Clinical Research Fellow in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Clinical Research Fellow
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.
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.
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.
COSM, American Neurotology Society Section, Virtual (COVID-19). Mavrommatis MA, Kaul VF, Schwam Z, Villavisanis DF, Miller MS, Perez E, Wanna GB, Cosetti MA. Opioids are infrequently required following ambulatory otologic surgery. April 2021.
American Society for Radiation Oncology 2020 Annual Meeting (virtual). Jones BM, Villavisanis DF, Dickstein DR, Sindhu K, Misiukiewicz, KJ, Posner M, Liu JT, Gupta V, Sharma S, Teng MS, Genden EM, Miles BA, Bakst RL. Pathologic Features and Outcomes for Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Young, Non-Smoker, and Non-Drinker Population Head and Neck Cancer Track. October 2020.
Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, Triological Society (virtual). Berson ER, Moore HG, Villavisanis DF, Lee YH. Short Term Outcomes in Zenker’s Diverticulum Repair: Does Surgical Specialty Matter? Poster E018. May 2020.
Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology. Berson ER, Moore HG, Villavisanis DF, Waldman EH. Otologic Procedures in Children with Down Syndrome: A Comparative Analysis of Adverse Events. Poster H095. May 2020.
Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, Triological Society (virtual). Villavisanis DF, Mavrommatis MA, Berson ER, Rutland JW, Wanna GB, Cosetti MK. Cochlear Implantation with and without Simultaneous Labyrinthectomy is Meniere’s Disease Yields Improved Dillan F. Villavisanis 11 Audiological and Vestibular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 216 Cases. Poster E139. May 2020.
Hospital Medicine 2020, San Diego, CA (virtual). Navalurkar R, Fine M, Hirt L, Wang L, Lee T, Villavisanis DF, Shuham B, Weiss J, Herscher M. Better Care for Inpatients with Opioid Use Disorder: Within “REACH”. April 2020.
Third Annual Karen Zier Medical Student Research Day. Villavisanis DF, Dickstein DR, Sindhu K, Rutland JW, Misiukiewicz, KJ, Posner M, Liu JT, Gupta V, Sharma S, Teng MS, Genden EM, Miles BA, Bakst RL. Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Young, Non-Smoking, and Non-Drinking Patients. March 2020.
Multidisciplinary Head & Neck Cancer Symposium, Scottsdale, AZ. Villavisanis DF, Dickstein DR, Sindhu K, Rutland JW, Misiukiewicz, KJ, Posner M, Liu JT, Gupta V, Sharma S, Teng MS, Genden EM, Miles BA, Bakst RL. Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Young, Non-Smoking, and Non-Drinking Patients. February 2020.
30th Annual North American Skull Base Society, San Antonio TX. 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. February 2020.
Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL. Hernandez-Meza G, Violi NV, Smith K, Chin X, Song J, Novogrodsky E, Said D, Kihira S, Sigel K, Villavisanis DF, Frere J, Maron S, Chung M, Sun M, Segall M, Taouli B. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening Patterns with Imaging: Experience From a Tertiary Care Transplant Center. December 2019.
Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL. Violi NV, Lewis S, Liao J, Hulkower M, Hernandez-Meza G, Smith K, Chin X, Song J, Novogrodsky E, Said D, Kihira S, Berger M, Segall M, Rosenblatt J, Villavisanis DF, Golaz R, Sigel K, Taouli B. Hepatocellular carcinoma Screening with Abbreviated MRI: Comparison of Non-Contrast, Dynamic Contrast Enhanced and Hepatobiliary Phase Protocols Post Gadoxetic Acid. December 2019.
Association for Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction. Fine M, Hirt L, Navalurkar R, Villavisanis DF, Lee T, Shuham B, Weiss J, Herscher M, Wang L. “REACH-IN”: A Student Driven Hospital-Based Initiative to Confront the Opioid Epidemic. Program and Curricula Evaluation. November 2019.
Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance. Use and Addiction (AMERSA) Fine M, Hirt L, Wang L, Lee T, Navalurkar R, Villavisanis DF, Shuham B, Weiss J, Herscher M. “REACH-IN”: Hospital-Based Initiative to Confront the Opioid Epidemic. November 2019.
Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2019 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Rutland JW, Ladner T, Goldrich D, Villavisanis DF, Pai A, Banihashemi A, Gill C, Miles BA, Sharma S, Balchandani P, Bederson J, 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. October 2019.
National Healthcare Quality Week, New York, NY. Navalurkar R, Wang L, Lee T, Hirt L, Fine M, Villavisanis DF, Shuham B, Weiss J, Herscher M. “REACH-In”: A Hospital Based initiative to Confront the Opioid Epidemic. Panel #39. October 2019.
American Rhinologic Society, New Orleans, LA. Goldrich D, Villavisanis DF, Ziadkhanpour K, Sun M, Ninan S, Liu K, Filimonov A, Govindoraj S, Iloreta AM. Primary Skull Base Lymphoma: A Case Series. September 2019.
Society for Neuroscience, Greater Baltimore Society, Baltimore, MD. Screven LA, Villavisanis DF, Lauer AM. Hearing dysfunction following long-term moderate noise exposure in laboratory mice. September 2019.
Rhinoworld, Chicago IL. Villavisanis DF, Goldrich D, Rutland JW, Iloreta AM. Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Complicated by Acute Pancreatitis. June 2019.
Mount Sinai Health System Quality Improvement Council, New York, NY. Fine M*, Hirt L*, Villavisanis DF*, Navalurkar R, Shuham B, Lee T, Wang L, Herscher M. ‘REACHIN’: A hospita l-based initiative to confront the opioid epidemic. June 2019.
