Pilar Anton-Martin, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending, Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Division of Cardiac Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Division of Cardiac Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2155901858
Education:
MD (Medicine)
Universidad de Alcalá de Henares School of Medicine, Madrid, Spain , 2007.
Doctorate (Pediatrics)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 2009.
PhD (Medicine [Cum Laude])
Universidad Autonoma Madrid, Madrid, Spain , 2017.
Permanent linkMD (Medicine)
Universidad de Alcalá de Henares School of Medicine, Madrid, Spain , 2007.
Doctorate (Pediatrics)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 2009.
PhD (Medicine [Cum Laude])
Universidad Autonoma Madrid, Madrid, Spain , 2017.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care MedicineNeonatal and Pediatric ECMO
Description of Other Expertise
Spanish pediatric critical care medicine international academic leadershipDescription of Research Expertise
Neonatal and Pediatric ECMO and Renal Replacement TherapySelected Publications
Cardoso Calvacante R, Brunetti M, Baxelbaum K, Gaynor JW, Thiagarajan R, Jolley MA, Anton-Martin P.: A contemporary perspective of postoperative ECMO outcomes in patients after superior cavopulmonary anastomosis: An ELSO Registry Analysis. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS) Congress, Austin (Texas, USA). October 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.Cardoso Calvacante R, Brunetti M, Baxelbaum K, Gaynor JW, Thiagarajan R, Jolley MA, Anton-Martin P. : A contemporary perspective of postoperative ECMO outcomes in patients after Fontan anastomosis: An ELSO Registry Analysis. ELSO 36th Annual Conference, Washington DC. September 2025. September 2025 Notes: Accepted as Oral Presentation.
Thadani S, Anton-Martin P (*co-first author), Bottari G, Gelbart B, Gorga S, Mah K, Menon S, Reynaud S, Selewski D, Soranno D, Stanski N, Uber A, Akcan-Arikan A, Gist K: Time-Varying Associations Between Net Fluid Balance and Outcomes in Children and Young Adults Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy. 5th International Symposium on Acute Kidney Injury in Children, Cincinnati, OH, September 2025. September 2025 Notes: Poster presentation Top Abstract Award.
Crozier A, Gagnon C, Malick E, Schulz A, Seeney A, Bayle B, Anderson D, Anton-Martin P, Weller J, Naim M, Nicolson S, Kilbaugh T, Lynch J, Ko T. : Intraoperative Optical Monitoring of Cerebral and Somatic Oxygenation and Perfusion during Transition from VA-ECMO to Berlin Heart VAD. ELSO 36th Annual Conference, Washington DC. September 2025. September 2025 Notes: Accepted as Oral Presentation.
Cardoso Cavalcante R, Brunetti M, Vellore S, Hsiung J, Sanderlin R, Anton-Martin P.: ECMO discontinuation due to resource limitation in neonatal and pediatric cardiac patients: An ELSO Registry Study. ELSO 36th Annual Conference, Washington DC. September 2025. September 2025 Notes: Accepted as Oral Presentation.
Anton-Martin P, Baxelbaum K, Vellore S, O’Neil E, Modem V, Sameer Thadani S. : Body Mass Index as a Survival Predictor in Pediatric ECMO. ELSO 36th Annual Conference, Washington DC. September 2025. September 2025 Notes: Accepted as Oral Presentation.
Anton-Martin P, Nigro JJ, Ray M, Zook N, Kochanski J, Vellore S.: Assessing the Feasibility of Right Atrial Line Removal at Hospital Discharge. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports August 2025 Notes: Paper accepted for publication by journal on 8/18/2025.
Ko T, Seeney A, Anderson D, Bayle B, Schultz A, Malick E, Aidan A, Weller J, Anton-Martin P, Coletti K, Kirschen M, Williams S, Connelly J, Cates M, Kilday A, Rintoul N, Hedrick H, Naim M, Kilbaugh T, Forti R, Baker W, Lynch J: Diffuse Optical Monitoring of Cerebral and Peripheral Hemodynamics during Pediatric Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. European Conference on Biomedical Optics, Munich, Germany June 2025 Notes: Oral presentation.
Payne J, Ortiz P, Fopper L, Fuentes J, Said T, Stegmann T, Flores L, Muralidharan B, Parrish B, Greberman M, Poliziani G, Campisi G, Madrid P, Anton-Martin P, Bilello M, Moran S, Hehir D, Brunetti M, Naim M: PROJECT C.L.E.A.R.: Communication and Language Equity through Access to Resources, the CICU Language Optimization Quality Initiative. CHOP Quality and Patient Safety Day. Philadelphia, PA May 2025 Notes: Oral Presentation.
Anton-Martin P, Coalter C, DeAvilla K, Ray M, Kozyak B, Briceno-Medina M, Rayburn M: Clopidogrel Dosing Scheme in Pediatric Cardiac Patients 0-24 months old Using P2Y12 Reaction Unit Monitoring. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther May 2025 Notes: Accepted for publication on 5/28/2025.