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Vilmaris Quiñones Cardona

Vilmaris Quiñones Cardona, MD

Associate Professor


Department: Pediatrics

Specialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Pediatrics

Education

  • MD - University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
  • MPH in Community-Oriented Primary Care - George Washington University
  • BS in Biology - George Washington University

Awards & Honors

  • Program Director Excellence Award, presented by Tower Health Graduate Medical Education in recognition of outstanding leadership for the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship at St Christopher’s Hospital for Children (2023)
  • Al Dia Top Doctor Award presented by Al Dia, a multilingual, multicultural news media organization, to the most accomplished and prominent physicians of Hispanic descent and diverse backgrounds enriching diversity of health organizations of mid-Atlantic Region and making daily contributions to the quality of care in the US (2023)
  • Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Mead Johnson Junior Faculty Young Investigator Travel Award (2021)
  • Golden Apple Award, presented by the Drexel University College of Medicine Class of 2021 to outstanding faculty member that has dedicated themselves to excellence in teaching and mentorship (2020)
  • The Angelo M. DiGeorge Teaching Award, presented by the house-staff of St Christopher’s Hospital for Children to a graduating outstanding fellow teacher, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pa. (2018)
  • First-Place Winner for Research Day Poster Session, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pa. (2017)
  • The Sidney J. Sussman Award, for outstanding contribution in teaching as voted by PGY1 and PGY2 residents, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, N.J. (2015)

Memberships / Professional Affiliations

  • Trainees and Early Career Neonatologists (AAP Section on Perinatal Pediatrics)
  • Philadelphia Perinatal Society, Associate Member
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Organization for Neonatal Training Program Directors, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
  • Association of Pediatric Program Directors
  • Neonatology Leadership Collaborative, Clinical Leaders Group, Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics

Vilmaris Quiñones Cardona, MD, MPH, is a neonatal-perinatal medicine specialist at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. She is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine.

Clinical Services

Pediatrics, Neonatal care, Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Residencies

  • Pediatrics - Cooper University Hospital

Fellowships

  • Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine - St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Affiliated Hospitals

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Vilmaris Quiñones Cardona, MD, MPH, is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine. She is program director of the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship program at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, where she also serves as the director for quality assurance and patient safety for the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Dr. Quiñones Cardona is responsible for the education of medical students, residents and fellows, centered on clinical neonatology with emphasis on quality improvement research. Through significant collaborations as site sponsor for St Christopher’s Hospital to the Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium she continues to influence outcomes of neonates cared for in Level IV NICUs. Dr Quinones’ keen interest in improving trainee learning experience has translated to a collaboration with the Organization of Neonatal Training Program Directors to nationally standardize the 1st year neonatology fellow’s bootcamp experience. Dr. Quiñones Cardona also has a special interest in practicing and teaching extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to residents, fellows and colleagues, as well as developing strategies to improve outcomes for ECMO patients.

Research

Dr. Quiñones Cardona’s areas of research interest include:

  • Local and large-scale quality improvement research seeking to improve clinical outcomes related to antibiotic stewardship, health care associated infections, among other morbidities in NICU patients
  • Clinical research assessing the safety and efficacy of ECMO and controlled hypothermia in neonates with moderate to severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy as well as ECMO inflammation
  • Education-based research serving as a co-developer of the NICU I-PASS handoff curriculum and co-principal investigator in a national prospective study evaluating standardization of a national neonatal bootcamp curriculum for neonatal-perinatal medicine fellows

In the Media

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

“The Current State of Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up Programs in North America: A Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Report”
Quiñones Cardona V, Cohen SS, Cook N, Cizmeci M, Chandel A, DiGeronimo R, Gogcu S, Jano E, Katsuaki K, Lee KS, McAdams RM, Menktiti OR, Mietzsch U, Peeples E, Sewell E, Shenberger J, Massaro A, Natarajan G, Rao R, Dizon MLV
Am J Perinatol. 2024 Mar 8. doi: 10.1055/a-2283-8843. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38458236

“Phenobarbital as a sedation strategy to reduce opioid and benzodiazepine burden in neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation”
Quiñones Cardona V, Emma Byrne, Michelle Mejia, Swosti Joshi, Ogechukwu Menkiti
American Journal of Perinatology 2024 Feb 16. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1779255. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38365212

