Carlos Milla

Clinical Focus

• Pediatric Pulmonary
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
• Pulmonary Hypertension

Administrative Appointments

• Director, The Stanford Cystic Fibrosis Center (2009 - present)

Honors and Awards

• Crandall Endowed Scholar in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2007)
• Annalisa Marzotto Endowed Chair in Cystic Fibrosis Care, University of Minnesota Medical School (2005)

Professional Education

Postdoctoral Advisees

Anne Coates

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Pediatrics

Current Research Interests

My research interests have centered on the inflammatory responses that lead to airway disease in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and the metabolic factors that contribute to CF lung disease progression. Current efforts are focused on the understanding of the early events that drive the development of lung disease through the study of infants with CF identified by newborn screening. This includes the development of new diagnostic tools that permit the early detection of lung disease manifestations.

Clinical Trials

• #5902 Rare Genetic Disorders Study Recruiting
• Cystic Fibrosis Proficiency Testing Study Recruiting
• G551D Observational Study (GOAL) Recruiting
• HOLA CF Study Recruiting
• ISIS Study Recruiting

Publications

• Effect of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery on Pulmonary Status of Adults with Cystic Fibrosis. Kempainen RR, Sajan JA, Pylkas AM, Dunitz JM, Rimell FL, Milla CE. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012
• Pulmonary complications of endocrine and metabolic disorders. Milla CE, Zirbes J. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2012; 13 (1): 23-8
• Diagnostic yield of nasal scrape biopsies in primary ciliary dyskinesia: A multicenter experience. Olin JT, Burns K, Carson JL, Metjian H, Atkinson JJ, Davis SD, Dell SD, Ferkol TW, Milla CE, Olivier KN, Rosenfeld M, Baker B, Leigh MW, Knowles MR, Sagel SD. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2011
• Characteristics of gastroesophageal reflux in adults with cystic fibrosis. Sabati AA, Kempainen RR, Milla CE, Ireland M, Schwarzenberg SJ, Dunitz JM, Khan KM. J Cyst Fibros. 2010; 9 (5): 365-70
• Associations of psychosocial factors with health outcomes among youth with cystic fibrosis. Patterson JM, Wall M, Berge J, Milla C. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009; 44 (1): 46-53