Wallis T. Muhly, M.D.
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Perioperative Liaison to Orthopedic Surgery , Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Brandywine Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Chair, Perioperative Quality and Safety Committee , 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: (267) 426-7871
Email:
muhlyw@email.chop.edu
muhlyw@email.chop.edu
Education:
BA (English & Biological Sciences)
Colorado State University, 2000.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2006.
Permanent linkBA (English & Biological Sciences)
Colorado State University, 2000.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2006.
Selected Publications
Wright E, Sadacharam K, Staffa S, Milewski M, Booth J, Van Pelt H, Furstein J, O’Brien E, Muhly WT, Kastnerungar G, Paterno M, Li G, Cravero J, Chidambaran V, Fernandez A, Mandler T, SPAIN-ACL Investigators : An analysis of functional outcomes in teenage patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with perioperative regional nerve block. SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2025 Meeting, Orlando, FL March 2025.Sadacharam K, Uhl K, Kelleher S, Kastner Ungar G, Staffa S, Cravero J, Bradley J, Milewski MD, Lau B, Muhly WT, SPAIN-ACL Investigators: Preoperative psychological factors and postoperative pain scores and the development of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following pediatric anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Anesthesia and Analgesia in press 2025.
VanEenenaam D, Cardin S, Yang D, O’Brien E, Muhly WT, Sankar WN: Suprainguinal fascia iliaca nerve clocks outperform epidural analgesia in patients undergoing periacetabular osteotomy. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 32(24): 1123-29, Dec 2024.
O'Brien EM, Neiswinter N, Lin KY, Lynch D, Baldwin K, Profeta V, Flynn JM, Muhly WT: Perioperative management and outcomes for posterior spinal fusion in patients with Friedreich Ataxia: A single-center, retrospective study. Pediatric Anesthesia 34(7): 654-61, Jul 2024.
Gilbertson LE, Muhly WT, Montana MC, Chidambaran V, DiCindio S, Sadacharam K, Wilder RT, Whyte SD, Hifko A, Amin A, Austin TM, Bejar A, Bielsky AR, Brenn BR, Cassidy M, Chacko S, Doshi A, Gal JS, Haile DT, Handlogten K, Hoffman C, Ko R, Lynch LR, Martinez JL, McCann ME, Moore R, Nguyen T, Njoku DB, Pinyavat T, Patel R, Stemland CJ, Sponseller PD, Frankville DD, North American Pediatric Spine Anesthesiologists Investigators: A survey of practice in the anesthetic management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis spine fusion by the North American Pediatric Spine Anesthesiologists (NAPSA) collaborative. Pediatric Anesthesia 34(7): 645-53, Jul 2024.
BD Bruins, JL Lockman, WT Muhly, B Laskin, M Pearsall, M Levine, S Amaral: PAAD Reader Response: On choice of crystalloid during pediatric kidney transplantation. Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day. Substack, April 2024.
O'Brien EM, Stricker PA, Harris KA, Liu H, Griffis H, Muhly WT: Perioperative management and outcomes in patients with autism spectrum disorder: A retrospective cohort study. Anesthesia and Analagesia 138: 438-446, Feb 2024.
Syed AN, Baghdadi S, Muhly WT, Baldwin KD: Nausea and vomiting after posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A systematic and critical analysis review. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) Reviews 12, Jan 2024.
Sadacharam K, Furstein JS, Staffa SJ, Li G, Karroum R, Booth JM, Kim E, McCahan S, Muhly WT, Chidambaran V, SPAIN-ACL Investigators: Multisite prospective study of perioperative pain management practices for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescents – SPAIN ACL Project Report. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine In press 2024.
Yu H, Simpao AF, Ruiz VM, Nelson O, Muhly WT, Sutherland TN, Gálvez JA, Pushkar MB, Stricker PA, Tsui FR: Predicting pediatric emergence delirium using data-driven machine learning applied to electronic health record dataset at a quaternary care pediatric hospital. Journal of American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) Open 6: ooad106, Dec 2023.