Vanessa Mazandi, MD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (English)
Yale University, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, 2014.
Permanent linkBA (English)
Yale University, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, 2014.
Selected Publications
Katz AJ, Patel BM, Mazandi VM, Grant LMC, Corcoran A, Phinizy P, Daou AW, Keim G, Magee PM, Allukian M 3rd, Kilbaugh TJ, Tran S, Himebauch AS, Piccione J, Senthil K: Endobronchial valves for severe air leak in critically ill children with necrotizing pneumonia requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Perfusion Online ahead of print, August 2025.Mazandi V, Boggs K, Senthil K, Gabriel E, Kumar N, Glau C, Himebauch A, Kim CT, Kilbaugh TJ, Lang SS, Conlon T, Huh JW: Association of left ventricular systolic dysfunction with outcome following pediatric traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics 16: 1-7, May 2025 Notes: STAR Research Presentation SCCM Conference, January 23, 2024 Phoenix, AZ.
Banigan M, Zoraian L, Mazandi V, Henderson A: A Liver for Christmas. Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology Meeting, Orlando FL March 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Lacoul A, Gabriel E, Giannotti A, Kumar N, Kaur J, Kumaran S, Mazandi V, Press C, Kirschen M, Topjian A, Kim CT, Kilbaugh T, Lang SS, Huh J : Severe Pediatric TBI and Transport to a Quaternary Facility: An Outcome Analysis. Critical Care Congress Meeting, Orlando, FL February 2025 Notes: Research Snapshot Presentation.
Patel B, Deshpande S, Katz AJ, Magee P, Mazandi VM, Corcoran A, Keim GP, Himebauch AS, Kilbaugh TJ, Hedrick H, Phinizy P, Daou AW, Piccione J, Senthil K: Endobronchial Valves for Pediatric Air-Leak Syndrome to Liberalize From Extracorporeal Support. Critical Care Congress Meeting, Orlando, FL February 2025 Notes: Research Snapshot Presentation.
Mazandi V, Grosinger L, Ward C, Daly Guris R: The impact of neck flexion on ventilation and glottic visualisation in a child with Treacher Collins syndrome. Anaesthesia Reports 12(2): e12333, November 2024.
Baker AH, Mazandi VM, Norton JS, Melendez E: Emergency Department Sepsis Triage Scoring Tool Elements Associated with Hypotension within 24 Hours in Children with Fever and Tachycardia. Pediatr Emerg Care 40(9): 644-649, September 2024.
Mazandi VM, Corcoran A, Daly Guris R, Phinizy P, Berger J: Acute Bronchial Obstruction Following Pneumonectomy. Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology Meeting, Anaheim, CA April 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Shin SS, Mazandi VM, Schneider ALC, Morton S, Starr JP, Weeks MK, Widmann NJ, Jang DH, Kao SH, Ahlijanian MK, Kilbaugh TJ: Exploring the therapeutic potential of phosphorylated cis-tau antibody in a pig model of traumatic brain injury. Biomedicines 11(7): 1807, January 2024.
Mazandi VM, Shin SS, Jang D, Ranganathan A, Hallowell T, Delso N, Landis W, Chawla S, Browne K, Stolow M, Starr J, Cullen K, McManus M, Kilbaugh TJ: Therapeutic Intervention Following Traumatic Brain Injury in a Large Animal Model. Military Health Systems Research Symposium, Kissimmee, FL August 2023 Notes: Poster Presentation.