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Monica S. Vavilala, MD
Vavilala Group
Monica S. Vavilala, MD
- Professor & Vice Chair Clinical Research (Interim), Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
- Professor, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
- Adjunct Professor, Neurological Surgery and Radiology
Research
- Traumatic brain injury: epidemiology, acute care, outcomes, mechanisms and prevention
- Biological markers of cerebral edema in pediatric diabetic detoacidosis
Honors and Awards
- 1983 Dr. Michael E. De Bakey Summer Research Fellowship
- 1984 Dr. Michael E. De Bakey Summer Research Fellowship
- 1986 Southwestern Sociological Association Writing Award
- 1990 American Cancer Society Fellowship
- 1992 Outstanding Medical Student Educator
- 1992 Pediatrics Resident of the Year
- 2005 EuroNeuro2005 Anesthesiology Poster Presentation Prize
- 2005 University of Washington Department of Anesthesiology B. Raymond Fink Award for Research
Current Memberships
- Washington State Society of Anesthesia
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
- Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care
- Society for Pediatric Research
- Association of University Anesthesiologists
- National Neurotrauma Society
Current Funding
- National Institutes of Health, R01 NS072308-01: "Implementation Science to Increase Use of Evidence Based Pediatric Brain Injury Guidelines"
- National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, R21NS077444-01: "Improving Indo-US Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes"
- National Institutes of Health, R010006876A: "Resource Over-Utilization due to Serious Alcohol Related Injuries"
- Washington State Department of Health and Human Services: "Pre-hospital Traumatic Brain injury Quality Improvement Bundle"
- Washington State Department of Health: "Educational Curriculum for Radiation Dose Reduction in TBI Care"
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, 1T32HD057822-01A2: "Pediatric Injury Research Training Program"
Selected Publications
- Sookplung P, Siriussawakul A, Malakouti A, Sharma D, Wang J, Souter MJ, Chesnut RM, Vavilala MS. Vasopressor Use and Effect on Blood Pressure After Severe Adult Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurocrit Care. 2010 Sep 28. PMC3133822
- Sharma D, Ellenbogen RG, Vavilala MS. Use of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography and jugular oximetry to optimize hemodynamics during pediatric posterior fossa craniotomy. J Clin Neurosci. 2010 Dec;17(12):1583-4. PMID: 20800495
- Sharma D, Bithal PK, Dash HH, Chouhan RS, Sookplung P, Vavilala MS. Cerebral autoregulation and CO2 reactivity before and after elective supratentorial tumor resection. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2010 Apr;22(2):132-7. PMID: 20308819
- Sharma D, Jelacic J, Chennuri R, Chaiwat O, Chandler W, Vavilala MS. Incidence and risk factors for perioperative hyperglycemia in children with traumatic brain injury. Anesth Analg. 2009 Jan;108(1):81-9. PMC2658532
- Siriussawakul A, Sharma D, Sookplung P, Armstead W, Vavilala MS. Gender differences in cerebrovascular reactivity to carbon dioxide during sevoflurane anesthesia in children: preliminary findings. Paediatr Anaesth. 2011 Feb;21(2):141-7. PMID: 21210883.