Alfonso Solimano

MD, FRCPC

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Medical Director, BC RSV Immunoprophylaxis Program

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infects almost all children by two years of age. While most children will have only mild symptoms, infants with underlying cardiac or pulmonary disease and extremely premature infants are at highest risk for hospitalizations resulting from RSV infection. Palivizumab, a monoclonal antibody against RSV has demonstrated a decrease in the likelihood of hospital admission due to RSV bronchiolitis. Currently, palivizumab is only offered to infants at highest risk via, the BC RSV Immunoprophylaxis Program. My research interest focuses on achieving maximal RSV prevention through both health education, and evidence-based, cost effective use of RSV Immunoprophylaxis.