Acsa Zavala, MD, MPH, FASA

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1. Owusu-Agyemang P, Cata J, Kapoor R, Van Meter A, Zavala A, Williams UU, Tsai J, L Feng and A Hayes-Jordan. An Evaluation of the Impact of Patient Ethnicity on the Delivery of Anesthesia Care in Children Undergoing Major Oncologic Surgery. Pediatric Anesthesia. Periop Med, 2019.
2. Cata JP, Zavala AM, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Soliz J, Hernandez M, Owusu-Agyemang P. Identification of risk factors associated with postoperative acute kidney injury after cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: A retrospective study. Int J Hyperthermia 34(5):538-544, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28812384.
3. Owusu-Agyemang P, Cata JP, Meter AV, Kapoor R, Zavala AM, Williams UU, Tsai J, Rebello E, Feng L, Hayes-Jordan A. Perioperative factors associated with persistent opioid use after extensive abdominal surgery in children and adolescents: a retrospective cohort study. Paediatr Anaesth 28(7):625-631, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29752854.
4. Owusu-Agyemang P, Cata JP, Kapoor R, Zavala AM, Williams UU, Van Meter A, Tsai JY, Zhang WH, Feng L, Hayes-Jordan A. An Analysis of the Survival Impact of Dexmedetomidine in Children Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Int J Hyperthermia 35(1):435-440, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30303410.
5. Owusu-Agyemang P, Hayes-Jordan A, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Zavala AM, Kapoor R, Popovich SM, Rebello E, Feng L, Cata JP. Assessing the survival impact of perioperative opioid consumption in children and adolescents undergoing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Paediatr Anaesth 27(6):648-656, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28419679.
6. Williams UU, Zavala AM, Van Meter A, Rebello E, Tan J, Owusu-Agyemang P. Unanticipated compression of the trachea in a 5 month old undergoing an MRI for evaluation of neurofibromatosis. A A Case Rep 8(1):1-3, 2017. PMID: 28036318.
7. Owusu-Agyemang P, Williams UU, Van Meter A, Zavala AM, Rebello E, Feng L, Hayes-Jordan A, Cata JP. Investigating the Association between Perioperative blood transfusions and outcomes in children undergoing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Vox Sang 112(1):40-46, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27870057.
8. Van Meter A, Williams U, Zavala A, Kee J, Rebello E, Tsai J, Ifeanyi I, Ruiz J, Lim J, Owusu-Agyemang P. Beat to Beat: A Measured Look at the History of Pulse Oximetry. J Anesth Hist 3(1):24-26, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28160986.
9. Van Meter A, Zavala A, Williams UU, Owusu-Agyemang P. Portal Catheter Fracture in a Pediatric Patient. Anesthesiology 125(6):1220, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27362867.
10. Owusu-Agyemang P, Cata JP, Fournier KF, Zavala AM, Soliz J, Hernandez M, Hayes-Jordan A, Gottumukkala V. Evaluating the Impact of Total Intravenous Anesthesia on the Clinical outcomes and Perioperative NLR and PLR Profiles of Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol 23(8):2419-29, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26975738.
11. Zavala, A. Van Meter, U. Williams, K. Hagan, I. Ifeanyi, J. Tsai, P. Konda, P. Owusu-Agyemang. Successful Perioperative Management of a Child with Von Gierke Glycogen Storage Disease. Open Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports 2(14), 2016.
12. Owusu-Agyemang P, Popovich SM, Zavala AM, Grosshans DR, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Holmes AA, Arunkumar R, Rebello E, McAleer MF, Porche V, Mahajan A. A multi-institutional pilot survey of anesthesia practices during proton radiation therapy. Pract Radiat Oncol 6(3):155-9, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26725965.
13. Tsai, J., Zavala, A., Vachhani, S., Moon, T., Williams, U, van Meter, A., Potylchansky E, Owusu-Agyemang, P. Tracheo-innominate artery fistual after tracheostomy requiring median sternotomy. Open Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports 1(9), 12/2015, 2016.
