Rebecca S Isserman, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Attending Anesthesiologist, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Deputy Patient Safety Officer, Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Medical Director, General Anesthesia Patient Safety, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-756-2688
Lab: 215-590-1750
Lab: 215-590-1750
Email:
issermanr@email.chop.edu
issermanr@email.chop.edu
Education:
AB (Psychology)
Princeton University, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2010.
Permanent linkAB (Psychology)
Princeton University, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2010.
Selected Publications
Priti G Dalal, Shobha Malviya, Joseph Cravero, James Fehr; Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Quality and Safety Committee “Nil per Os” Task Force (Rebecca Isserman): Reviewing "Nil Per Os" Guidance for Clear Fluids in Children Before Anesthesia: Survey of the Pediatric Anesthesia Leadership Council. Anesthesia and Analgesia 140(3): 507-514, March 2025.K. T. Wild, MD; E. Kesler, CRNP; K. T. Van Hoose, CRNP; R. Ebbert, CRNP; M. Duran, CRNP; T. Meeker, CRNP; R. Isserman, MD; S. Gattoline, PharmD; E. Young, MSN; T. Reynolds, MBA; N. Rintoul, MD; H. Hedrick, MD: Inpatient and N/IICU Clinical Pathway for the Pre and Post-operative Care of the Infant with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). chop.edu/pathways. clinical pathways team (eds.). March 2024.
Wild KT, Hedrick HL, Ades AM, Fraga MV, Avitabile CM, Gebb JS, Oliver ER, Coletti K, Kesler EM, Van Hoose KT, Panitch HB, Johng S, Ebbert RP, Herkert LM, Hoffman C, Ruble D, Flohr S, Reynolds T, Duran M, Foster A, Isserman RS, Partridge EA, Rintoul NE.: Update on Management and Outcome of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine EPUB, November 2023.
I.Yuan, R. Isserman, E.Elliot, R. Iyer, W. Muhly, G.Georgostathi, A.Richter, F. (Rich) Tsui, J. Feldman: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Mask Inductions in Children: a QI report. American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting, San Fransisco, CA October 2023.
Rebecca S. Isserman, Ian Yuan, Elizabeth M. Elliott, Wallis T. Muhly, Rajeev S. Iyer, Heather A. Farrell, Domonique A. Varallo, Georgia Georgostathi, Adam G Richter, Jennifer Stiso, Fuchiang (Rich) Tsui, Jeffrey M. Feldman: Reducing the environmental impact of mask inductions in children: A quality improvement report. Pediatric Anesthesia 33(9): 728-735, Sept 2023.
Rebecca S. Isserman and Elizabeth M. Elliott: NPO Guidelines for Infants and Children. Open Anesthesia, https://www.openanesthesia.org April 2023 Notes: in press.
Sheri Jones-Oguh , Elizabeth M Elliott, Heather McClung Pasqualino, Kathleen Harris, Rebecca S Isserman: Medication Safety in Pediatric Anesthesia: An Educational Review and a Call to Action. Pediatric Anesthesia 33(1): 17-23, January 2023.
Isserman R: Embryology of the airways and lungs. Open Anesthesia, https://www.openanesthesia.org. Chatterjee D, January 2023.
Isserman R, Mamula P, Litman RS: Gastrointestinal Diseases in Litman Basics of Pediatric Anesthesia. Litman's Basics of Pediatric Anesthesia September 2022.
Duran M, Rintoul N, Chuo J, Gibbs K, Barrila-Yetman M, Meeker T, White M, Orio T, Isserman R, Nelson O, Young E, Barr N, Cei B, Padula M, Devine M, Hedrick H : Utilizing A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Approach to Improve Postoperative Pain Management in Surgical Neonates/Infants CHOP Quality and Safety Day, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA May 2022 Notes: Poster Presentation.