5253 Oak Island Road

Orlando, Florida 32809

E-mail: marcella. escoto@nemours.org

Cell Phone: (786) 863-3314

EDUCATION___________________________________________________________________________

August 2021 – May 2023

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

• Physician Executive Master of Business Administration

summa cum laude

April 2021 – April 2022

Medical Transport Leadership Institute

Wheeling, WV

• Certification for Medical Transport Executive

August 2003 – May 2007

New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, NY

• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

August 1999 – May 2003

University of South Florida

 Tampa, Florida

• Bachelor of Arts, Biology
• Minor in Chemistry
• Minor in British Literature

FELLOWSHIP, RESIDENCY, AND INTERNSHIP________________________________________________

                July 2010 – June 2013

Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of NY, NSLIJ (formerly known as Schneider Children’s Hospital, North Shore Long Island Jewish Medical Center)

                Department of Pediatrics

                New Hyde Park, NY

• Subspecialty: Critical Care
  • Administrative Chief Fellow for Pediatric Critical Care: 2012 - 2013

June 2007 – June 2010

Schneider Children’s Hospital, North Shore Long Island Jewish Medical Center (currently known as Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of NY, NSLIJ)

                Department of Pediatrics

                New Hyde Park, NY

• Categorical Pediatrics

EMPLOYMENT­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_________________________________________________________________________

                August 2013-Present

                Nemours Children’s Hospital

                Department of Pediatric Critical Care

                Pediatric Critical Care Physician

                Medical Director of Transport and Transfer Center

                Associate Professor, University of Central Florida College of Medicine

February 2011-2013

                Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children Medical Center of NY

                Urgent Care Center

                Pediatrician      

                May 2011-June 2013

                PM Pediatrics after Hours Urgent Care Center

                Pediatrician

January 2002 – May 2003

                University of South Florida; Science Advising Center

                Undergraduate Student Advisor Assistant

RESEARCH__________________________________________________________

                August 2019 – Present

                Research at Nemours Children’s Hospital

                Dept. of Critical Care     

                Title: Co-Investigator

• Observation of Multi-center Quality Improvement Project: Improving Safety and Quality of Tracheal Intubation Practice in Pediatric ICUs

June 2019 – Present

Research at Nemours Children’s Hospital

Title: Co-Investigator

• Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Paediatric Intensive Care: An International Cross-Sectional Prevalence Study

February 2018 – January 2020

                Research at Nemours Children’s Hospital

                Dept. of Critical Care

                Title: Co-Investigator

• High-Frequency Jet Ventilation as A Rescue Therapy in Children with Acute Respiratory Failure
• Accepted for poster presentation at Society of Critical Care (SCCM) National Conference, 2020

September 2011-June 2013

                Research at Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children Medical Center of NY

                Dept. of Critical Care

                Title: Principal Investigator

• Role of Glucose Utilization on Myocardial Performance after Cardio-Pulmonary Bypass in Pediatric Patients
  • Passed along the investigation to another physician

September 2011 – June 2013

                Research at Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children Medical Center of NY

                Dept. of Critical Care

                Title: Principal Investigator

• Utilization of Diabetic Keto-Acidosis Order Set Guidelines: Do they make a difference?
• Accepted for poster presentation at the Society of Critical Care (SCCM) National Conference, 2013.
  • Manuscript written

March 2006 – March 2007

                Research at Saint Barnabas Hospital

                Dept. of Emergency Medicine

                Title: Research Assistant

• Assistance as a coordinator on the emphasis of fire hydrant related injuries over the summer in children.

August 2005 – March 2007

Research at Saint Barnabas Hospital

Dept. of Trauma and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Title: Research Assistant

• Evaluation of Trauma Patients with Chest Tubes
• Assistance as a coordinator on the emphasis of evaluating chest tube trauma patients pulmonary function test.

August 2002 – May 2003

Research at University of South Florida

Dept. of Biology

Title: Research Assistant

• Assisted the lab coordinator on the emphasis of cancer cells through the use of IP6.
• Performed cell culture techniques, immuno-cyto-chemistry, apoptosis evaluation, biochemical analysis, and mRNA analysis of the cells.