14. S. Ghandi, P. Hsu, A. Zavala, U. Williams, A. Van Meter, D. Gombos, P. Owusu-Agyemang.. A Retrospective Review of Factors Associated with Corneal Abrasions After Oncologic Surgery. Int J Anesthetic Anesthesiol 3(46), 2016.
15. Tan J, Zavala A, Hagan KB, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Zhang W, Owusu-Agyemang P. Perioperative Severe Hypotension in a Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type IIb and Bilateral Adrenalectomies: Time to Review the Evidence for Stress Dose Steroids. Case Rep Anesthesiol 2016:8153296, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27900224.
16. Owusu-Agyemang P, Williams UU, Van Meter A, Popovich S, Cowles C, Holmes A, Grasu R, Casarez V, Arunkumar R, Porche V, Zavala A. Multiple Anesthetics for Proton-Radiotherapy in a Child with Costello Syndrome. Open Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports 1(9; 1053):1-6, 2015.
17. Vachhani S, Tsai JY, Moon T, Lasala J, Dang A, Zavala A, Williams U, Mena G, Potylchansky E.. Multidisciplinary Management of Rare Metastatic Thyroid Cancer with Superior Vena Cava Involvement. Open Journal of Clinical & Medical Case Reports 1(8):1024, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
18. Zavala A. S18. The History of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide. J Anesth Hist 1(3):94-5, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26930099.
19. Casarez VQ, Zavala AM, Owusu-Agyemang P, Hagan K. Anesthetic Management of a Child with Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy. Case Rep Anesthesiol 2015:453714, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26124966.
20. Owusu-Agyemang P, Grosshans D, Arunkumar R, Rebello E, Popovich S, Zavala A, Williams C, Ruiz J, Hernandez M, Mahajan A, Porche V. Non-invasive anesthesia for children undergoing proton radiation therapy. Radiother Oncol 111(1):30-4, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24560754.
21. Owusu-Agyemang P, Zavala AM, Williams UU, Van Meter A, Soliz J, Kapoor R, Shah A, Hernandez M, Gottumukkala V, and Cata JP. Assessing the impact of perioperative blood transfusions on the survival of adults undergoing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for appendiceal carcinomatosis. Vox Sanguinis.
22. Kapoor R, Zavala A, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Porche V, and Pascal Owusu-Agyemang. Anesthetic challenges and successful management of a child with Pelizaeus–Merzbacher disease using general and caudal anesthesia. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 34(2).

Abstracts

1. Sawires Y, Alnatour Om Hancher-Hodges S, Van Meter A, Idowu T, Kapoor R,Williams UU, Owusu-Agyemang P, Tsia J, Shlimak E, and A Zavala.. Erector Spinae and Rectus Sheath Block fora Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a patient with sickle cell disease. SPA/APP Pediatric Anesthesiology Meeting. Bahamas, 2020.
2. Delgado K, Zavala A, Williams UU, Kapoor R, Idowu T, Bailard N,Kee S, Dangler L, Owusu-Agyemang and A Van Meter. Bilateral Quadratus Lumborum Catheters for an exploratory laparotomy. SPA/APP Pediatric Anesthesiology Meeting. Bahamas, 2020.
3. Delgado K, Zavala A, Alnatour O, Rebello E, Tsai J, Urso C, Williams UU, Van Meter A, Kapoor R, McCarthy K and P Owusu-Agyemang. Parental Presence during Pediatric Awake Flexible Scope Intubation. WAMM, 2019.
4. Alantour O, Zanot A, Goel R, Zavala A, Williams UU, Owusu-Agyemang, Kapoor R, and A Van Meter. Spontaneous Ventilation During Esophageal Stent Placement Immediately Identifies an Airway Obstruction. WAMM, 2019.
