Christopher G. Ward, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Attending Anesthesiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Assistant Director, Academic Mentorship and Scholarly Activity, Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship , Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Fellows Difficult Airway Rotation, 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: 215-590-0581
Email:
wardc3@chop.edu
wardc3@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2000.
MD (Biology)
Jefferson Medical College, 2004.
Permanent linkBA (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2000.
MD (Biology)
Jefferson Medical College, 2004.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Ward's clinical areas of expertise are in pediatric neuroanesthesia, advanced airway modalities for difficult pediatric airways, and the anesthesia care of patients with epidermolysis bullosa.Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Ward investigated anesthetic induced neurotoxicity in the developing brain using rodent models. His lab examined both histopathological changes in the brain as well as learning and behavior outcomes associated with anesthetic drug exposure in neonatal and juvenille rodents. He currently focuses on clinical trials examining techniques to improve clinical outcomes in patients with difficult airways as well as how to improve the teaching of these techniques for both trainees and established providers.Selected Publications
Grosinger L, Mazandi V, Ward C, Daly Guris R: Flex to Success: A Novel Approach to a Pediatric Critical Airway. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA April 2024.Abreu Molnar B, Levin L, Yun D, Morel K, Wiss K, Wieser J, Ward C, Trice H, Garcia-Romero MT, Stephenson A, Provost A, Price HN, Perman MJ, Moxon M, Moeves B, McCuaig CC, McCarthy C, Lucky AW, Levy ML, Lee M, Lara-Corrales I, Henner N, Halliburton N, Griffith E, Gorell E, Glick S, Eichenfield L, Collins C, Bruckner AL, Boulrice B, Bayliss S, Badger K, Paller AS.: Inpatient management of epidermolysis bullosa: Consensus-based hands-on instructions for neonates and postneonates. J Am Acad Dermatol Apr 2024.
Darling R, Garcia-Marcinkiewicz A, Ward C, Padiyath F : Anesthetic management in a patient with Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA April 2024.
Daly Guris RJ, Toy S, Bruins BB, Hu P, Laverriere EK, Oke A, Sequera-Ramos L, Struyk BP, Ward CG, Fiadjoe JE, Garcia-Marcinkiewicz AG.: Practice what you teach:An approach to integrate airway education for experienced anesthesia clinicians. Paediatr Anaesth May 2022.
Joshua A Spiro MD, Elizabeth Drum MD, Jonathan R Dillman MD MSc, Lisa J States MD, Christopher G Ward MD: Sedation and Anesthesia Practice Patterns for Imaging in Children under 6 Years of Age- A Survey of the Society of Chiefs of Radiology at Children's Hospitals (SCORCH). Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL April 2022.
O'Brien E, Ward C, Isserman R, Steyn P : Pyloric Stenosis and Airway Management in a Patient with Pierre Robin Sequence: The Devil You Know, or The Devil You Don't. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL April 2022.
Doot, R., Ward, C., Dubroff, J.: Human Blocking Study to Assess Selectivity of [18F]FTP PET for Dopamine D3 Receptors. Neuro Receptor Mapping 2021 Annual Conference (Virtual) December 2021.
Dillman J, Gee M, Ward C, Drum E, States L: Imaging Sedation and Anesthesia Practice Patterns in Pediatric Radiology Departments - a Survey of the Society of Chiefs of Radiology at Children's Hospitals (SCORCH). Pediatr Radiol 51(8): 1497-1502, Feb 2021.
Doot RK, Young AJ, Dominguez TL, Ward CG, Li S, Helili Z, Sheffer R, Lee H, Schubert EK, Mach RH, Dubroff JG: Human Blocking Study to Assess Selectivity of [18F]FTP PET for Dopamine D3 Receptors. NRM 2020 June 2020 Notes: Poster Presentaion (online only due to COVID-19).
States LJ, Gee MS, Servaes S, Jaimes C, Ward CG, Drum E, Dillman JR: Imaging Sedation and Anesthesia Practice Patterns in Children under 6 months of age: A Survey of the Society of Chairs of Radiology at Children's Hospitals (SCORCH). Society of Pediatric Radiology Annual Meeting June 2020 Notes: Poster Presentation (online only due to COVID 19).