Sushila Murthy, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Director, Penn Anesthesia Quality & Safety Implementation Group (QSIG), Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 680 Dulles
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 680 Dulles
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.Sc. (Biomedical Computation, Honors in Feminist Studies)
Stanford University, 2005.
M.P.H. (Public Health)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2009.
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2010.
Permanent linkB.Sc. (Biomedical Computation, Honors in Feminist Studies)
Stanford University, 2005.
M.P.H. (Public Health)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2009.
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2010.
Selected Publications
Seki S, Candon M, Murthy S, Sahota G, Kelz RR, Neuman MD. : Evaluation of a behavioral intervention to reduce perioperative midazolam administration to older adults BJA Open 7: 100206, Jul 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.bjao.2023.100206. eCollection 2023 Sep.Murthy S, Clapp JT, Burson RC, Fleisher LA, Neuman MD.: Physicians' perspectives of prognosis and goals of care discussions after hip fracture. J Am Geriatr Soc 70(5): 1487-1494, May 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1111/jgs.17642. Epub 2022 Jan 6.
Tomas Griebling, MD; Joseph Hejkal, MD; Melissa Hornor, MD; Jason Johanning, MD; Sushila Murthy, MD, MPH; Tony Rosen, MD, MPH; Kate Schenning, MD, MPH: Case 2: Assessing Capacity, Goals of Care, and Decision Making in the Context of a Patient With an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Comorbidities. Virtual Patient Cases from the American Geriatrics Society. American Geriatrics Society and the American Board of Medical Specialties, 2020 Notes: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/ags-education/interactive/18615255.
Clapp Justin T, Arriaga Alexander F, Murthy Sushila, Raper Steven E, Schwartz J Sanford, Barg Frances K, Fleisher Lee A: Surgical Consultation as Social Process: Implications for Shared Decision Making. Annals of Surgery 269(3): 446-452, Mar 2019 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002610.
Sweeney Rachel E, Arriaga Alexander F, Clapp Justin T, Franco Idalid, Murthy Sushila, Cotton Josh, Marks Joshua A, Burson Randall C, Chaby Tom, Fleisher Lee A.: How Does the Eye of the Beholder Affect Teamwork Within Young Healthcare Professionals? The Role of Gender. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Oct 2017 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Sushila Murthy: Dipyridamole. Essence of Anesthesia Practice. Lee A. Fleisher, Michael Roizen, Jeffrey Roizen (eds.). Elsevier, May 2017.
Murthy Sushila, Hepner David L, Cooper Zara, Javedan Houman, Gleason Lauren J, Chi John H, Bader Angela M.: Leveraging the pre-operative clinic to engage older patients in shared decision making about complex surgery: An illustrative case. A&A Case Reports 7(2): 30-32, July 2016 Notes: DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000331.
Cheung Y, Abookire S, Murthy S, Bader AM. : Standardizing peri-procedural antithrombotic therapy instructions in a community hospital. Preoperative Care and Operating Room Management 2(1): 1-11, March 2016 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcorm.2015.12.001.
Murthy S, Hepner D L, Cooper Z, Bader A M, Neuman M D: Controversies in anaesthesia for noncardiac surgery in older adults. British journal of anaesthesia 115 Suppl 2: ii15-25, Dec 2015.
Mueller Noomi, Murthy Sushila, Tainter Christopher R, Lee Jarone, Riddell Kathleen, Fintelmann Florian J, Grabitz Stephanie D, Timm Fanny P, Levi Benjamin, Kurth Tobias, Eikermann Matthias: Can Sarcopenia Quantified by Ultrasound of the Rectus Femoris Muscle Predict Adverse Outcome of Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients as well as Frailty? A Prospective, Observational Cohort Study. Annals of Surgery 264(6): 1116–1124, Dec 2015 Notes: doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001546.