“A Novel, simple, inexpensive, and effective technique to remove percutaneous ECMO cannula over a wire”
Abraham B, Quiñones Cardona V, Carella D, Deacon J, Menkiti O
JTCVS Techniques. 2024 Jan 3. DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2023.12.008

“ISARIC Clinical Characterisation Group. Implementation of Recommendations on the Use of Corticosteroids in Severe COVID-19”
Camirand-Lemyre F, Merson L, Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan BK, Burrell AJC, Citarella BW, Domingue MP, Lévesque S, Usuf E, Wils EJ, Ohshimo S, Martin-Loeches I, Sandulescu O, Laake JH, Lamontagne F
JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Dec 1;6(12):e2346502. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.46502. PMID: 38147336; PMCID: PMC10751594

“Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for Suspected Neonatal Genetic Diagnoses with Cardiorespiratory Failure”
Ikeri K, Quiñones Cardona V, Joshi S, Menkiti, OR
Journal of Extracorporeal Technology 2023 Sep; 55 (3), 147-152. Doi:10.1051/ject/2023016. PMID: 37682215

“Association of Hospital Resource Utilization With Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Neonates With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy”
Quiñones Cardona V, Rao R, Zaniletti I, et al.
JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(3):e233770. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.3770

“Respiratory support in patients with severe COVID-19 in the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection (ISARIC) COVID-19 study: a prospective, multinational, observational study”
Reyes LF, Murthy S, Garcia-Gallo E, Merson L, Ibáñez-Prada ED, Rello J, Fuentes YV, Martin-Loeches I, Bozza F, Duque S, Taccone FS, Fowler RA, Kartsonaki C, Gonçalves BP, Citarella BW, Aryal D, Burhan E, Cummings MJ, Delmas C, Diaz R, Figueiredo-Mello C, Hashmi M, Panda PK, Jiménez MP, Rincon DFB, Thomson D, Nichol A, Marshall JC, Olliaro PL, ISARIC Characterization Group
Crit Care. 2022 Sep 13;26(1):276. doi: 10.1186/s13054-022-04155-1. PMID: 36100904; PMCID: PMC9469080

“Standardized Scoring Tool and Weaning Guideline to Reduce Opioids in Critically Ill Neonates”
Vyas D, Quiñones Cardona V, Carroll A, Markel C, Young M, Fleishman R
Pediatr Qual Saf. 2022 Jun 14;7(3):e562. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000562. PMID: 35720868; PMCID: PMC9197367

“Use of vasopressin in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: A case series”
Joshi S, Quiñones Cardona V, Menkiti OR
SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2022 Jun 7;10:2050313X221102289. doi: 10.1177/2050313X221102289. PMID: 35693924; PMCID: PMC9178974

“Reduction of unnecessary antibiotic days in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit”
Vyas D, Quiñones Cardona V, Gilfillan M, Young M, Pough K, Carey A
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology. 2022 2(1), E50. Doi: 10.1017/ash.2022.33

“Bleeding complications in Neonates receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Controlled Hypothermia”
Joshi S, Quiñones Cardona V, Poletto E, Menktiti OR
Am J Perinatol. 2022 Mar 3. doi: 10.1055/a-1786-8688. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35240700

“Eliminating Contamination in Umbilical Cord Blood Culture Sampling for Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis”
Quiñones Cardona V, Lowery V, Cooperberg D, Anday EK, Carey AJ
Front Pediatr. 2021 Dec 20;9:794710. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.794710. PMID: 34988042; PMCID: PMC8721114

“The value of open-source clinical science in pandemic response: lessons from ISARIC”
ISARIC Clinical Characterisation Group
Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Dec;21(12):1623-1624. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00565-X. Epub 2021 Oct 4. Erratum in: Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Dec;21(12):e363. PMID: 34619109; PMCID: PMC8489876

“Respiratory Complications in Infants with Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Requiring Laser Photocoagulation”
Arthur N, Byrne E, Kehinde F, Bhandari V, Quiñones Cardona V
Am J Perinatol. 2021 Dec 10. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1740347. PMID: 34891193

“Ten months of temporal variation in the clinical journey of hospitalised patients with COVID-19: An observational cohort”
ISARIC Clinical Characterisation Group, Hall MD, Baruch J, Carson G, Citarella BW, Dagens A, Dankwa EA, Donnelly CA, Dunning J, Escher M, Kartsonaki C, Merson L, Pritchard M, Wei J, Horby PW, Rojek A, Olliaro PL
Elife. 2021 Nov 23;10:e70970. doi: 10.7554/eLife.70970. PMID: 34812731; PMCID: PMC8791638

“Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhage in a Neonate with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy and Sepsis Managed on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation”
Quiñones Cardona V, Joshi S, Conway D, Menkiti OR
ASAIO J. 2021 Jul 15. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001520. PMID: 34264871

“Improving Timeliness of Newborn Screens in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative”
Ikeri K, Quiñones Cardona V, Menkiti, OR
J of Perinatol, 2021 Mar 23:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-00985-z. PMID: 33758386

“Improving the Neonatal Team Handoff Process in a Level IV NICU: Reducing Interruptions and Handoff Duration”
Quiñones Cardona V, LaBadie A. Cooperberg D, Zubrow A, Touch S
BMJ Open Quality, 2021. 10:e001014. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001014. PMID: 33472852

“Hypotonia and Poor Feeding in a Neonate”
Welgs T, Mahmood H, Quiñones Cardona V
NeoReviews; 2021, Mar; 22(3):e194-e197. PMID: 33649092

“A Case of a Drooling Infant”
Taylor J, Ikeri K, Quiñones Cardona V
NeoReviews, 2021. Jan; 22(1):1-3. PMID: 33386316

“ECMO as a Platform for Ammonia Removal in a Neonate with Multi-Enzyme Urea Cycle Disorder”
Ikeri K, Quiñones Cardona V, Hagan-Brown A, Young M, Schneider M, Menkiti OR
Journal of Extracorporeal Technology. 2021, Mar;52(1):58-62. PMCID: PMC7138117

“Management Strategies during a VA ECMO Run in a Neonate with E. Coli Septic Shock Masquerading as Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy”
Quiñones Cardona V & Menkiti OR
Journal of Extracorporeal Technology, 2019, Jun; 51:88-93. PMCID: PMC6586266

“Successful Use of Doxycycline Pleurodesis in Non-Immune Hydrops Fetalis Secondary to Congenital Chylothorax”
Quiñones Cardona V, Clark M, Gilfillan M, Stevens R
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018, 31, 60-63

“Predicting Content Preference: Applying Lessons Learned from the Commercial Web to Therapeutic Software”
Lieberman DZ, Massey SH, Quiñones Cardona V, Williams KP
Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 2008, 2(2), article 1. PMID: 17238628

Chapter

“Neonatal Pain and Stress”
Quiñones Cardona V, Mayock DE, Fleishman R
In: Avery’s Diseases of the Newborn (11 edition). 266-278. Doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-82823-9.00022-2 (2024)

Presentations

National Platform Presentations

“Single Center Experience with Percutaneous Cannulation in Neonatal Veno-Venous”
Quiñones Cardona V, Rajeurs A, Deacon J, Riddick E, Joshi S, Menkiti O
40th Annual Children's National Symposium: ECMO and the Advanced Therapies for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Failure. Keystone CO, February 2024

“Donor blood interaction with ECMO circuit does not initiate rather augments the inflammatory milieu”
Aung H, Joshi S, Quiñones Cardona V, Menkiti O
40th Annual Children's National Symposium: ECMO and the Advanced Therapies for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Failure. Keystone CO, February 2024

“Inflammatory markers in a pediatric patient with Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation”
Rajeurs A, Joshi S, Deacon J, Carella D, Quiñones Cardona V, Menkiti O
40th Annual Children's National Symposium: ECMO and the Advanced Therapies for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Failure. Keystone CO, February 2024

“Moderate sedation strategy during laser surgery can reduce intubations and related risks in neonates with retinopathy of prematurity in a level IV NICU”
Quiñones Cardona V, Byrne E, Arthur A, Young M, Lavery D, Carroll A, Joshi S, Kehinde F, Menkiti O
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Washington DC, April 2023

“Reduction of Antibiotics Days in a Level IV NICU”
Paul R, Quiñones Cardona V, Gilfillan M, Carey AJ
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Washington DC, April 2023

“Improved Screening and Management of Osteopenia of Prematurity Reduces Fractures in a Level IV NICU”
Cromwell L, Marinescu A, Kehinde F, Quiñones Cardona V
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Washington DC, April 2023

