Research & Scholarship
PUBLICATIONS
Villacrés S, Katyal C, Gomez J, Longani N, Chang D, Velasco S, Zeiman L, Choi S. Response Time in the Transport of Pediatric Patients to a Tertiary Critical Care Unit. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2022 Jun 14;7(3):e558.
Longani, N. Villacres, S. Plasmalyte in DKA to Reduce Iatrogenic Hyperchloremia, a Quality Improvement Project. Critical Care Medicine, January 2022, (Supplement).
Kaushik S, Villacres S, Eisenberg R, Medar S. Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, July 2020. DOI: 10.1177/0885066620944042
Villacres S, Escoto M, Longani N, Kahana M, Maul T, Torres A. High Frequency Jet Ventilation as Rescue Therapy in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Critical Care Medicine, Feb 2020.
Medar S, Villacres S, Kaushik S, Eisenberg R, Stone M. Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (PARDS) in Children with Pulmonary Contusion, Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, November 2019. PMID: 31711367 DOI: 10.1177/0885066619887666
Gurnurkar S, Villacres S, Warner L, Chegondi M. Successful Use of Fludrocortisone in a Child with Refractory Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Cureus. 2018 Oct 27; 10(10): e3505. PMID: 30648045 PMCID: PMC6318137 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.3505
Villacres S, Medar S, Aydin S. Acute Kidney Injury in Children with Acute Respiratory Failure. Clinical Pediatrics. June 2018. PMID: 29882415 DOI: 10.1177/0009922818779222
Villacres, S. Chumpitazi, C. Acute Pediatric Pain Management in the Primary Care Office. Pediatric Annals. 2018 March; 47(3): e124-e129. PMID: 29538786 DOI: 10.3928/19382359-20180222-01.
Villacres, S. Kaufmann, D. “Chapter 96 Pain Management”. Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics edited by Rauch, D and Gershel, J. United States: American Academy of Pediatrics; Second edition, 2017.
Villacres S, Katyal, C. Response time in the transport of critically ill pediatric patients to a tertiary Critical Care Unit. Pediatrics, Feb 2016, 137 (Supplement 3) 633A.
Olmez I, Zafar M, Shahid M, Amarillo S, Mansfield R. Analysis of significant decrease in platelet count and thrombocytopenia, graded according to NCI-CTC, as prognostic risk markers for mortality and morbidity. Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 2011 Dec; 33(8):585-8. PMID: 22042274 DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318234622f.
Abuelenin D, Amarillo S, Patel R, Kaicker S, Wetzler G. Acute Upper GI Bleed in a 4-year-old Boy: A Case of Atypical Burkitts Lymphoma in a 4-year-old. Maimonides Infants & Children's Hospital. Brooklyn, NY. Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology. 2011 Nov 29. PMID: 22134614 DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31822bf86a.
Pintiliano, J; Abuelenin, D; Amarillo, S; Cohen, B. Five-month-old with circular, scabby lesions. Contemporary Pediatrics; Dec2011, Vol. 28 Issue 12, p23.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Villacres S, Escoto M, Longani N, Fagan H, Kahana M, Maul T, Torres A. High Frequency Jet Ventilation as Rescue Therapy in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Poster presentation at SCCM’s 48th Critical Care Congress, Orlando, Florida, February 2020.
Villacres S, Medar S. Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury. Poster presentation at SCCM’s 43rd Critical Care Congress, San Francisco, California, January 2014.
Villacres S, Medar S, Skversky A, Aydin S. Acute Kidney Injury in Children with Acute Respiratory Failure. Poster presentation at Eastern Society for Pediatric Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA March 2015.
Villacres S, Katyal, C. Response time in the transport of critically ill pediatric patients to a tertiary Critical Care Unit. Poster Presentation at Pediatric Research Day at the Children’s Hospital of Montefiore, Bronx, NY, April 2015.
Villacres S, Medar S, Aydin S. Acute Kidney Injury in Children with Acute Respiratory Failure. Poster presentation Pediatric Academic Society Conference, San Diego, California, April 2015.
Villacres S, Katyal, C. Response Time in the Transport of Critically Ill Pediatric Patients to a Tertiary Critical Care Unit. Poster Presentation. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, Washington, D.C. October 2015.
Villacres S, Stone M, Parsikia A., Medar S. Pediatric ARDS in Pulmonary Contusion. Poster presentation at European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Conference, Milan, Italy. Abstract accepted June 2016.
INVITED LECTURES
May 2022 Reframing the Traditional Morning Report in the Cognitive Science of Learning, Association of Pediatric Program Directors, Enhanced Learning Session, San Diego, California.
May 2022 Using Morbidity and Mortality Conference to Bring Patient Safety and Health Care Quality to Life. Institute for Health Care Improvement 2022 Congress. Houston, Texas.
February 2022 Pediatric Grand Rounds: The Science of Learning. Advent Health Hospital Orlando, FL
August 2021 Acetaminophen Toxicity. Pediatric Residency Conference. Advent Health. Orlando, FL.
July 2021 Pediatric Grand Rounds: The Science of Learning: Deconstructing Morning Report. Nemours Children’s Hospital Orlando, FL
July 2021 Surgical Grand Rounds: The Science of Learning: Moving Beyond See One, Do One, Teach One. Nemours Children’s Hospital Orlando, FL
June 2017 Morbidity and Mortality Grand Rounds: Altered Mental Status, Nemours Children’s Hospital Orlando, FL.
May 2016 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds: Mechanical Ventilation. Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
October 2015 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds: Vasoactive Medications. Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
July 2013 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Resident Board Review, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY
April 2013 Morbidity and Mortality Grand Rounds: Pulmonary Hemorrhage, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY
March 2012 Clinical Pathology Conference Grand Rounds, Maimonides Infants and Children’s Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
GRANT AWARDS
American Academy of Pediatrics. Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Resident Grant. June 2009
Competitive grants for residents planning community-based projects to increase access to health care.
Award sponsored by the Irving Harris Foundation for the community service project “DOS MUNDOS”.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Nemours Children’s Health Florida
Teacher of the Year Award, 2022-2023, Department of Pediatrics, awarded in recognition of teaching excellence
Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Teacher of the Year Award, 2015-2016, Henry Barnett Teaching Award, Lewis M. Fraad Department of Pediatrics, awarded in recognition of teaching excellence