet AA, Chiusolo F, Nossair F, Tripathi S, Faustino EVS; Blood Research Network of the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators network. Perceived relative clinical significance of the risks of venous thromboembolism and bleeding from pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis in children: an international survey of pediatric providers: communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Pediatric and Neonatal Thrombosis and Hemostasis. J Thromb Haemost. 2025 Dec 19:S1538-7836(25)00905-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jtha.2025.12.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41422945.
Whitworth H, Branchford B, Faustino EV, Huibonhoa R, Kulkarni K, Raffini L, Rajpurkar M, Rodriguez V, Sochet AA, Valenti G, Zimowski KL, Jaffray J. Research priorities for pediatric venous thromboembolism prevention: communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Pediatric and Neonatal Thrombosis and Hemostasis. J Thromb Haemost. 2026 May;24(5):1906-1922. doi: 10.1016/j.jtha.2026.01.014. Epub 2026 Feb 9. PMID: 41672376.
Huibonhoa RMT, Faustino EVS, Burkiewicz K, Oelkers P, Ravishankar S, Tripathi S. Accuracy of Various Methods for the Surveillance of Hospital-acquired Venous Thromboembolism in a Children’s Hospital. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2026 May 18;11(3):e882. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000882. PMID: 42158331; PMCID: PMC13183121.
Education
Residency, Pediatrics, Philippine General Hospital, Philippines, 01/2013-01/2016
Residency, Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, NY, 07/2019-06/2022
Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, IL, 07/2022-06/2025
Licensures and Certifications
Board of Medicine, Philippines, 2010
Philippines Pediatric Society, 2016
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certification, 2018
New York Physician Licensure, 2019-2024
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, 2022-present
Illinois Physician Licensure, 2022-present