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
Riedl R, Anders M, Olson T, Anton-Martin P, Alexander P, O’Neil E. : Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation For Pediatric Lung Transplantation: An Analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. 2026 Critical Care Congress SCCM, Chicago (IL) March 2026 Notes: Accepted for publication Oral presentation.Nitsche LJ, Mak A, Aronowitz D, Keesari R, Baxelbaum K, Mavroudis CD, Anton-Martin P, Brunetti M, Mahle M, Burnham N, Elias M, Kilbaugh T, Kozyak B, O’Connor M, O’Byrne ML, Ravishankar C, Chen JM, Fuller SM, Gaynor JW.: Impact of Repeat Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation on Intermediate-term Survival. 62nd STS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. January 2026 Notes: Poster presentation. Accepted to be presented at the conference.
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 Notes: 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 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 Notes: Oral Presentation.
Mahmood H, Himebauch AS, Anton-Martin P, Baxelbaum K, Gaynor JW, Rintoul N, Brunetti MA.: Neuromonitoring practices in pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients: a survey of North American centers. ELSO 36th Annual Conference, Washington DC. September 2025 Notes: 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 Notes: 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 Notes: Oral Presentation.
Gist KM, Iyer SPN, Humes HD, Goldstein SL, Damian M, Cappoli A, Joseph C, Soranno DE, Starr M, Tolwani A, Chung KK, Mottes T, Zang H, Seo J, Ollberding NJ, Menon S; (Anton-Martin P on Behalf of WE-ROCK Investigators). : Regional citrate anticoagulation and Infectious complications in critically ill children and young adults receiving continuous renal replacement therapy. Nephron September 2025 Notes: 2025 Sep 15:1-26. doi: 10.1159/000548253. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40952919.