Rajeev Subramanyam Iyer, MBBS, MD, MS, FASA
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Senior Anesthesiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Quality Improvement, Radiology Anesthesia Sedation Service, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lead, Anesthesia Sleep Research, Education and QI Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lead, Quality and Safety Group, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Chief for Quality and Safety, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lead, Perioperative Smoking Cessation , 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
Email:
iyerrs@chop.edu
iyerrs@chop.edu
Education:
MBBS (Medicine and Surgery)
Bangalore Medical College, 1999.
MD (Anesthesiology)
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, 2006.
DNB (Anesthesiology)
National Board of India, 2007.
MS (Clinical and Translational Research)
University of Cincinnati, 2013.
Permanent linkMBBS (Medicine and Surgery)
Bangalore Medical College, 1999.
MD (Anesthesiology)
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, 2006.
DNB (Anesthesiology)
National Board of India, 2007.
MS (Clinical and Translational Research)
University of Cincinnati, 2013.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pediatric AnesthesiologyNon Operating Room Locations
Regional Anesthesia
Description of Other Expertise
Quality Improvement and Patient SafetyDescription of Research Expertise
Anesthesia and Surgical outcomes in children with obstructive sleep apneaAnesthesia and Surgical outcomes in children exposed to secondhand smoke
Selected Publications
Qiu Q, Yang Z, Zhang Y, Iyer RS: Reducing postoperative hypothermia in infants: Quality improvement in China. Paediatr Anaesth 2024 Notes: In Press.Rai E, Varghese E, Yaddanapudi S, Iyer RS: Advancing pediatric perioperative care in India: A contemporary overview. Paediatr Anaesth 2024 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
Jones Oguh S, Iyer RS, Yuan I, Missett R, Daly Guris RJ, Johnson G, Babus LW, Massa CB, McClung-Pasqualino H, Garcia-Marcinkiewicz AG, Sequera-Ramos L, Kurth CD: Implementation of an electroencephalogram-guided propofol anesthesia practice in a large academic pediatric hospital: A quality improvement project. Paediatr Anaesth 34(2): 160-166, 2024.
Isserman RS, Yuan I, Elliott EM, Muhly WT, Iyer RS, Farrell HA, Varallo DA, Georgostathi G, Richter AG, Stiso J, Tsui FR, Feldman JM : Reducing the environmental impact of mask inductions in children: A quality improvement report. Paediatr Anaesth 33(9): 728-735, 2023.
O'Brien E, Babirak L, Julian N, Kraemer F, Gurnaney H, Pearsall M, Bailey P, Subramanyam R: Increasing Faculty Competency in Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Pediatric Anesthesia: A Quality Improvement Project. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL April 2022 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Subramanyam R, Oke A, Bruins B, Garcia Marcinkiewicz A: Increasing Faculty Competency in Pediatric Fiberoptic Intubation: A Quality Improvement Project. International Anesthesia Research Society Meeting, Virtual March 2022 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Subramanyam R, Romer AJ, Montenegro L: Intravenous magnesium: Are we crossing the limits? Paediatr Anaesth 32(4): 494-496, 2022.
Yuan I, Missett RM, Jones-Oguh S, Massa CB, Babus LW, Garcia-Marcinkiewicz AG, Daly Guris RJ, Johnson G, McClung-Pasqualino H, Sequera-Ramos L, Iyer RS, Kurth CD: Implementation of an electroencephalogram-guided propofol anesthesia education program in an academic pediatric anesthesia practice. Paediatr Anaesth 32(11): 1252-1261, 2022.
Jones Oguh S, McClung H, Jablonka D, Subramanyam R: Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: screening, diagnosis, outcomes, and disparities in care. Int Anesthesiol Clin 60(2): 66-73, 2022.
Mecoli MD, Ding L, Yang G, McSoley JW, Doellman DA, Rineair SA, Subramanyam R: Factors associated with intraoperative intravenous catheter extravasation in children. Anaesth Intensive Care 50(4): 306-311, 2022.