“CHNC ECMO Focus Group Current Experience with the Use of Bivalirudin for ECMO within the Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization”
R DiGeronimo , F Miquel-Verges, J Daniel, N Carr, B Gray, S Keene, S Hamrick, T Najaf, R Rao, Z Billimoria, J Gien, S Gowda, C Fernandes, J Garcia-Prats, R Seabrook, D Suttner, M Weems, B Haberman, V Dariya, R Rodriguez, M Eliasruiz, A Makkar, D Dirnberger, L Gravari, R Chapman, V Quiñones Cardona, O Menkiti, B Mahmood, N Rintoul
33rd Annual ELSO Conference, Boston, MA, September 2022

“CHNC ECMO Focus Group Early Use Experience of the Novel Crescent RA Neonatal VV-ECMO Cannula Among CHNC ECMO Focus Group Members”
Gray B, Carr N, Chapman R, Chi A, Dirnberger D, Fernandes Caraciolo, Hamrick S, Keene S, Linden A, Makkar A, Menkiti O, Miquel-Verges F, Quiñones Cardona V, Rao R, Rodriguez R, Seabrook R, Suttner D, Weems M, Rintoul N, DiGeronimo R
38th Annual Children’s National Symposium: ECMO and the Advanced Therapies for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Failure, Keystone, CO, February 2022

“Reduction of Unnecessary Antibiotic Exposure in a Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit”
Vyas D, Quiñones Cardona V, Pough, K, Young, M, Souder E; Henderson L, Gilfillan MA, Carey, A
AAP 45th Southeastern Conference for Perinatal Research, February 2021

“Reducing Turnaround Time (TAT) of Newborn Screens in a Level IV NICU: A Quality Improvement Initiative”
Ikeri K, Quiñones Cardona V, Menkiti OR
AAP 44th Southeastern Conference for Perinatal Research, Clearwater Beach, FL, January 2020

“Implementation of Umbilical Cord Blood Culture (UCBC) Sampling with Minimal Contamination Rates in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)”
Quiñones Cardona V, Cooperberg D, Anday EK, Carey AJ
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April 2019

“Reducing Communication Failures by Adapting I-PASS to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)”
Quiñones Cardona V, LaBadie A, Cooperberg D, Zubrow A, Touch SM
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Ont., Canada, May 2018

“Implementation of I-PASS in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): Improving the Handoff Process”
Quiñones Cardona V, LaBadie A, Cooperberg D, Zubrow A, Touch SM
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 2017

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Regional Platform Presentations

“Moderate sedation strategy during laser surgery can reduce intubations and related risks in neonates with retinopathy of prematurity in a level IV NICU”
Quiñones Cardona V, Byrne E, Arthur A, Young M, Lavery D, Carroll A, Joshi S, Kehinde F, Menkiti O
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pa., March 2023

“Blood Prime-Circuit Interplay does not explain the Inflammogenic Effect of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Patients”
Mejia M, Joshi S, Quiñones Cardona V, Carey AJ, Menkiti OR
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pa., March 2023

“Does Analgesia and Sedation Use During Therapeutic Hypothermia Improve Short-Term Outcomes in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy?”
Pease ME, Yi E, Joshi S, Menkiti O, Poletto E, Quiñones Cardona V
1st Annual Eastern Medical Research Conference, Virtual, Philadelphia, Pa., March 2022

“A Pilot Multimodal Structured Communication Curriculum for Neonatology Fellows Utilizing Simulation in the Delivery of Difficult News”
Erickson J, Quiñones Cardona, V, Joshi S, Lewis K and Menkiti O
1st Annual Eastern Medical Research Conference, Virtual, Philadelphia, Pa., March 2022

“Screening and management practices of osteopenia of prematurity in a level IV”
Cromwell L, Kasanagottu A, Kehinde F, Quiñones Cardona V
1st Annual Eastern Medical Research Conference, Virtual, Philadelphia, Pa., March 2022.

