Recent Peer-Reviewed Abstracts: Platform and Poster Presentations
“Characterization of Neurodevelopmental Follow-up Programs within the Children’s Hospital’s Neonatal Consortium”
Quinones Cardona V, Cohen S, Sewell E, Kojima K, Chandel A, Jano E, Peeples E, Lee KS, Ogechukwu Menkiti, DiGeronimo R, Mietzu U, Rao R, Dizon M
Presented at CHNC Annual Symposium, Denver Colo., October 2023
Presented at The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 34th Annual ELSO Conference, Seattle, Wash., September 2023
- “Blood prime and circuit interplay does not potentiate inflammation in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation”
Swosti Joshi, Htay Aung, Ta’Teanna Revels, Vilmaris Quinones-Cardona, Ogechukwu Menkiti
- “Single Center Experience with Percutaneous Cannulation in Neonatal Veno-Venous ECMO”
Vilmaris Quinones-Cardona, Ashitha Rajeurs, Jillian Deacon, Swosti Joshi, Ogechukwu Menkiti
Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2023 Meeting, Washington, DC, April 27-May 1, 2023
- “Moderate sedation strategy during laser surgery can reduce intubations and related risks in neonates with retinopathy of prematurity in a level IV NICU”
Quinones-Cardona V, Byrne E, Arthur A, Young M, Lavery D, Carroll A, Joshi S, Kehinde F, Menkiti O
- “Blood Prime-Circuit Interplay Does Not Explain the Inflammogenic Effect of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Patients”
Michelle Mejia, Swosti Joshi, Vilmaris Quinones Cardona, Alison J Carey, Ogechukwu Menkiti
Presented at the 39th Annual Children's National Symposium ECMO and the Advanced Therapies for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Failure, Keystone, Colo., February 26 - March 1, 2023
- “Pro-inflammatory Cytokines are not responsible for systemic inflammatory response syndrome in pediatric Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients”
Swosti Joshi, Jimmikumar Patel, Vilmaris Quinones-Cardona, Jillian Deacon, Alison J. Carey, Ogechukwu Menkiti
- “Blood prime-circuit interactions do not induce inflammatory cytokine response in an ex-vivo ECMO circuit model”
Michelle Mejia, Swosti Joshi, Vilmaris Quinones Cardona, William Bain, Laura Cort, Ogechukwu Menkiti
Presented at The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 33rd Annual ELSO Conference, Boston, Mass., September 2022
- “Use of phenobarbital as a strategy to reduce opioid and benzodiazepine use in neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation”
Quinones-Cardona V, Byrne E, Mejia M, Joshi S, Menkiti OR
- “The role of the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation circuit in inducing inflammation Ex vivo”
Joshi S, Quinones-Cardona V, Deacon J, Mejia M, Carey A, Menkiti OR
Robert H Bartlett (RHB) Award, ASAIO Journal. 68(S3):1-76, September 2022
“A Pilot Multimodal Structured Communication Curriculum for Neonatology Fellows Utilizing Simulation in the Delivery of Difficult News”
Erickson J, Quinones-Cardona, V, Joshi S, Lewis K, Menkiti OR
Presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Society, Board #1176805, Denver, Colo., April 22, 2022
“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, Dariva V, Dirnberger D, Fernandes C Hamrick S, Keene S, Linden A, Makkar A, Menkiti OR, Miquel-Verges F, Quinones-Cardona V, Rao R, Rodriguez R, Seabrook R, Suttner D, Weems M, Rintoul N, DiGeronimo R, CHNC ECMO Focus Group
Presented at the 38th Annual Children’s National Symposium: ECMO and the Advanced Therapies for Respiratory Failure Symposium, Keystone, Colo., February 2022
“Reducing Turnaround Time (TAT) of Newborn Screens in a Level IV NICU: A Quality Improvement Initiative”
Ikeri K, Quinones-Cardona V, Menkiti OR
Presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Board #583, Philadelphia, Pa., May 2, 2020
“Utility of Vasopressin Rescue Therapy in Neonates with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn”
Joshi S, Quinones-Cardona V, Menkiti OR
Presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Society, Board #534, Philadelphia, Pa., May 5, 2020
Presented at the annual meeting of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 30th Annual ELSO Conference, Austin, Texas, September 12-15, 2019