5. Bailard N, Pham V, Owusu-Agyemang P, Ruiz J, Ferson D, Samuel N, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Kapoor R, and A Zavala. Lingual Amyloidosis resulting in a difficult airway. WAMM, 2019.
6. Kwater P, McAleer M, Zavala A, Owusu-Agyemang P, WEst C, Winter E, Casarez V, Van Meter A, Pham V, and D Ferson. Causes of Airway Obstruction during Radiation Therapy under General Anesthesia in children and adults and Maneuvers to overcome them. WAMM, 2019.
7. Joseph R,Jackson A, Joseph S, Owusu-Agyemang P, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Kapoor R, Tsai J, Nguyen l, and A Zavala. Botox Interference of Facial Nerve Monitoring During a Robotic Case. MD Anderson Cancer Center Summer Experience, 2019.
8. Moe A, Zavala A and R Kapoor. Evaluation for Metal in Cosmetic Foreign Bodies in Patients Presenting for MRI. MD Anderson Cancer Center Summer Experience, 2019.
9. Rebello, Elizabeth et al. Creating Leaders through a Mentoring Program and Faculty Academic Productivity: A 13 year Assessment. Practice Managment Conference Abstracts, 2019.
10. Zavala A, Tsai J, Hsu P, Delgado K, Casarez V, Alnatour O, West C, Williams U, Van Meter A, Kapoor R, and P Owusu Agyemang. Dental Injuries in the Perianesthetic Period: A case study. Difficult Airway Society Annual Scientific Meeting Booklet Nov 2018 Edingburgh, 2018.
11. Alnatour O, Casarez V, Zavala A, Moon T, Vachhani S, Tsai JY. Identification of Aberrant Tracheal Anatomy with Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy during One-lung Ventilation with a Video Double-Lumen Tube. Difficult Airway Society Annual Scientific Meeting Booklet Nov 2018 Edingburgh, 2018.
12. Delgado K, Zavala A, Alantour O, Rebello E, Tsai J, Urso C, Williams U, Van Meter A, Kapoor R, McCarthy K and P Owusu-Agyemang. Parental presence during a pediatric awake flexible scope intubation. Society of Airway Management 2018 Scientific Meeting Proceedings Chicago, 2018.
13. Rebello E, Zavala A, Urso C, Delgado K, Tsai J, Kapoor R, Williams U, Van Meter A, Shadowens L, and P Owusu-Agyemang. Reducing nasal trauma during nasotracheal intubationss: A case report of a patient with oral cancer. Society of Airway Management 2018 Scientific Meeting Proceedings Chicago, 2018.
14. Bruner E, Alnatour O, Webster WC, Delgado K, Zavala A, Tsai JY, and Rahlfs TF. Intravenous Acetaminophen (Ofirmev) Administration and Iatrogenic Hypotension During Surgery. Proceedings of 2018 Summer Student Abstract Presentations MDACC, 2018.
15. Mollard A, Zavala AM, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Owusu-Agyemang P, Bryant S and Hancher-Hodges S. Rescue Erector Spinae Block for Post-operative Thoracotomy Pain. Proceedings of 2018 Summer Student Abstract Presentations MDACC, 2018.
16. Delgado KS, Alnatour O, Zavala A, Williams U, Van Meter A, Kapoor R, Bellard B, Casarez V and P Owusu-Agyemang. A Case Of Undiagnosed Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency. Post Graduate Assembly New York 2018, 2018.
17. Lori Dangler*, Acsa Zavala, Emily Bruner, Antoinette Van Meter, Uduak Williams, Ravish Kapoor, and Pascal Owusu-Agyemang. Could This Patient Have Increased Intracranial Pressure. ASPA abstracts Thailand 2018, 2018.
18. Zavala A, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Kapoor R, Bailard N, Porche VL, Porche B, Sawires Y, Owusu-Agyemang. Successful intubation of a patient with a large thyroid mass, laryngeal nerve dysfunction, and stridor using a videolaryngoscope. Society of Airway Management Abstracts 2017, 2018.
