Dillan Villavisanis
About Dillan Villavisanis
Titles
Clinical Research Fellow
Awards and Honors
2019-2020, Paul Ambrose Scholar
2019, Choosing Wisely Scholar
2018-2023, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Lester R. Tuchman Scholarship
2018-2021, James E. West Fellowship
2018, Coca-Cola Scholarship , Hispanic Scholarship Fund
2018, High Value Care Pitch Day First Place
2018, Johns Hopkins University Graduation Honors
2017, Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholarship
2015, National Leadership Conference
2014-2018, Johns Hopkins University Hodson Scholarship
2014-2018, Dean’s List Awards
2014, BlueCross BlueShield CareFirst Scholarship
2014, Hadden Foundation Scholarship
2014, Award of Highest Academic Average
2014, Salutatorian for Graduating Class
2013, United States Achievement Academy Scholarship
2013, Thomas Jefferson Book Award
2010-2014, Head of School’s Honors
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2018-present, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
2018-present, American Medical Association
2018-present, Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
2018-present, Acoustical Society of America (ASA), James E. West Fellow
2018-present, Gay & Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)
2017-present, National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)
2017-present, Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO)
Education & training
Fellowship
Clinical Research Fellow in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2020
Kobrina A, Schrode KM, Screven LA, Javaid H, Weinberg MM, Board R, Villavisanis DF, Dent ML, Lauer AM. Linking anatomical and physiological markers of auditory system damage with behavioral hearing assessments in a mouse (Mus musculus) model of age -related hearing loss. Neurobiol Aging. 2020 Dec;96:87-103. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.08.012. Epub 2020 Aug 26.
Rutland JW, Gill CM, Ladner T, Goldrich D, Villavisanis DF, Devarajan A, Pai A, Banihashemi A, Gill C, Miles BA, Sharma S, Balchandani P, Bederson JB, Iloreta AM, Shrivastava RK. Attenuated interval between surgery and radiation treatment conferred by endoscopic compared with open approach to skull base malignancy: a 10-year experience. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2020 Jun 13; np. PMID: 32538686.
Roof SA, Perez E, Villavisanis DF, Khan MN, Ferandino R, Chouake RJ, Pacheo C, Yao M, Teng MS, Genden EM, Miles BA. 2-Octyl Cyanoacrylate to prevent Salivary Fistula Formation Following Oral Cavity Microvascular Reconstruction: A Prospective Trial. American Journal of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. 2020 May 28; 41(5):102552. PMID: 32505990.
Kong DK, Kong AM, Wasserman I, Villavisanis DF, Hackett AM. Safety of ambulatory tonsillectomy for children with severe obstructive sleep apnea without risk factors. American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2020 Mar; 41(3):102467. PMID: 32234256.
Villavisanis DF, Berson ER, Lauer AM, Cosetti MK, Schrode KM. Sex-Based Differences in Hearing Loss: Perspectives from Preclinical Research to Clinical Outcomes. Otology & Neurotology. 2020 Mar; 41(3):290-298. PMID: 31470412.
2019
Rutland JW, Delman B, Huang KH, Verma G, Benson N, Villavisanis DF, Lin HM, Bederson J, Chelnis J, Shrivastava R, Balchandani P. Primary Visual Cortical Thickness Correlates with Visual Field Defects in Patients with Pituitary Macroadenomas: A Structural 7 Tesla Retinotopic Analysis. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2019 Oct. PMID: 31470412.
Rutland JW, Haung KH, Gill C, Villavisanis DF, Bederson J, Delman B, Shrivastava RK, Balchandani P. First application of 7-T ultra-high field diffusion tensor imaging to detect microstructure of thalamic-somatosensory tract in trigeminal neuralgia. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2019 Aug; n.p. PMID: 31470412.
Roof SA, Ferrandino Rm, Villavisanis DF, Amato MV, Rubinstein BJ, Courey MS, Woo P. Infection Rates After Microlaryngeal and Open Phonsurgery: The Role of Postoperative Antibiotics. The Laryngoscope. 2019 Aug; n.p. PMID: 31424561.
Villavisanis DF, Trinidad S, Zhang L. Medical Students and Global Surgery Efforts at Academic Medical Centers. JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. 2019 May;145(7):690-691. 31145429.
Villavisanis DF, Lin FR, Deal JA. Quantification of Hearing Loss Research on Children Compared With Older Adults. JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. 2019 Jan;145(3):283-285. PMID: 30653206.
2018
Villavisanis DF, Schrode KM, Lauer AM. Sex Bias in Basic and Preclinical Age-Related Hearing Loss Research. Biology of Sex Differences. 2018 Jun;23(9). PMID: 29898787.