“Role of Oxygenation Index and Troponin I Levels as Predictors for ECMO in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy”
Quiñones Cardona V, Joshi S, Menkiti OR
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, March 2021

“Utility of Vasopressin Rescue Therapy in Neonates with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn”
Joshi S, Quiñones Cardona V, Menkiti OR
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pa., March 2020

“Implementation of Umbilical Cord Blood Culture (UCBC) Sampling with Minimal Contamination Rates in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)”
Quiñones Cardona V, Cooperberg D, Anday EK, Carey AJ
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pa., March 2019

“Handoff Quality after Adapting I-PASS to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)”
Quiñones Cardona V, LaBadie A, May-Rabacch J, Zubrow A, Touch SM
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pa., March 2018

“Needs Assessment and Development of a Standardized Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Handoff: NICU I-PASS Curriculum”
LaBadie A, Quiñones Cardona V, May-Rabbach J, Zubrow A, Touch SM
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2017

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National Poster Presentations

“Monocytes play a vital role in pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation systemic inflammatory response syndrome”
Menkiti O, Quiñones Cardona V, Rao A, Carey A, Joshi S
40th Annual Children's National Symposium: ECMO and the Advanced Therapies for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Failure. Keystone CO, February 2024

“ECMO modality may impact fluid status in Neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation”
Joshi A, Aung H, Riddick E, Carella D, Quiñones Cardona V, Menkiti O
40th Annual Children's National Symposium: ECMO and the Advanced Therapies for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Failure. Keystone CO, February 2024

“Successful use of VV ECMO in a pediatric patient with chronic granulomatous disease and acute respiratory distress”
Bergel M, Quiñones Cardona V, Joshi S, Menkiti O, Conway D
40th Annual Children's National Symposium: ECMO and the Advanced Therapies for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Failure. Keystone CO, February 2024

“Characterization of Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up Programs within the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium”
Quiñones Cardona V, Cohen C, Sewell E, Kojima K, Chandel A, Jano E, Peeples E, Lee KS, Menkiti O, DiGeronimo R, Mietzsch U, Rao R, Dizon M
Childrens Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Annual Symposium, Denver CO, October 2023

“International survey of variability in management of neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy”
Lee KS, Massaro A, Wintermark P, Soul J, Chandel A, DiGeronimo R, Dizon M, Mietzsch U, Mohammad K, Natarajan G, Peeples E, Quiñones Cardona V, Shenberger J, Wu TW, Rao R
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Washington DC, April 2023

“The role of the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation circuit in inducing inflammation Ex vivo
Joshi S, Quiñones Cardona V, Deacon J, Mejia M, Carey A, Menkiti O
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 33rd Annual ELSO Conference, Boston, MA, September 2022

“Use of phenobarbital as a strategy to reduce opioid and benzodiazepine use in neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation”
Quiñones Cardona V, Byrne E, Mejia M, Joshi S, Menkiti O
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 33rd Annual ELSO Conference, Boston, MA, September 2022

“CHNC ECMO Focus Group Current Experience with the Use of Bivalirudin for ECMO within the Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization”
R DiGeronimo, F Miquel-Verges, J Daniel, N Carr, B Gray, S Keene, S Hamrick, T Najaf, R Rao, Z Billimoria, J Gien, S Gowda, C Fernandes, J Garcia-Prats, R Seabrook, D Suttner, M Weems, B Haberman, V Dariya, R Rodriguez , M Eliasruiz, A Makkar, D Dirnberger, L Gravari, R Chapman, V Quiñones Cardona, O Menkiti, B Mahmood, N Rintoul
33rd Annual ELSO Conference, Boston, MA, September 2022

“Is Increased Resource Utilization Associated with Improved Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy? A report from the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium HIE Focus Group”
Quiñones Cardona V, Chandler A, Distler A, DiGeronimo R, Flibotte J, Hamrick SE, Hossain T, Joe P, Johnson Y, Lee KS, Mietzsch U, Natarajan G, Peeples E, Shenberger J, Wu TW, Zaniletti I, Massaro A, Rao R, Dizon M
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Denver, CO, April 2022

“A Pilot Multimodal Structured Communication Curriculum for Neonatology Fellows Utilizing Simulation in the Delivery of Difficult News”
Erickson J, Quiñones Cardona V, Joshi S, Lewis K and Menkiti O
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Denver, CO, April 2022

“Role of Oxygenation Index and Troponin I Levels as Predictors for ECMO in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy”
Quiñones Cardona V, Joshi S, Menkiti OR
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 2021

“Reducing Opioid Use among Critically ill Neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit”
Vyas D, Quiñones Cardona V, Markel C, Carroll A, Young M, Fleishman R
Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, April 2021