19. Kapoor, Zavala. Airway Management in a Child with a Facial Rhabdomyosarcoma and Radiation Induced Trismus: A Case Report. 2017 SAM annual meeting in Newport Beach, California, 2017.
20. Porche, Zavala et al. Case report of a successful intubation of a patient with a large thyroid mass, laryngeal nerve dysfunction, and stridor using a videolaryngoscope. 2017 SAM annual meeting in Newport Beach, California, 2017.
21. Alnatour O, Zanot A, Troung A, Troung DT, Gombos DS, Prieto V, Zavala A, Owusu-Agyemang P, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Kapoor R, Hancher-Hodges S, Tsai J, and D Ferson. Two case reports of incidental diagnosis of amyloidosis after removal of protective eye tape used for surgery. 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society Abstracts, 2017.
22. Kapoor R, Zavala A. Airway Management in a Child with a Facial Rhabdomyosarcoma and Radiation Induced Trismus: A Case Report. European Society for Paediatric Anaesthesiology at our annual congress in Glasgow, 2017.
23. Owusu-Agyemang P, Van Meter A, Kapoor R, Zavala AM, Williams UU, Tsai J, Rebello E, Feng L, and Cata JP. Long-term Opioid Requirements after HIPEC Surgery in Children and Adolescents: a retrospective cohort study. European Society for Paediatric Anaesthesiology at our annual congress in Glasgow, 2017.
24. zavala. Safe Use of Propofol Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) in Patients with Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome. European Society for Paediatric Anaesthesiology at our annual congress in Glasgow, 2017.
25. Charles, DO, Potylchansky Y, Winter E, Miller E, Kapoor R, Zanot A, Alnatour O, Owusu-Agyemang P, Zavala A, Willimas UU, Van Meter A, and D Ferson. Succesful use of the LMa to Manage an Airway Emergency in the GI Suite. Proceedings of 2017 Summer Student Abstract Presentations MDACC, 2017.
26. Potylchansky U, Anatour O, Tsai JY, Zavala AM, Williams UU, and E Potylchansky. Successful Perioperative Anesthetic Management of a Cancer Patient with Myotonic Dystrophy (Steinert's Disease) Undergoing a Thyroidectomy and Mastectomy. Proceedings of 2017 Summer Student Abstract Presentations MDACC, 2017.
27. Lydon K, Tsai JY, Zavala AM, Soliz J, Popat K, speer B, Lipski I, and S Hancher. Cosyntropin successfully treated a post dural puncture headache in a 4 year old patient. Proceedings of 2017 Summer Student Abstract Presentations MDACC, 2017.
28. Zanot A, Alnatour O, Zavala AM, Van Meter A, Kappor R, Mirza A, Owusu-Agyemang and UU Williams. Succesful Anesthetic management for a medialization thryroplasty in a case of vagus nerve damage from breat cancer recurrence. Proceedings of 2017 Summer Student Abstract Presentations MDACC, 2017.
29. Hancher-Hodges S, Zavala A, Tsai J, McPherson K, Hussein R, Kapoor R, Alnatour O, and J Soliz. Succesful Managment of a Post Dural Puncture Headache in a Jehovah's Witness Patient with Cosyntropin. Proceedings of 2017 Summer Student Abstract Presentations MDACC, 2017.
30. Porche BA, Hunt K, Zavala A, Williams UU, Van Meter A, Kappor R, Duffy C, Owusu-Agyemang P, Alnatour O, and VH Porche. Anesthetic Considerations of the Pregnant Cancer Patient. Proceedings of 2017 Summer Student Abstract Presentations MDACC, 2017.
31. Alnatour O, Zanot A, Troung A, Troung DT, Gombos DS, Prieto V, Zavala A, Owusu-Agyemang P, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Kapoor R, Hancher-Hodges S, Tsai J, and D Ferson. Two case reports of incidental diagnosis of amyloidosis after removal of protective eye tape used for surgery. Proceedings of 2017 Summer Student Abstract Presentations MDACC, 2017.
