Victor J. Avila-Quintero, MD
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Dr. Avila-Quintero graduated from the School of Medicine at Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He is currently an associate research scientist at the Yale Child Study Center at Dr. Michael Bloch's Lab, an associate professor in the same Department. Dr. Avila-Quintero is interested in statistical analysis. He is working on various meta-analysis with Dr. Bloch. Dr. Avila-Quintero is interested in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as well as Addiction Psychiatry among other academic interests.
Last Updated on April 07, 2025.
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- Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (2017)
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Adolescent Psychiatry; Bias; Causality; Child Behavior Disorders; Child Psychiatry; Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Disease-Free Survival; Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic; Epidemiologic Factors; Evidence-Based Medicine; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Linear Models; Logistic Models; Mentoring; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Multilevel Analysis; Network Meta-Analysis; Peer Review, Research; Proportional Hazards Models; Psychiatry and Psychology; Publication Bias; Regression Analysis; Substance-Related Disorders; Teaching
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Michael Bloch, MD, MS
Joao P. De Aquino, MD
Angeli Landeros-Weisenberger, MD
Adam Lombroso
Karina L Ramirez, MD
Thomas Hickey, MD, MS, FASA
31Publications
649Citations
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2025
Factors Associated with Outpatient Palliative Care Utilization in Long-Term LVAD Patients
El Khoury M, Gupta R, Creechan P, Hockstein M, Avila-Quintero V, Flores J, Anderson K, Groninger H, Balsara K, Sheikh F, Rao A. Factors Associated with Outpatient Palliative Care Utilization in Long-Term LVAD Patients. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2025 PMID: 41386408, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2025.10.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsOutpatient palliative careInpatient palliative carePalliative care utilizationPalliative careSocial determinantsCare utilizationSocial determinants of healthHealth-related quality-of-lifeDeterminants of healthPatient-centered outcomesMultivariate logistic regression modelQuality-of-lifeLogistic regression modelsStatistically significant associationRoutine managementRetrospective cohort studyCareCohort studyPatient outcomesSignificant associationOddsRegression modelsPatient demographicsCohort of patientsLVAD patientsAssociations between childhood interactions with people of Black race/ethnicity and racial implicit association tasks in psychiatric providers in the United States – a cross‐sectional study
Avila‐Quintero V, Malison K, Wilkerson M, Flores J, Taylor J, Landeros‐Weisenberger A, Bloch M, Tobón A. Associations between childhood interactions with people of Black race/ethnicity and racial implicit association tasks in psychiatric providers in the United States – a cross‐sectional study. Child And Adolescent Mental Health 2025, 30: 256-264. PMID: 40574470, DOI: 10.1111/camh.70001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBlack race/ethnicityCross-sectional studySelf-reported amountPsychiatric providersD scoreLogistic regression modelsPsychiatric careRacial disparitiesRace/ethnicityChildhood interactionsAssociation scoreProvidersPsychiatric diagnosisMedical practiceRegression modelsEarly-lifeImplicit Association TaskClinical settingClinical contextChildhoodAssociationIAT taskWhite facesAssociation taskUnited StatesResponse to the letter to the editor
Hickey T, Avila-Quintero V, De Aquino J. Response to the letter to the editor. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2025, rapm-2025-106481. PMID: 39929637, DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2025-106481.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersBuprenorphine versus full agonist opioids for acute postoperative pain management: an infographic
Hickey T, Costa G, Avila-Quintero V, De Aquino J. Buprenorphine versus full agonist opioids for acute postoperative pain management: an infographic. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2025, rapm-2024-106304. PMID: 39793993, DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2024-106304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricBuprenorphine versus full agonist opioids for acute postoperative pain management: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Hickey T, Costa G, Oliveira D, Podosek A, Abelleira A, Avila-Quintero V, De Aquino J. Buprenorphine versus full agonist opioids for acute postoperative pain management: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2025, 51: 1-16. PMID: 39753290, DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2024-106014.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricConceptsAcute postoperative pain managementPostoperative pain managementAcute postoperative painDuration of analgesiaPain intensityPain managementRandomized Controlled TrialsRisk of biasAgonist opioidsPostoperative painControlled TrialsRescue analgesiaMeta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsMean duration of analgesiaRescue analgesia useLong duration of actionCochrane Central Register of Controlled TrialsSafety of buprenorphineCentral Register of Controlled TrialsMeta-analysisRegister of Controlled TrialsRandom-effects meta-analysisAdverse effectsDuration of actionCochrane Central Register
2024
Racial Implicit Associations in Child Psychiatry
Malison K, Avila-Quintero V, Al-Mateen C, Flores J, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Njoroge W, Novins D, Robles-Ramamurthy B, Taylor J, Bloch M, Tobón A. Racial Implicit Associations in Child Psychiatry. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 64: 734-744. PMID: 38823476, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsImplicit Association TestRace Implicit Association TestRecruitment of human participantsExternalizing behavior problemsPaper self-identifiesImplicit associationsChildren faceBehavior problemsChild psychiatryAbstractText Label="DIVERSITY &Negatively valenced wordsExternal wordHuman participantsValenced wordsExternalizing disordersParticipating psychiatristsPsychiatric cliniciansNegative valenceNegative wordsPsychiatristsAssociation TestPsychiatryInvestigate psychiatristsReduce racial inequalityDemographic predictorsTreatment Outcomes With Licensed and Unlicensed Stimulant Doses for Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Farhat L, Flores J, Avila-Quintero V, Polanczyk G, Cipriani A, Furukawa T, Bloch M, Cortese S. Treatment Outcomes With Licensed and Unlicensed Stimulant Doses for Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81: 157-166. PMID: 37878348, PMCID: PMC10600727, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.3985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderDouble-blind randomized clinical trialReduction of symptomsAttention-deficit/hyperactivityLicensed doseDose-response curveAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptomsStimulation doseNetwork meta-analysesRandom-effects dose-response meta-analysesAssociated with greater reductionsTreatment outcomesRisk-benefitDiscontinuation due to adverse eventsDoses of stimulantsMeta-analysesDose-response meta-analysesFood and Drug Administration recommendationsUS Food and Drug Administration recommendationsDrug Administration recommendationsRandomized clinical trialsNetwork Meta-AnalysisDose escalationGreater reductionsAdverse eventsExploring Predictors of Ketamine Response in Adolescent Treatment-Resistant Depression
Lineham A, Avila-Quintero V, Bloch M, Dwyer J. Exploring Predictors of Ketamine Response in Adolescent Treatment-Resistant Depression. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2024, 34: 73-79. PMID: 38170185, PMCID: PMC11262580, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2023.0047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsDepression symptom improvementTreatment-resistant depressionChildren's Depression Rating ScaleReuptake inhibitor medicationsDepression Rating ScaleSymptom improvementAntidepressant responseInhibitor medicationKetamine responseAdolescent treatment-resistant depressionRapid-acting antidepressant agentsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medicationsSerotonin reuptake inhibitor medicationsKetamine’s antidepressant responseCurrent depressive episodeSevere depressive symptomsGreater symptom improvementAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosisFuture therapeutic useAntidepressant medicationMedication trialsCrossover trialAntidepressant agentsClinical variablesDepressive episode
2023
Pharmacological and Somatic Treatment Effects on Suicide in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Wilkinson S, Diaz D, Rupp Z, Kidambi A, Ramirez K, Flores J, Avila‐Quintero V, Rhee T, Olfson M, Bloch M. Pharmacological and Somatic Treatment Effects on Suicide in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. FOCUS The Journal Of Lifelong Learning In Psychiatry 2023, 21: 197-208. PMID: 37201149, PMCID: PMC10172559, DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.23021006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsConceptsOdds of suicidePlacebo/Suicide riskPsychotic disordersBipolar disorderSuicide deathsMeta-analyzed associationsNon-clozapine antipsychoticsMagnetic seizure therapySomatic interventionsVagus nerve stimulationNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleAntiepileptic mood stabilizersTranscranial magnetic stimulationCertain clinical contextsDirect current stimulationEffects of pharmacologicPublic health crisisElectroconvulsive therapySeizure therapyNerve stimulationMood stabilizersStudy qualityProtective effectMagnetic stimulationThe Relationship Between Acute Dissociative Effects Induced by Ketamine and Treatment Response in Adolescent Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression
Lineham A, Avila-Quintero V, Bloch M, Dwyer J. The Relationship Between Acute Dissociative Effects Induced by Ketamine and Treatment Response in Adolescent Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2023, 33: 20-26. PMID: 36799961, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2022.0086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTreatment-resistant depressionDepression symptom improvementAcute dissociative symptomsAntidepressant responseSymptom improvementRapid-acting antidepressant agentsSignificant associationDissociative symptomsLikelihood of responseDissociation symptomsMagnitude of associationDissociative effectsKetamine groupPediatric patientsCrossover trialPediatric populationAntidepressant agentsKetamine responseAdolescent patientsAdult studiesDepression responseSecondary data analysisTreatment responseDepressive symptomsTrial design
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- Along with Dr. Michael Bloch and Dr. Jose Flores, we often evaluate problems in meta-analyses including confounding by indication, the potential outcomes of measurement error or incomplete measurement, issues in the adjustment for potential confounders, and difficulties with measurement of both outcome and exposure in observational studies of medication exposure during pregnancy. The accompanying Figure illustrates how these phenomena can lead to a significant measurable association between SSRI exposure in pregnancy and ASD in offspring that is subject to confounding and bias.
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