Pierre Vila

I teach Trinity second-year medics Neuroanatomy topics as part of the First BM Part II course.

I have taught clinical and pre-clinical medical students from multiple different medical schools across a range of disciplines and formats, including lectures, small-group teaching, bedside clinical teaching and simulation training.

During my undergraduate degree I worked under Dr Charlotte Stagg on structural and functional brain imaging including the neuroimaging of a novel parkinsonian syndrome of abusers of the designer psychostimulant methcathinone.

As a postgraduate my research experience includes working as a co-investigator for the WAVE trial investigating a novel algorithm for weaning from mechanical ventilation, and recruiting patients for the COPIA trial comparing volatile and intravenous anaesthesia in cardiac surgery.

Vila, P; de Vere, F; Simon, A; Walker, C. Severe aortic valve regurgitation requiring mechanical aortic valve replacement following Impella device implantation. Perfusion 2020.

Juurmaa, J; Menke, R; Vila, P; Muursepp, A; Tomberg, T; Ilves, P; Nigul, M; Johansen-Berg, H; Donaghy, M; Stagg, CJ; Stepens, A; Taba, P. Grey matter abnormalities in methcathinone abusers with a parkinsonian syndrome. Brain and Behaviour 2016 Aug 18.

Dickerson, JE; Paul, KF; Vila, P; Whiticar, R. The role for peer-assisted ultrasound teaching.  Clinical Teacher. 2016 Jun.