Olivia Nelson, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Anesthesiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Fetal Anesthesia, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Fax: 215-590-1415
Education:
BA (Women's Studies)
Smith College, 2001.
BA (PreMed)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2010.
Permanent linkBA (Women's Studies)
Smith College, 2001.
BA (PreMed)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2010.
Selected Publications
Xie F, Tweedy E, Nelson O, Desai SS, Tsui R, Cook-Sather SD, Simpao AF: A single center, retrospective cohort study of analgesic medication combinations and post-operative pain scores of children after tonsillectomy Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Denver, CO Mar 2026.Nelson O, Stricker PA, Staffa S, Taicher BM, Goobie SM, and The Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group: Preoperative anemia and perioperative blood transfusion in pediatric craniofacial surgery: An international multicenter report from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Denver, CO Mar 2026.
Xie F, Tweedy E, Nelson O, Desai SS, Tsui R, Cook-Sather SD, Simpao AF: Using Python to perform a single center, retrospective cohort study of analgesic medication combinations and post-operative pain scores of children after tonsillectomy Society for Technology in Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL Jan 2026.
Hyland A, Lewis A, Bellussi F, Berghella V, Flibotte J, Kumar M, Nelson O, Shutter L, Greer D, Kirschen M: Safety of apnea testing in pregnant persons undergoing evaluation for brain death/death by neurologic criteria Neurology 105(5): e214010, Sept 2025.
Land S, Flohr S, Mathew L, Ades AM, Gebb JS, Moldenhauer JS, Nelson O, Oliver ER, Partridge E, Peranteau WH, Reynolds TA, Rintoul NE, Tran K, Wild KT, Hedrick HL: Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) versus Expectant Management for Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia at a Single Center. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 4: 1-12, Jul 2025.
Padiyath A, Lynch JM, Montenegro LM, Nicolson SC, Nelson O, Szwast AL, Shillingford AJ, Falkensammer C, Savla J, Moldenhauer J, Khalek N, Rychik J: Transitioning from the safety of the womb to the outside world for neonates with life-threatening cardiovascular conditions: The IMmediate Postpartum Access to Cardiac Therapy (IMPACT) Procedure. Pediatric Cardiology 46(5): 1408-1411, Jun 2025.
Moon J, Yuan I, Oluwalade B, Rintoul N, Wild T, Chen SS, Simpao A, Nelson O: Short term outcomes in infants following primary ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt insertion. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL Mar 2025.
Nelson O, Jones R, Moldenhauer JS, Rintoul NE, Hedrick HL, Kumar S, Zhang B, Simpao AF, Stricker PA, Chou ST: Cord blood for autologous transfusion in infants with congenital anomalies: volumes, sterility, and stability during storage Transfusion 65(3): 539-550, Mar 2025.
Nelson O, Lin EE: Anesthesia for fetal interventions: caring for mother and fetus prior to birth. Journal of Anesthesia and Translational Medicine 4(1): 18-24, Mar 2025.
Wild KT, Ades AM, Hedrick HL, Heimal L, Moldenhauer JS, Nelson O, Foglia EE, Rintoul NE: Delivery room management of infants with surgical conditions. Neoreviews 25(10): e612-633, Oct 2024.