“Reduction of Unnecessary Antibiotic Exposure in a Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit”
Vyas D, Quiñones Cardona V, Pough, K, Young, M, Souder E; Henderson L, Gilfillan MA, Carey, A
Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, April 2021

“Peri-procedural Events in Neonates with Retinopathy of Prematurity Requiring Laser Photocoagulation in a Level IV NICU”
Arthur N, Kehinde FK, Quiñones Cardona V
Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, April 2021

“A Case of Tetrasomy 18p presenting with neonatal feeding difficulty and respiratory insufficiency”
Ikeri K, Quiñones Cardona V, Kehinde F
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, March 2021

“Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia on ECMO utilizing Whole Exome Sequencing”
Ugwu N, Menkiti OR, Ikeri K, Quiñones Cardona V, Joshi S
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, March 2021

“Simulation as a tool for COVID-19 preparedness in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit”
Quiñones Cardona V, Joshi S, Madhavarapu S, Menkiti OR
AAP Virtual National Conference and Exhibition, October 2020

“Reducing Turnaround Time (TAT) of Newborn Screens in a Level IV NICU: A Quality Improvement Initiative”
Ikeri K, Taylor J, Quiñones Cardona V, Menkiti OR
AAP Virtual National Conference and Exhibition, October 2020

“Transition to the Use of Avalon Cannula Through High Fidelity Simulation: A Single-Center Pediatric Experience”
Marino DL, Quiñones Cardona V, Deacon J, Abraham B, Misra AC, Menkiti OR
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 31th Annual ELSO Conference, September 2020

“Role of Vasopressin in Neonates Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn”
Joshi S, Quiñones Cardona V, Menkiti OR
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 31th Annual ELSO Conference, September 2020

“Reducing Turnaround Time (TAT) of Newborn Screens in a Level IV NICU: A Quality Improvement Initiative”
Ikeri K, Taylor J, Quiñones Cardona V, Menkiti OR
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 2020

“Assessing the Adherence to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Guidelines for Discharge Documentation of the High-Risk Infant in an Urban Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)”
Lowery V, Quiñones Cardona V, Touch S
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 2020

“Successful use of VA-ECMO in a Neonate with Multi-Enzyme Urea Cycle Defect”
Ikeri K, Quiñones Cardona V, Menkiti OR
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 30th Annual ELSO Conference, Austin, TX, September 2019

“Neuroimaging and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Neonates with Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy who received Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and controlled hypothermia”
Joshi S, Quiñones Cardona V, Taylor J, Poletto E, Menkiti OR
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 30th Annual ELSO Conference, Austin, TX, September 2019

“Bleeding complications and MRI findings among neonates receiving Controlled hypothermia and Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation”
Joshi S, Quiñones Cardona V, Abdallah B, Poletto E, Menkiti OR
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 30th Annual ELSO Conference, Austin, TX, September 2019

“Outcomes of Controlled Hypothermia versus Combined Controlled Hypothermia with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonates: A Tertiary Center`s Experience”
Joshi S, Quiñones Cardona V, Abdallah B, Menkiti OR
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April 2019

“Management Strategies during a Challenging VA ECMO Run in a Neonate with Septic Shock and Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Case Report”
Quiñones Cardona V, Conway D, Gilliam N, Low T, Menkiti O
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 29th Annual ELSO Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, September 2018

“Safety of Therapeutic Hypothermia in Combination with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonates with Moderate to Severe Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy with Cardiac or Respiratory Failure”
Joshi S, Quiñones Cardona V, Blutstein R, Gilliam N, Low T, Menkiti O
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 29th Annual ELSO Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, September 2018

“Implementation of Umbilical Cord Blood Culture (UCBC) Sampling for Detection of Early Onset Sepsis in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)”
Quiñones Cardona V, Cooperberg D, Anday EK, Carey AJ
Accepted, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Ont., Canada, May 2018

“Handoff Quality after Adapting I-PASS to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)”
Quiñones Cardona V, LaBadie A, May-Rabacch J, Zubrow A, Touch SM
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Ont., Canada, May 2018

“Implementation of an I-PASS Curriculum Adapted for a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)”
LaBadie A, Quiñones Cardona V, May-Rabbach J, Zubrow A, Touch SM
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Ont., Canada, May 2018

