Mark Castera, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Mark R. Castera, MD, is an attending neonatologist in the Division of Newborn Medicine. His primary interest is medical education, and he is passionate about curriculum design and trainee competency assessments. He serves as an assistant program director in the Boston Combined Residency Program with roles as the co-director of the residency coaching program and simulation-based education for pediatric residents at Boston Medical Center. He is the director of newborn medical education at Boston Medical Center and serves as the residency rotation director for the newborn nursery and neonatal intensive care unit. Mark also serves as a faculty mentor for the Boston Combined Residency Program's Health Equity Rounds series.

Publications

  • Published 7/20/2026

    Bhattacharjee I, Nath S, Jassar RK, Hossain T, Santoro KL, Sullivan A, Castera M, Turcu RM, Sanchez-Esteban J, Abdulhayoglu E, Beam KS. Implementation and adoption of neonatal point-of-care ultrasound across a regional collaborative: a multicenter survey. J Perinatol. 2026 Jul 20. PMID: 42477108.

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  • Published 3/28/2025

    Bibl K, Wagner M, Dvorsky R, Haderer M, Strasser L, Berger A, Ades A, Castera M, Gross IT, Nishisaki A. Impact of a Two-Person Mask Ventilation Technique During Neonatal Resuscitation: A Simulation-Based Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pediatr. 2025 Jul; 282:114568. PMID: 40158839.

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  • Published 1/30/2025

    McLean C, Robin B, Scheurer JM, Berlin KEK, Gray MM, O'Reilly D, French H, Vasquez MM, Castera M, Redford KM, Johnston LC, Myers PJ. Neonatology fellow assessment and evaluation: embracing the word salad of CBME, EPAs, and milestones. J Perinatol. 2025 May; 45(5):572-579. PMID: 39885310.

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  • Published 10/14/2024

    Scott K, Castera M, Gray MM, Myers P, Bonachea EM, Karpen H, French H, Carbajal M, Johnston L. One size does not fit all for URiM applicants: a comparison of NPM program size on URiM applications. J Perinatol. 2025 Sep; 45(9):1318-1323. PMID: 39397057.

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  • Published 10/1/2024

    Fischer LJ, Castera M, Chin H, Lee J, Simonsen KA. Impact of asymptomatic detection of non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory viruses on pediatric cardiac surgical outcomes. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024; 4(1):e154. PMID: 39371438.

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Education

  • Creighton University, MD
  • University of Notre Dame, BA

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