32. Kapoor R, Zavala AM, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Porche V, Bryant S, Owusu-Agyemang P.. Successful Anesthetic Management of a Child with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease Using General and Caudal Anesthesia: A Case Report. 14th Conference of Asian Society of Paediatric Anaesthesia, 2017.
33. Rebello E, Ruiz J, Williams UU, Sapire K, Hernandez M, Smith R, Owusu-Agyemang P, Van Meter A, Brydges G, Zavala AM. , .. Factors which Enhance the Implementation of a New Electronic Medical Record in the Perioperative Environment. Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society 2017 Annual Meeting, 2017.
34. Kennamer-Chapman R, Ferson D, Zavala AM, Prieto V, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Kapoor R, Hancher-Hodges S, Tsai J, Owusu-Agyemang P, Gombos DS, Youstina S, Gomez C.. Cutaneous abrasion of eyelids following ocular taping in a patient with amyloidosis. European Society of Opthalmology 2017, 2017.
35. Speer BB, Tsai JY, Van Meter A, Vacchani S, Zavala A, Williams U, Moon T, Keyhani M, Owusu-Agyemang P, Gottumukkala V, Rozner MA. ,. Right Atrial Thrombus: A Case Report. Global Academic Programs Conference, 2017.
36. Zavala A, Kennamer-Chapman R, DS Gombos, Prieto V, Owusu-Agyemang P, Van Meter A, Williams U, Kapoor R, Hancher-Hodges S, Tsai J, Ling J, Sawires Y and D Ferson.. Incidental Diagnosis of Amyloidosis after Removal of Protective Eye Taped Used for Surgery: A Case Report. Global Academic Programs Conference, 2017.
37. Zavala A, Sawires Y, Thakar S, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Kapoor R, Hancher-Hodges S, Nelson W, Tsai J, Rebello E, Owusu-Agyemang P. .,. Successful transverse abdominus plane (TAP) block with liposomal bupivacaine for a patient with multiple sclerosis. 9 th SIMPAR-ISURA Congress, 2017.
38. Owusu-Agyemang P, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Zavala AM, Popovich S, Feng L, Bennett JC, Zhang WH,Rebello E, Hayes-Jordan A, Cata JP.. Investigating the Association between Perioperative Opioid Consumption and Survival in Children undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. 12 th International Symposium on Regional Cancer Therapies, 2017.
39. Zavala AM, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Tsai J, Tan J, Caplan L, Shah A, Briggs M, Ruiz J, Owusu-Agyemang P.. Successful Management of a patient with Williams Syndrome, History of Malignant Hyperthermia and a Difficult Airway. New York Society of Anesthesiologists, Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology-70 MCC-7002,, 2016.
40. Williams UU, Van Meter A, Zavala AM, Shah A, Kapour R, Popovich SM, Owusu-Agyemang P.. Intubation for large thyroid masses. Do we always need an Awake Fiberoptic ?. New York Society of Anesthesiologists, Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology-70 MCC-7028, 2016.
41. Demaree CJ, Ruiz JR, Hagan K, Williams U, Zavala A, Templonuevo S, Ramirez M, Tan J.. A Survey of Anesthesia Providers and Post Anesthesia Care Unit Nurses to Assess Satisfaction with a Postoperative Handoff Protocol. 70th PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology,, 2016.
42. Van Meter A, Zavala A, Williams UU, Ruiz, R., Bui T, Casarez V, Porche V, Owusu-Agyemang P. Daily sedation required for pediatric patient with egg allergy: the safe use of propofol. American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting , 2016.
