Elizabeth M. O’Brien, MD

Elizabeth M. O’Brien, MD

Elizabeth M. O’Brien, MD, is an attending anesthesiologist with the Division of General Anesthesiology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of expertise: Anesthesia for children with developmental or behavioral health needs, Anesthesia for children with congenital heart disease presenting for noncardiac surgery

Locations: Main Building


1-800-879-2467

About Elizabeth M. O’Brien, MD

Titles

Attending Anesthesiologist

Awards and Honors

2019, Good Physician Award, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
2018, Foundations of Anesthesia and Education Research (FAER) Scholar, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

American Society of Anesthesiologists
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, Associate Fellow
International Anesthesiology Research Society
Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
 - Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee
Wake Up Safe Initiative Committee Member

Research Interests

Quality improvement and patient safety
Pediatric pegional anesthesia
Physician wellness
Diversity, equity and inclusion in anesthesiology

Education & training

Medical Degree

MD - Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA

Internship

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH

Residency

Anesthesiology - Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (Chief Resident)

Fellowship

Pediatric Anesthesiology - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Academic Research - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2021

O’Brien E, Doshi A. Multimodal Analgesia in Pediatric Acute Pain. Society of     Pediatric Pain Medicine, Fall Newsletter: Acute Pediatric Pain Management for Hospitalized Patients. Electronically published 12/08/2021. Multimodal Analgesia in Pediatric Acute Pain - SPPM News (wpengine.com).

2020

Babirak L, O’Brien E, Muhly WT. Regional Anesthesia for Pediatric Knee    Surgery. Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine, Fall Newsletter: Update in Pediatric    Regional Anesthesia. Electronically published 11/2020. SPPM Newsletter (pedspainmedicine.org).

2018

O’Brien EM, Low Y. Epicardial Cavernous Hemangioma: A Diagnostic Challenge. CASE: CV Imaging Journal. 2018, Dec; 2(6): 262-265. PMID: 2468-6441.

 

Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2021

Gurnaney H, Fiadjoe J, Ganesh A, O’Brien E, Steyn P. “When should regional anesthesia be used in pediatric patients?” Evidence-Based Practice of Anesthesiology. 4e. Saunders/Elsevier. Lee A. Fleischer, MD. Chapter 70, 2021.