Elizabeth Cudilo, MD

Double-boarded in anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology, Dr. Elizabeth Cudilo joined Valley Children’s Specialty Medical Group in October 2015.

She's passionate about multi-modal pain care, taking care of complex pain patients, and serving patients with special needs—especially patients with autism spectrum disorders via the George's Pass Program. 

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, playing Pokémon GO with her kids, exploring Central California, and cooking. 

Research

Chidambaran V, Ding L, Moore DL, Spruance K, Cudilo EM, Pilipenko V, Hossain M, Sturm P, Kashikar-Zuck S, Martin LJ, Sadhasivam S. Predicting the pain continuum after adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery: A prospective cohort study. Eur J Pain. 2017 Aug;21(7):1252-1265. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1025. Epub 2017 Mar 27. PMID: 28346762; PMCID: PMC5541247. Subramanyam R, Cudilo EM, Hossain MM, McAuliffe J, Wu J, Patino M, Gunter J, Mahmoud M. To Pretreat or Not to Pretreat: Prophylactic Anticholinergic Administration Before Dexmedetomidine in Pediatric Imaging. Anesth Analg. 2015 Aug;121(2):479-85. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000765. PMID: 25871854. Cudilo EM, Varughese AM, Mahmoud M, Carey PM, Subramanyam R. Case report of transfusion-related acute lung injury in a pediatric spine surgery patient transfused leukoreduced red blood cells. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015 Dec;25(12):1294-7. doi: 10.1111/pan.12696. Epub 2015 Jun 30. PMID: 26126598. Subramanyam R, Schaffzin J, Cudilo EM, Rao MB, Varughese AM. Systematic review of risk factors for surgical site infection in pediatric scoliosis surgery. Spine J. 2015 Jun 1;15(6):1422-31. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.03.005. Epub 2015 Mar 18. PMID: 25796355. Cudilo E, Al Naemi H, Marmorstein L, Baldwin AL. Knockout mice: is it just genetics? Effect of enriched housing on fibulin-4(+/-) mice. PLoS One. 2007 Feb 21;2(2):e229. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000229. PMID: 17311093; PMCID: PMC1794134.