Matthew Pearsall, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Attending Anesthesiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
General Surgery Liaison, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Cardiac "C4" / General Anesthesia Division Case Reviewer and Resource Associate, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
General Anesthesia Call Scheduler, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lead Board Runner, General Anesthesia Division, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director of Voorhees ASC, CHOP Voorhees Ambulatory Surgical Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director of Transplant Anesthesia, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director of Special Cardiac Care Anesthesia, 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: 215-590-1858
Email:
pearsallm@chop.edu
pearsallm@chop.edu
Education:
BS (Industrial Engineering with High Distinction)
Penn State University , 1997.
Post BS (Post Baccalaureate Premedical Studies)
University of Delaware, 2000.
MD (Medicine)
Thomas Jefferson University, 2006.
Permanent linkBS (Industrial Engineering with High Distinction)
Penn State University , 1997.
Post BS (Post Baccalaureate Premedical Studies)
University of Delaware, 2000.
MD (Medicine)
Thomas Jefferson University, 2006.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Cardiac anesthesia for non-cardiac surgery, pulmonary hypertension, congential heart diseaseGeneral anesthesia for conjoined twins
Pediatric ambulatory anesthesia
Transplant anesthesia
Description of Other Expertise
Operational Management and System ImprovementsGeneral Anesthesia Attending Call Scheduler (On-call administration)
Lead Board Runner General Anesthesia Division (OR & NORA resource management)
Selected Publications
Shi A., O’Brien E., Muhly W.T., Tran K., Pearsall M.,: “Postoperative Complications and Readmissions in a Network of Hospital-Associated Freestanding Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Centers: A 10-Year Retrospective Observational Study". ASA 2025 Annual Meeting 25-SA-8508-ASAHQ, October 2025.Efune, Proshad; J, Matthew Hoyt; Saynhalath, Rita; Ahn, Chul; F, Matthew Pearsall; Khan, Umar ; Feehan, Thomas; M, Dev Desai; Szmuk, Peter: Intraoperative Fluid Administration Volumes During Pediatric Liver Transplantation and Postoperative Outcomes: A Multicenter Analysis. Anesthesia and Analgesia 33(9), September 2023.
Efune, Proshad; J, Matthew Hoyt; Saynhalath, Rita; Ahn, Chul; F, Matthew Pearsall; Khan, Umar ; Feehan, Thomas; M, Dev Desai; Szmuk, Peter: Intraoperative Fluid Administration Volumes During Pediatric Liver Transplantation and Postoperative Outcomes: A Multicenter Analysis. Pediatric Anesthesia 33(9): 754-764, September 2023.
Petrini L, Pasquariello C, Pearsall M, Black S: SOS: A “System of Support” for Second Victims of Serious Anesthesia Related Adverse Events International Conference on Physician Health. Poster Presentation, October 2022.
Lin EE, Fazal FZ, Pearsall MF, Talwar D, Chang H, Shah A: Local Anesthetic Injection Prior to Incision Decreases General Anesthesia Requirements in Pediatric Hand Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Efficacy during Trigger Thumb Release. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Vancouver BC May 2022 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Efune P, Hoyt M, Saynhalath R, Ahn C, Pearsall M, Khan U, Feehan T, Desai D, Szmuk P: Intraoperative Fluid Administration Volumes during Pediatric Liver Transplantation and Postoperative Outcomes: A Multicenter Analysis. SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2022 Meeting, Tampa, FL. Poster Presentation, April 2022.
O'Brien E, Babirak L, Julian N, Kraemer FW, Gurnaney H, Pearsall M, Bailey P, Subramanyam R: Increasing Faculty Competency in Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Pediatric Anesthesia: A Quality Improvement Project. SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2022 Meeting, Tampa, FL. Poster Presentation, April 2022.
Pearsall M, Isserman R, El-Amin-Jaamia A, Cohen D, Banik G, Simpao A, Ruiz R: Somebody Call the Dentist! Collaborative Airway Management after Failed Nasal Fiberoptic Intubation. SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2022 Meeting, Tampa, FL. Poster Presentation, April 2022.
Spiro J, Pearsall M, Daly-Guris R: Novel Solution for Guidewire Looping During Central Line Insertion. Anaesthesia Reports 10(1): e1262, April 2022.
Lin EE, Fazal FZ, Pearsall MF, Talwar D, Chang H, Shah A: Local Anesthetic Injection Prior to Incision Decreases General Anesthesia Requirements in Pediatric Hand Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 42(3): e285-e289, March 2022.