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Positions
Professor Emeritus
- Organization:
- West Virginia University School of Medicine
- Department:
- Anesthesiology
- Classification:
- Admin
Education
- DMD, University of Pittsburgh, 1986
- MD, WVU School of Medicine, 1992
Publications
Publications (prior 3 years)
Vallejo MC, Attaallah AF, Elzamzamy OM, Cifarelli DT, Phelps AL, Hobbs GR, Shapiro RE, Ranganathan P. An open-label randomized controlled clinical trial for comparison of continuous phenylephrine versus norepinephrine infusion in prevention of spinal hypotension during cesarean delivery. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2017 Feb; 29:18-25. PMID: 27720613
Vallejo MC, Attaallah AF, Shapiro RE, Elzamzamy OM, Mueller MG, Eller WS. Independent risk factors for surgical site infection after cesarean delivery in a rural tertiary care medical center. J Anesth. 2017 Feb;31(1):120-126. PMID: 27734126
Ivory CH, Freytsis M, Lagrew DC Jr, Magee D, Vallejo M, Hasley S. Standardizing Maternity Care Data to Improve Coordination of Care. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2017; Mar-Apr;46(2):284-291. PMID: 27986612
Ellison M, Ranganathan P, Wang H, Vallejo MC. Ultrasound and the pregnant patient. Curr Anesthesiol Rep 2017; 7(1):76–83.
Vallejo MC. Pre-procedure neuraxial ultrasound in obstetric anesthesia. J Anesth Perioper Med 2017; 4:(Jul 24); 4:doi: 10.24015/ JAPM.2017.0050
Vallejo MC, Zakowski MI. Old Ways Do Not Open New Doors: Norepinephrine for First-Line Treatment of Spinal Hypotension. Anesth Analg. 2018 Jun;126(6):1809-1811. PMID: 29762220
Vallejo MC, Attaallah AF, Nield LS, Elmo RM, Cottrell S, Ferrari ND. An online web-based assessment tool to monitor graduate medical trainee professionalism and supervision. Int J Med Educ. 2018 Jun 22;9:173-174. PMID: 29936492
Rowan SP, Lilly CL, Shapiro RE, Kidd KM, Elmo RM, Altobello RA, Vallejo MC. Knowledge and Attitudes of Health Care Providers Toward Transgender Patients Within a Rural Tertiary Care Center. Transgend Health. 2019 Feb 4;4(1):24-34. PMID: 3089150
Attaallah AF, Vallejo MC, Elzamzamy OM, Mueller MG, Eller WS. Perioperative risk factors for postoperative respiratory failure. J Perioper Pract. 2019 Mar;29(3):49-53. PMID: 300
Myers J, Wu G, Shapiro RE, Vallejo MC. Preeclampsia Induced Liver Dysfunction Complicated by Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy and Placental Abruption: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Rep Anesthesiol. 2019 Apr 4; 2019:4305849. PMID: 31080676
Nield LS, Vallejo MC, Lama AM, Yoon KK, Carpenter AS, Baker CM, Hobbs GR. Rate of Plagiarism in Personal Comments Essays of Applicants to a U.S. Allopathic Medical School:An Observational Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Aug 6. PMID: 31388907
Vallejo MC, Zakowski MI. Pro-Con Debate: Nitrous Oxide for Labor Analgesia. Biomed Res Int. 2019 Aug 20; 2019:4618798. PMID: 31531352
Shapiro RE, Vallejo MC, Sofka SH, Elmo RM, Anderson AH, Ferrari ND. Hospital Spiritual Care Can Complement Graduate Medical Trainee Wellbeing. Adv Med. 2019 Dec 10;2019:8749351. PMID: 31886315
Awards
University of Pittsburgh 2012 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award – Presented by Mark A. Nordenberg, Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, February 2012
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Academy of Master Educator, July 1, 2012
President, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP), May 2015 to May 2016
Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) Teacher of the Year, May 3, 2019
West Virginia University Academy of Excellence in Teaching and Learning Election and Induction, October 15, 2019
Distinguished Educator in Anesthesiology Award from the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Society for Education in Anesthesia, June 2020
Additional Info
Research
WVU IRB Protocol 619475, Primary Investigator, 2016-2017, CARA Therapeutics, Inc. A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Adaptive Design Study Evaluating the Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous CR845 in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery. Vallejo MC, Tennant CS, Lindstrom EJ, Wang H, Shepherd JL, Sizemore DC, Schaefer GP, Hashmi M, Shapiro RE, Cardinal JS.
WVU IRB Protocol 00041423, Co-Investigator, 2016-2018, Merck, Sharpe & Dohme Corp Use of Sugammadex for Reversal of Paralysis in Microlaryngoscopy. Ranganathan P, Allen KJ, Vallejo MC, Shepherd JL, Ramadan HH, Patel RJ, McChesney JP, Fancy T, Ellison MB.
WVU IRB Protocol 1704541011, Primary Investigator, 2017-2019, BioQ Pharma, Inc. A Double Blind, Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel group, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ropivacaine 0.2% Pre-Filled Dispenser for the Treatment of Postsurgical Pain in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Delivery
WVU IRB Protocol 1710798696, Primary Investigator, 2017-2018, PACIRA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Active-controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of EXPAREL When Administered via Infiltration into the Transversus Abdominis Plan (TAP) Versus Bupivacaine Alone in Subjects Undergoing Elective Cesarean Section
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Rural Health Residency Program, Co-Investigator, 2018-Present, Continuation of a Pediatrics Rural Scholars Program at the West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown. Nease EK, Nield LS, Vallejo MC, Rhodes LA.
Patient Care Information
Medical Specialties
- Anesthesiology
- Obstetric Anesthesiology
Board Certifications
- Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology
Special Training
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Residency, Dental Residency
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Martinsburg, WV, 1987 -
Residency, Anesthesiology
UPMC Mercy Hospital -
Other Speciality Training, Internship (Medicine/Pediatrics)
WVU School of Medicine