Emilio Quezada Liuti, MD
Associate Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Dr. Emilio Quezada is a pediatric cardiologist who specializes in prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease with fetal echocardiography. His main focus is outpatient evaluation and and treatment for pediatric patients with heart disease in the Salinas and Monterey area.
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Quezada counsels parents when congenital heart disease is detected during a pregnancy. His goal is empowering families to navigate the challenges of a new diagnosis by providing compassionate and respectful care.
Quezada's research examines the aorta in women with Turner syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes multiple medical issues, often including heart defects. He is co-director of the Healthy Heart Project of the Turner Syndrome Society of the United States. Since 2021, he directs the Genetic Aortopathy clinic at Mission Bay, which evaluates and manages patients with genetic conditions that affect the aorta.
Quezada earned his medical degree from Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala. He completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of South Florida, followed by a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). He completed a year of advanced training in fetal cardiology and noninvasive cardiac imaging at OHSU and UCSF.
Quezada is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and member of the Fetal Heart Society, and American Society of Echocardiography.
Awards
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- Bilderback Award | Outstanding Teaching by a Pediatric Fellow, Oregon Health & Science University, 2014
- Resident of the Year, University of South Florida School of Medicine, 2011
- Academic Thesis Award - Use of Sildenafil in patients with pulmonary hypertension, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala, 2005
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2021
- Fetal Cardiac Imaging Non-Invasive Imaging University of California 2015
- Fetal Cardiac Imaging Non-Invasive Imaging Oregon Health & Science University 2014
- Pediatric Cardiology Pediatric Cardiology Oregon Health & Science University 2011
- General Pediatrics Pediatrics University of South Florida 2008
- Medical Degree Medicine Universidad Francisco Marroquin 2004
Interests
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- Pediatric Cardiology
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Genetic Aortopathy
- Education
- Fetal Cardiology
Websites
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- Clinical Profile at Natividad Medical Center (natividad.com)
- UCSF Health (ucsfhealth.org)
- Universidad Francisco Marroquín (newmedia.ufm.edu)
- Clinical Profile at Community Hospital of Monterey (chomp.org)
- Clinical Profile at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (ucsfbenioffchildrens.org)
- Fetal Treatment Center (fetus.ucsf.edu)
Publications (12)
Top publication keywords:
Fetal TherapiesBody Surface AreaAtrioventricular BlockAortic AneurysmHeart Defects, CongenitalOxygen Inhalation TherapyPulmonary AtresiaAortaTricuspid Valve InsufficiencyHeart DiseasesFacePlacental CirculationAbnormalities, MultipleTransposition of Great VesselsTurner Syndrome
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Aortic dimensions in Turner syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2015 Quezada E, Lapidus J, Shaughnessy R, Chen Z, Silberbach M -
Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: Fetal Diagnosis, Associations, and Postnatal Outcome: A Fetal Heart Society Research Collaborative Study.
Journal of the American Heart Association 2023 Cohen J, Arya B, Caplan R, Donofrio MT, Ferdman D, Harrington JK, Ho DY, Hogan W, Hornberger LK, Jhaveri S, Killen SAS, Lindblade CL, Michelfelder E, Moon-Grady AJ, Patel S, Quezada E, Ronai C, … -
Preventing aortic dissection in Turner syndrome: Who faces the risk?
International journal of cardiology 2023 Silberbach M, Braverman AC, Prakash SK, Roos-Hesselink JW, Quezada E, Scurlock C -
Breaking the Rules: Left Common Carotid Artery from the Main Pulmonary Artery in an Infant with a Vascular Ring.
CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2021 Juergensen S, Quezada E, Silverman NH, Gossett JG, Kouretas P, Reddy VM, Hogan W -
Fetal cerebrovascular response to maternal hyperoxygenation in congenital heart disease: effect of cardiac physiology.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2021 Hogan WJ, Moon-Grady AJ, Zhao Y, Cresalia NM, Nawaytou H, Quezada E, Brook M, McQuillen P, Peyvandi S
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Giant Neonatal Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation: An Imaging and Management Challenge.
CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2020 Lin Y, Hogan W, Stillwell K, Moore P, Peyvandi S, Amin E, Quezada E -
Pilot Study of Blood Pressure in Girls With Turner Syndrome: An Awareness Gap, Clinical Associations, and New Hypotheses.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) 2016 Los E, Quezada E, Chen Z, Lapidus J, Silberbach M -
The importance of small for gestational age in the risk assessment of infants with critical congenital heart disease.
Cardiology in the young 2013 Sochet AA, Ayers M, Quezada E, Braley K, Leshko J, Amankwah EK, Quintessenza JA, Jacobs JP, Dadlani G -
Costello syndrome and related disorders.
Current opinion in pediatrics 2007 Quezada E, Gripp KW -
Gene expression profile of bioreactor-cultured cardiac cells: activation of morphogenetic pathways for tissue engineering.
DNA and cell biology 2007 Akins RE, Gratton K, Quezada E, Rutter H, Tsuda T, Soteropoulos P -
Aristotle score predicts outcome in patients requiring extracorporeal circulatory support following repair of congenital heart disease.
ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) 2007 Derby CD, Kolcz J, Kerins PJ, Duncan DR, Quezada E, Pizarro C -
Low-dose oral sildenafil for patients with pulmonary hypertension: a cost-effective solution in countries with limited resources.
Cardiology in the young 2006 Vida VL, Gaitan G, Quezada E, Barnoya J, Castañeda AR