“Implementation of I-PASS in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): Improving the Handoff Process”
Quiñones Cardona V, LaBadie A, Cooperberg D, Zubrow A, Touch SM
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, September 2017

“Successful Use of Doxycycline in Non-Immune Hydrops Fetalis Secondary to Congenital Chylothorax: A Case Report”
Quiñones Cardona V, Clark M, Gilfillan M, Stevens RM
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, September 2017

“Needs Assessment and Development of a Standardized Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Handoff: NICU I-PASS Curriculum”
LaBadie A, Quiñones Cardona V, May-Rabbach J, Zubrow A, Touch SM
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 2017

“Long-Term Developmental Outcomes in Preterm Neonates Exposed to Hyperglycemia”
Goldner C, Saslow J, Quiñones Cardona V, Saslow E, Kushnir A
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 2017

“Relationship between severity of hyperglycemia, insulin and retinopathy of prematurity in extremely low birth weight infants”
Quiñones Cardona V, Stahl G, Saslow J, Kushnir A
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, San Diego, CA, October 2014

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Regional Poster Presentations

“A Case of a Drooling Infant-Newborn with Congenital Esophageal Stenosis”
Taylor J, Ikeri K, Quiñones Cardona V
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2020

“Peri-procedural Events in Neonates with Retinopathy of Prematurity Requiring Laser Photocoagulation in a Level IV NICU”
Arthur N, Kehinde FK, Quiñones Cardona V
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2020

“Reducing Turnaround Time (TAT) of Newborn Screens in a Level IV NICU: A Quality Improvement Initiative”
Ikeri K, Taylor J, Quiñones Cardona V, Menkiti OR
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2020

“Assessing the Adherence to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Guidelines for Discharge Documentation of the High-Risk Infant in an Urban Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)”
Lowery V, Quiñones Cardona V, Touch S
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2020

“A Single-Center Case Series of outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and Controlled Hypothermia (CH) in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) and Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the newborn (PPHN)”
Joshi S, Quiñones Cardona V, Abdallah B, Menkiti OR
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2019

“Outcomes of Controlled Hypothermia versus Combined Controlled Hypothermia with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonates: A Tertiary Center`s Experience”
Joshi S, Quiñones Cardona V, Abdallah B, Menkiti OR
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2019

“A newborn with poor feeding and respiratory distress”
Ikeri K, Quiñones Cardona V, Schneider M, Menkiti OR
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2019

“Neonatal PMM2-Congenital Disorder of Glycosilation: A Case Report”
Welgs T, Mahmood H, Giampietro P, Mesia I, Quiñones Cardona V
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2019

“Implementation of Umbilical Cord Blood Culture (UCBC) Sampling for Detection of Early Onset Sepsis in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)”
Quiñones Cardona V, Cooperberg D, Anday EK, Carey AJ
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2018

“Reducing Communication Failures by Adapting I-PASS to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)”
Quiñones Cardona V, LaBadie A, Cooperberg D, Zubrow A, Touch SM
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2018

“Implementation of an I-PASS Curriculum Adapted for a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)”
LaBadie A, Quiñones Cardona V, May-Rabbach J, Zubrow A, Touch SM
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2018

“Implementation of I-PASS in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): Improving the Handoff Process”
Quiñones Cardona V, LaBadie A, Cooperberg D, Zubrow A, Touch SM
Neonatal Quality at Hot Topics, Washington, DC, December 2017

“Needs Assessment and Development of a Standardized Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Handoff: NICU I-PASS Curriculum”
LaBadie A, Quiñones Cardona V, May-Rabbach J, Zubrow A, Touch SM
Hot Topics in Neonatology, Washington, DC, December 2017

“Implementation of I-PASS in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): Improving the Handoff Process”
Quiñones Cardona V, LaBadie A, Cooperberg D, Zubrow A, Touch SM
Eastern Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2017

“Neonatal methcilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus lumbo-sacral cellulitis mimicking subcutaneous fat necrosis: a case report”
Quiñones Cardona, V, Ikpot IZ, Sommer L, Saslow J, Meislich D
Cooper University Health Care’s Second Annual Camden Scholars’ Forum, Camden, NJ, April 2015

“Relationship between severity of hyperglycemia, insulin and retinopathy of prematurity in extremely low birth weight infants”
Quiñones Cardona V, Stahl G, Saslow J, Kushnir A
NeoForum, Morristown, NJ, June 2014

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