43. Hsu P, Zavala A, Williams U, Van Meter A, Hagan K, Ifeanyi I, Owusu-Agyemang P.. Factors Associated With Corneal Abrasions after Oncologic Surgery in a Tertiary Cancer Center. Anesthesiology 2016 Annual Meeting Abstract A4099, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
44. Shah A, Zavala AM, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Tsai J, Tan J, Gandhi S, Owusu-Agyemang P.. Robotic Surgeries: Are they at higher risk for ophthalmic complications?. Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
45. Owusu-Agyemang P, Williams UU, Van Meter A, Zavala AM, Feng L, Cata JP. .. Investigating the Association between Perioperative Blood Transfusions and Outcomes in Children undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. European Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology Poster # 0078, 2016.
46. Soliz, J.; Owusu-Agyemang, P.; Cata, J. P.; Zavala, A. M.; Fournier, K.; Hernandez, M.; Hayes-Jordan, A.; Rahlfs, T. F.; Gottumukkala, V.. Evaluating the Effects of Tiva On Postoperative Pain After Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Anesthesia & Analgesia 123(3S_Supplement):370-371, 2016.
47. Owusu-Agyemang P, Zavala AM, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Konda P, Tsai J. .. Successful Perioperative management of a child with von Gierke disease. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 33(e-Supplement 54):291: Abstract # 08AP02-10, https://www.esahq.org/~/media/ESA/Files/Downloads/Resources-Abstracts-Euroanaesthesia2016/ESA2016_MID.ashx, 2016.
48. Van Meter A, Zavala A, Williams UU, Cowles C, Rebello E, Tan J, Vacchani S, Tsai J, Nunez J, and Owusu-Agyemang P. An effective solution to prevent kinking of an endotracheal tube. Principles of Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care course, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, 2016.
49. Zavala AM, McAleer MF, Mahajan A, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Chaloupka L, Bryant S, Fullen D, Owusu-Agyemang P. ,. Anesthesia for Pediatric Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Leksell Gamma Knife Society Meeting, 2016(Abstract # 305), http://www.abstractstosubmit.com/lgks2016/eposter/, 2016.
50. Zavala A, Williams W, Van Meter A, Luongo N, Bryant S, Owusu-Agyemang P. Dexmedetomidine for Recurrent Emergence Delirium in the Patient with Ewing’s Sarcoma after Failed Treatment with Propofol and Midazolam. Pediatric Society of Anesthesia Abstracts, 2016.
51. Zavala A, Williams U, Van Meter A, Porche V, Vachhani S, Ruiz J, Owusu-Agyemang P. Fracture of a port catheter in a pediatric patient presenting for proton radiation therapy. Pediatric Society of Anesthesia Abstracts, 2016.
52. Zavala A, Singh J, Williams U, Van Meter A, Caplan LA, Patino MA, Dang J, Casarez V, Owusu-Agyemang P. Anterior Mediastinal Mass, symptomatic when raises arms. Pediatric Society of Anesthesia Abstracts, 2016.
53. Van Meter A, Owusu-Agyemang P, Williams U, Singh J, Caplan L, Patino MA, Bryant S, Zavala A. Patient with an anterior mediastinal sarcoma and a praspinal tumor presenting for port placement in a tertiary cancer center. Pediatric Society of Anesthesia Abstracts, 2016.
54. Zavala A, Van Meter A, Williams U, Casarez V, Gardner U, Owusu-Agyemang P. Maintenance of temperature in pediatric patients receiving proton radiation therapy undergoing total intravenous anesthesia using a reusable blanket for heat conservation: a restrospective review. Whisler Anesthesia Summit abstracts, 2016.
55. Van Meter A, Zavala A, Williams UU, Ruiz R, Bui T, Casarez V, Porche V, Owusu-Agyemang P. Daily sedation required for pediatric patient with egg allergy: the safe use of propofol. 69th PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, 2015.
56. Zavala A, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Hagan K, Tan J, Tsai J, Zhang W, Owusu-Agyemang P. Perioperative severe hypotension in a patinet with multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIb. 69th PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, 2015.