­PUBLICATIONS­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_________________________________________________________________________

1. Sykes JA, Badizadegan K, Gordon P, Sokol D, Escoto M, Ten I, Vyas S, Torres A, Levine AM. Simultaneous Acquired Self-limited Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Kikuchi Necrotizing Lymphadenitis in a 16-Year-Old Teenage Girl: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Pediatric Emergency Care 2016 Nov; 32(11):792-798. PMID:26555310

Abstracts

1. Villacres S, Escoto M, Longani N, Fagan H, Kahana M, Maul T, Torres A. High Frequency Jet Ventilation as Rescue Therapy in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Critical Care Medicine 2020 Jan; 48(1): 579

Peer Review Publications

1. Escoto M. Critical Appraisal of: Safdar N, O'Horo JC, Ghufran A, Bearden A, Didier ME, Chateau D, Maki DG. Chlorhexidine-impregnated dressing for prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infection: a meta-analysis. Critical Care Med 2014 Jul; 42(7):1703-13 2014  

 http://pedsccm.org/view-review.php?id=969

2. Escoto M. Critical Appraisal of: Ruth A, McCracken CE, Fortenberry JD, Hall M, Simon HK, Hebbar KB.  Pediatric severe sepsis: current trends and outcomes from the pediatric health information systems database. Pediatric Critical Care Med 2014 Nov; 15 (9): 828-38 2014   

http://pedsccm.org/view-review.php?id=997

3. Escoto M. Critical Appraisal of: Cabrini L, Landoni G, Oriani A, Plumari VP, Nobile L, Greco M, Pasin L, Beretta L, Zangrillo A. Noninvasive Ventilation and Survival in Acute Care Settings: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Metanalysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Critical Care Med. 2015 Apr;43(4):880-888 2015

http://pedsccm.org/view-review.php?id=1021

4. Escoto, M. Critical Appraisal of: Elhoff JJ, Chowdhury SM, Zyblewski SC, Atz AM, Bradley SM, Graham EM. Intraoperative Steroid Use and Outcomes Following the Norwood Procedure: An Analysis of the Pediatric Heart Network’s Public Database. Pediatric Critical Care Med. 2016 Jan;17(1):30-35 2016

http://pedsccm.org/view-review.php?id=1071

MEDICAL BOARDS, LICENSURES, CERTIFICATES_______________________________________________

• Florida State Medical License Number: OS12228, 2013- Present
• New York State Medical License Number:  256115, 2010-2013
• American Board of Pediatrics Certified, 2012
• American Board of Pediatric Critical Care Certified, 2018
• Fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics, 2020 - Present
• Extra-corporeal Life Support Certified Specialist (ECMO), 2010-Present
• Pediatric Advance Life Support, American Heart Association, 2012-Present
• Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, 2012-Present
• Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Instructor, 2010 – Present
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association, 2016 – Present
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2016 – 2018
• Six Sigma Green Belt, Auburn University, 2023 - Present

PROFESSIONALMEMBERSHIPS____________________________________________________________

• American Medical Association, 2003 – Present
• American Osteopathic Association, 2003 – Present
• American Academy of Pediatrics, 2007- Present
• American College of Chest Physicians 2010- Present
• New York Society of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2010 -2013

• Disaster Relief Partnership Program
• Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2010-Present
• Association of Air Medical Services, 2021 - Present

COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION____________________________________________________________

• Patient Safety & Medical Quality Review Committee
• Nursing Research and Education Committee
• UM/HIM AD HOC Committee
• Transport Committee
• Surgical Performance Improvement and Patient Safety (SPIPS)

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES­______________________________________________________

August 2014 - Present

Shepherd’s Hope; Orlando, Florida

August 2004 – August 2005

                Student National Medical Association; Old Westbury, NY

August 2001 – May 2003

Shriner’s Hospital Volunteer; Tampa, Florida

LANGUAGES­­­­­­­­­­­___________________________________________________________________________

                Bilingual                   English and Spanish (Fluent)

REFERENCES­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­___________________________________________________________________________

• References available upon request