- “Successful use of VA-ECMO in a Neonate with Multi-Enzyme Urea Cycle Defect”
Ikeri K, Quinones-Cardona V, Menkiti OR
- “Bleeding complications and MRI findings among neonates receiving Controlled Hypothermia and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation”
Joshi S, Quinones-Cardona V, Abdallah B, Poletto E, Menkiti OR
- “Neuro-imaging and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Who Received Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Controlled Hypothermia”
Joshi S, Quinones-Cardona V, Taylor J, Poletto E, Menkiti OR
“Outcomes of Controlled Hypothermia versus Combined Controlled Hypothermia with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonates: A Tertiary Center`s Experience”
Joshi S, Quinones-Cardona V, Abdallah B, Menkiti OR
Presented at the Pediatric Academic Society, Board #595, Baltimore, Md., April 30, 2019
“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, Quinones-Cardona V, Blutstein R, Gilliam N, Low T, Menkiti OR
Presented at the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization ELSO, 29th Annual Conference, Scottsdale, Ariz., September 13-16, 2018
Presented at the annual meeting of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 29th Annual ELSO Conference, Scottsdale, Ariz., September 13-16, 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, Quinones-Cardona V, Blutstein R, Gilliam N, Low T, Menkiti O
- "Management Strategies during a Challenging VA ECMO Run in a Neonate with Septic Shock and Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Case Report"
Quinones-Cardona V, Conway D, Gilliam N, Low Tm Menkiti O
"Neuronal Exosome Synaptopodin: An Early Predictor of Therapeutic Response to Controlled Hypothermia"
Goetzl L, Martirosyan D, Darbinian N, Merabova N, Fugarolas K and Menkiti O
Present at annual meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation 64thAnnual Scientific Meeting “D2D: Data to Discovery," Orlando, Florida, March 15-18, 2017
"Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Novel Neonatal Virtual Simulation Model in Training on Management of Neonatal Emergencies"
Kolb, K, Calaman, S, Menkiti O,McGowan, J; Deifenbach P, Bernstein B, Wells, Shannon
Presented at:
-Annual meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies, Baltimore, Maryland, April 30-May 3, 2016
-Annual meeting, Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 11-13, 2016
-International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, San Diego, California, January 16-20, 2016
(Awarded 3rd Best Pediatric Poster at the Pediatric Section Meeting)
Ampicillin Pharmacokinetics in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Setting of Controlled Hypothermia
Fugarolas K, Menkiti O, Moore WA, II, Chopra A, Mason RW, Cies JJ
Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology 54th ICAAC, Washington D.C., September 5-7 2014
Presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Washington DC, May 4-7, 2013
- "From Residency to First Night On-call as a Fellow: Simulation is a Potent Tool to Smooth Transition and Reduce Anxiety"
Menkiti O, Halligan MJ, Zubrow AB, Calaman S
- "Assessing the Cardioprotective Properties of Controlled Hypothermia in Neonates with Moderate to Severe Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Utilizing Cardiac Troponin I"
Menkiti O, Alexander J.P, Wallace J, Obiri N
Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Philadelphia, Pa., March 22-24, 2013
National Workshop
"Beyond The Mega Code: How To Adapt Teaching Strategies When Designing Simulation Exercises Across The Continuum Of Learners"
Presented at annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Washington DC, May 4-7, 2013
Facilitators: Menkiti OR, Dickermann M, Calaman S.
Other Abstracts
Utility of Cardiac Troponin as a marker for cardiac injury in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy undergoing Controlled Hypothermia.
Dick DA, Menkiti O, Cartagena M, Kehinde F, Vineet Bhandari
Presented at Drexel University College of Medicine Discovery Day 2017