CristiannaValleraMD

Obstetrical Anesthesiology

Assistant Professor; Director of Obstetric Anesthesia, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital; Assistant Director for Quality and Performance Improvement, Perioperative Services, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

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Office
757 Westwood Plaza
UCLA Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, #3325
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone+1 310-267-8693
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Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Obstetric Anesthesiology, 2008 - 2009
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 2005 - 2008
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2005
University of Utah School of MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2006 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2008 - 2015
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

32 citations
Uterotonic Medications: Oxytocin, Methylergonovine, Carboprost, Misoprostol
Cristianna Vallera, Lynn O. Choi, Catherine M. Cha, Richard W. Hong> ;Anesthesiology Clinics. 2017 Jun 1
12 citations
Ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure for management of congenital high airway obstruction syndrome in a vertex/breech twin gestation.
Richard DeShay Elliott, Cristianna Vallera, Eugenie S. Heitmiller, Gillian R Isaac, Michael Lee, Jude Crino, Emily F. Boss, Stacey L. Ishman> ;International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2013 Mar 1
2 citations
Preoperative evaluation for hand surgery in adults.
Cristianna Vallera, Dawn M. LaPorte> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2011 Aug 1
3 citations
Monitored anesthesia care for hand surgery in adults.
Cristianna Vallera, Dawn M. LaPorte> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2011 Jul 1
5 citations
Sedation for hand surgery in adults
Dawn M. LaPorte, Cristianna Vallera> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2011 Jul 1
68 citations
Intraoperative Thrombus Embolization During Nephrectomy and Tumor Thrombectomy: Critical Analysis of the University of California-Los Angeles Experience
Brian Shuch, Jeffrey LaRochelle, Thomas Onyia, Cristianna Vallera, Dan Margulis, Allan J. Pantuck, Robert B. Smith, Arie S. Belldegrun> ;The Journal of Urology. 2009 Feb 1
38 citations
Relative versus absolute modulation of growth in the fusionless treatment of experimental scoliosis.
John T. Braun, Jerod L Hines, Ephraim Akyuz, Cristianna Vallera, James W. Ogilvie> ;Spine. 2006 Jul 15
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Journal Articles

Jell-O and You - The Medical Student as Lobbyist
Cristianna Vallera, Eklektikos, 2001
A Night Of Crisis
Cristianna Vallera, Eklektikos, 2001
Many Borders To Cross: Latino Immigrants & U.S. Healthcare
Cristianna Vallera, Eklektikos, 2000
Diversity: Beyond The Numbers
Cristianna Vallera, Eklektikos, 1999
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Abstracts/Posters

Clubfoot Correction: A Working Protocol for the Ponseti Method of Percutaneous Achilles Tenotomy Under Local Anesthetic.
Stephen Santora MD, B. Luther, W. Johns, Cristianna Vallera, and Kristin Carroll MD, POSNA, 5/2003

Lectures

Critical Incidents: the Aftermath
American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting - 2013
Obstetric Anesthesiology Update: Vasopressor Medications During Cesarean Delivery
Kaiser Sunset, Los Angeles California - 1/4/2011