57. Zavala A, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Hagan K, Ifeanyi I, Tsai J, Konda P, Owusu-Agyemang P. Successful periorperative management of a child with Von Gierke disease. 69th PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, 2015.
58. Williams U, Zavala A, Ifeanyi I, Van Meter A, Hagan K, Owusu-Agyemang P. Unanticipated compression of the trachea in a 5 month old undergoing an MRI for evaluation of neurofibromatosis. World Airway Management Meeting Abstracts, 2015.
59. Zavala A, Williams U, Van Meter A, Kwater P, Hsu P, Owusu-Agyemang P. Anesthetic considerations for a patient with cervical instability wearing a sternal occipital mandibular immobilizer (SOMI) brace secondary to Von Rechklinghausen's Syndrome (Neurofibormatosis type 1). World Airway Management Meeting Abstracts, 2015.
60. Popovich S, Tsai J, Zavala A, Koshy S. Sudden onset of neck swelling in a patient with diffuse large cell lymphoma. World Airway Management Meeting Abstracts, 2015.
61. Tsai, J., Zavala, A., Vachhani, S., Moon, T., Williams, U, van Meter, A., Potylchansky E, Owusu-Agyemang, P. Tracheo-innominate artery fistual after tracheostomy requiring median sternotomy. World Airway Management Meeting Abstracts, 2015.
62. Caplan LA, Zavala A. CHAOS in the operating room: Anesthetic considerations for a pediatric patient with congenital high airway obstruction. World Airway Management Meeting Abstracts, 2015.
63. Hagan K, Zavala A, Thirumurthi S, Ruiz J, Puskac M. Dexmedetomidine sedation for percutenous endescopic gastric tube placement in the patient with a difficult airway. ASA abstracts, 2015.
64. Zavala A, Williams UU, Casarez, V, Van Meter A, Cowles C, Hagan K, Avelar J, Owusu-Agyemang P.. A method for the reduction of atelectasis during pediatric sedation for CT of chest, abdomen and pelvis with oral contrast. 2015 Celebrating improvement at MD Anderson, 2015.
65. Hsu P, Zavala A, Williams U, Van Meter A, Hagan K, Ifeanyi I, Owusu-Agyemang P. Retrospective review of factors associated with corneal abrasion after oncologic surgery. 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society Abstracts, 2015.
66. Zavala A, Van Meter A, Williams U, Gombos DS, Hagan K, Ifeanyi I, Neycheril R, Owusu-Agyemang P. Anesthesia for an Ophthalmic Procedure and MRI in a Pediatric Patient with a Mitochondrial Disorder. 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society Abstracts, 2015.
67. Owusu-Agyemang P, Popovich S, Zavala M, Grosshans D, Rebello E, Arunkumar R, Holmes A, Williams UU, Van Meter A, Porche V, McAleer M, Mahajan A.. An international pilot survey of anesthesia practices during proton radiotherapy. Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, Pediatric Sedation outside of the operating room, 2015.
68. Cowles C, Zavala A, Casarez V. Facilities planning and sedation considerations for proton treatment centers. Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, Pediatric Sedation outside of the operating room, 2015.
69. Zavala A, Williams U, Van Meter A, Casarez V, Cowles C, Hagan K, Cata P, Owusu-Agyemang P. Pediatric sedation for computed tomography of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis with oral contrast. Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, Pediatric Sedation outside of the operating room, 2015.
70. Zavala A, Lasala J, Hagan K, Tsai J, Owusu-Agyemang P, Caplan L. The History of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. Anesthesia History Association Abstracts, 2015.

Letters to the Editor

1. Ravish Kapoor, Acsa M Zavala, Antoinette Van Meter, Uduak U Williams, Vivian H Porche, Pascal Owusu-Agyemang. Anaesthetic Challenges and Successful Management of a Child with Pelizaeus Merzbacher Disease Using General and Caudal Anaesthesia. Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2018.