Medical Education Subway Summit, Cornell University, New York, NY. Hirt L*, Fine M*, Villavisanis DF*, Navalurkar R, Shuham B, Lee T, Herscher M, Wang L. A Student-Driven Initiative to Confront the Opioid Epidemic. Abstract ID SC14. June 2019.
International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Montreal, QC. Violi NV, Hulkower M, Liao J, Hernandez-Meza G, Smith K, Ching X, Song J, Novogrodsky E, Said D, Kihira S, Berger M, Segall M, Sigel K, Sun M, Villavisanis DF, Sirlin CB, Lewis S, Taouli B. HCC Screening with abbreviated MRI: retrospective comparison of noncontrast, dynamic-contrast enhanced and hepatobiliary phase protocols post gadoxetic acid. May 2019.
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY.Fine M*, Hirt L*, Villavisanis DF*, Navalurkar R, Shuham B, Lee T, Wang L, Herscher M. ‘REACHIN’: A hospital-based initiative to confront the opioid epidemic: updates and next steps. May 2019.
Society of General Internal Medicine 2019 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Lee T, Navalurkar R, Hirt L, Fine M, Villavisanis DF, Shuham B, Weiss J, Herscher M. ‘Reach In’: Using the Inpatient Encounter to Expand Access to Primary Care-Based Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. Society of General Internal Medicine. May 2019.
COSM, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Austin, TX. Kong, DK, Kong AM, Wasserman I, Villavisanis DF, Hackett AM. Safety of Ambulatory Tonsillectomy for Children with Severe OSA without Risk Factors. May 2019.
COSM, American Bronchoesophageal Association, Austin, TX. Roof S, Amato M, Villavisanis D, Ferrandino R, Rubinstein B, Courey M, Woo P. Infection at the Operative Site After Microlaryngeal and Open Phonsurgery: The Role of Peri-Operative Antibiotics. American Bronchoesophageal Association. May 2019.
Institute of Medical Education Research Day, New York, NY. Hirt L, Navalurkar R, Fine M, Villavisanis DF, Wang L, Lee T, Shuham B, Weiss J, Herscher M. “Reach-In”: A Student-Driven Initiative to Confront the Opioid Epidemic. April 2019.
Society of Abdominal Radiology 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL. Violi NV, Hulkower M, Liao J, Hernandez-Meza G, Smith K, Chin X, Song J, Novogrodsky E, Said D, Kihira S, Berger M, Segall M, Sigel K, Sun M, Villavisanis DF, Sara L, Taouli B. Abbreviated MRI for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening: Retrospective Comparison of Noncontract, Dynamic Contrast and Hepatobiliary Phase Protocols post Gadoxetic Acid. Society of Abdominal Radiology. Liver. March 2019.
Karen Zier Medical Student Research Day. Villavisanis DF, Lee T, Navalurkar R, Shuham B, Fine M, Hirt L, Wang L, Herscher M. An Initiative to Identify and Treat Hospitalized Patients with Opioid Use Disorder. 145. March 2019.
Hospital Medicine 2019, National Harbor, MD. Navalurkar R, Wang L, Lee T, Hirt L, Fine M, Villavisanis DF, Shuham B, Weiss J, Herscher M. ‘REACH In’: A Hospital Based Initiative to Confront the Opioid Epidemic. Abstract 301. March 2019.
Association for Research in Otolaryngology 42nd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. Villavisanis DF, Deal JA, Greene JA, Lin FR. Hearing Loss in Children and Older Adults: Disparities in Screening, Intervention, and Outcomes. Symposium: Hearing Science History. SYMP 21. February 2019.
High Value Care Pitch Day, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY. Fine M*, Hirt L*, Villavisanis DF*, Navalurkar R, Shuham B, Lee T, Wang L, Herscher M. ‘REACHIN’: A hospital-based initiative to confront the opioid epidemic. December 2018.
Acoustical Society of America 176th Annual Meeting, Victoria, BC, Canada. Villavisanis DF, Schrode KM, Odedoyin O, Xu-Friedman M, Lauer AM. Olivocochlear System Plasticity in Response to Chronic Noise. Symposium: Acoustics Outreach: Linking Physiology and Behavior for Future Collaborations. Psychological and Physiological Acoustics Technical Committee. November 2018.
Acoustical Society of America 11th Conference on Acoustics, Washington DC. Best Paper (second prize). Villavisanis DF, Schrode KM, Odedoyin O, Xu-Friedman M, Lauer AM. Innervation and Plasticity of the Olivocochlear System. April 2018.
Day of Undergraduate Research in Engineering, the Arts & Humanities, Medicine, and the Sciences (DREAMS), Baltimore MD. Villavisanis DF, Schrode KM, Odedoyin O, Xu-Friedman M, Lauer AM. Efferent Innervation of the Cochlea: Noise & Plasticity. (116). April 2018
Association for Research in Otolaryngology 41st Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Villavisanis DF, Schrode KM, Odedoyin O, Javaid H, Xu-Friedman M, Lauer AM. Effects of Noise on Olivocochlear Feedback to the Cochlea. Student Blitz. February 2018.
Association for Research in Otolaryngology 41st Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Villavisanis DF, Schrode KM, Odedoyin O, Javaid H, Xu-Friedman M, Lauer AM. Effects of Noise on Olivocochlear Feedback to the Cochlea. Inner Ear: Anatomy & Physiology Poster Session (713). February 2018.
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
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)