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Mauricio F. Villamar, MD, Neurology, Warwick, RI

Mauricio F.VillamarMD

Neurology Warwick, RI

Epilepsy, Hospital/Neurohospitalist, Neurophysiology

Neurohospitalist / Epileptologist

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  • Office

    455 Toll Gate Rd
    Warwick, RI 02886
    Phone+1 401-737-7010
    Fax+1 401-736-1057

Summary

  • Dr. Mauricio Villamar is Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator, at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He received his medical degree with highest honors from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador. He then worked as a physician in the Amazon rainforest for one year. This was followed by a research fellowship in non-invasive brain stimulation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

    Dr. Villamar is a graduate of the neurology residency program at the University of Kentucky, where he obtained multiple research and teaching awards and was inducted to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society. He then completed fellowships in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He joined Brown Neurology in 2020.
    Dr. Villamar is Board-certified in neurology and in epilepsy. He is a Fellow of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society and the American Epilepsy Society. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, The Neurohospitalist Society, the American Neurological Association, and the Catholic Medical Association. His research and clinical interests include hospital neurology, epilepsy, EEG, medical education, global neurology, and hospital quality and process improvement.

    Dr. Villamar has received multiple grants and awards for his clinical research and for his quality and process improvement initiatives. Since joining Brown, Dr. Villamar has received institutional and national awards for his work as a medical educator and was selected as a Harvard Macy Scholar.

    In addition to English, Dr. Villamar is fluent in Spanish.

Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2019 - 2020
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Epilepsy, 2018 - 2019
  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine
    University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 2014 - 2018
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2011 - 2013
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolCertificate, Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, Clinical Research Scholar Award, 2011 - 2011
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
    Pontifical Catholic University of EcuadorClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2020 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2018 - 2021
  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2015 - 2018
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Epilepsy Study Consortium Mini-Grant American Epilepsy Society / Epilepsy Study Consortium, 2019
  • Alumni Excellence Award for Sustained Project Work Partners HealthCare Clinical Process Improvement Leadership Program, 2019
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Alpha Omega Alpha, 2018
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Development of an inpatient alert system to improve time to administration of second-line antiepileptic drugs for patients in status epilepticus  
    Villamar MF, Cook AM, Ward-Mitchell R, Bensalem-Owen M, Ann Neurol. 2017; 82 (suppl 21) S64, 10/2017
  • Predictive Value of Autonomic Variables for Seizures in Refractory Epilepsy  
    Villamar MF, Al-Bakri A, Haddix C, Albuja AC, Esser KA, Sunderam S, Bensalem-Owen M, J Clin Neurophys, 5/2017
  • Technique and Considerations in the Use of 4x1 Ring High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS)  
    Villamar MF, Volz MS, Bikson M, Datta A, DaSilva AF, Fregni F, J Vis Exp, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

Other

  • Metabolic Syndrome Among HIV-Infected Outpatients From a Hospital In Quito, Ecuador: a Cross-Sectional Study.(M.D. dissertation) 
    Villamar MF, Albuja AC, Cevallos-Salas NI, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador
    1/1/2009

Press Mentions

  • Sociedad De Honor De Medicina Otorga Premio a Médico Ecuatoriano
    Sociedad De Honor De Medicina Otorga Premio a Médico EcuatorianoAugust 24th, 2016
  • National and Chapter News
    National and Chapter NewsAugust 16th, 2016
  • Solidaridad Ecuatoriana También Llega Desde El Exterior
    Solidaridad Ecuatoriana También Llega Desde El ExteriorApril 24th, 2016
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Grant Support

  • Implementation of an inpatient alert protocol to optimize the timeliness of antiseizure treatment in status epilepticusPartners HealthCare Center of Expertise in Medical Education2019–2020
  • Epilepsy Study Consortium Mini-GrantAmerican Epilepsy Society / Epilepsy Study Consortium2019–2020
  • Correlation of Circadian and Autonomic Variables with Electrophysiological Markers in Epilepsy Patients Undergoing Phase II Presurgical EvaluationAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society2016–2018
  • Correlation of Circadian and Autonomic Variables with Electrophysiological Markers in Epilepsy Patients Undergoing Phase II Presurgical EvaluationEpilepsy Center, University of Kentucky College of Medicine2016–2018

Research History

  • Post-doctoral Research FellowResearch Fellow in Physicial Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Neuromodulation Center, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School2011 - 2013

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish