Audra Webber, MD

Audra Webber, MD

Audra Webber, MD, is an attending anesthesiologist and associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.


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About Audra Webber, MD

Titles

Attending Anesthesiologist

Leadership and Memberships

2020-2024, Vice-Chair, NYSSA Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
2022-2024, Speaker, New York State Society of Anesthesiologists
2021-2022, Vice Speaker, New York State Society of Anesthesiologists.
2022-Present, Co-Chair SAMBA Pediatric Anesthesia Committee
2021-2023, Vice Chair, ASA Committee on Ambulatory Surgical Care
2023-present, Chair, ASA Committee on Ambulatory Surgical Care
2022-present, Organization and Planning, Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA) yearly conference’s pediatric panel
2021-2023, Organization and Planning of Post-Graduate Assembly yearly conference’s pediatric panel

Editorial and Academic Positions

2021-present, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine URMC

2017-2021, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine URMC

2015-2017, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, URMC

2012-2015, Clinical Instructor, University of Louisville SOM

Education & training

Medical Degree

MD - University of Pittsburgh SOM, Pittsburgh, PA

Internship

West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Residency

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Fellowship

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2024

Brennan MP, Webber AM, Patel CV, Chin WA, Butz SF, Rajan N. Care of the Pediatric Patient for Ambulatory Tonsillectomy With or Without Adenoidectomy: The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Position Statement. Anesth Analg. 2024 Mar 22. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006645. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38517763.


Webber A, Brennan M & Bradley J (2024). Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery: What’s New, What’s Controversial. Current Anesthesiology Reports. 14. 1-8. 10.1007/s40140-024-00624-1. 

2023

Webber AM, Brennan M. The high-risk pediatric patient for ambulatory surgery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2023 Oct 11. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37865843.


Juviler P, Meyers JM, Webber A, Levatino E, Axford J, Barker E, Correll L, Decker AS, Faria J, Gloff M, Loria A, McKenna M, Schriefer J, Stevens TP, Verna S, Wegman S, Wolcott K, Wakeman D. Reducing Unplanned Intubations in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit After Children's Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jan;59(1):45-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.09.029. Epub 2023 Sep 22. PMID: 37845122 – See attached corrigendum for authorship error Corrigendum PMID: 38307750

2022

Gloff MS, Robinson R, Correll LR, Lander H, Pyne S, Webber A. Preoperative optimization in the pediatric patient. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2022 Jan 1;60(1):56-63 . PMID: 34711789.

2021

Webber A, Willer B.  Obesity, Race, and Perioperative Complications.  Current Anesthesiology Reports (2021) 11: 248-256.

Books

2021

Webber A.  Chapter 2. Pediatric Anesthesia – Obesity, respiratory complications, ambulatory anesthesia criteria. In Watt & Mack (Eds.) Utilizing Problem Based Learning in Anesthesiology Careers. Cambridge Scholars 2021.  ISBN (10): 1-5275-6221-2

2020

Webber A, Faria J.  Non Normal/Difficult Airway. In Pediatric Anesthesia Procedures, Oxford University Press.   June 2020. ISBN 9780190685188