Elaina E. Lin, MD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Anesthesiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Perioperative Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Plastic Surgery Associate Liaison, 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: line1@email.chop.edu
Email:
line1@email.chop.edu
line1@email.chop.edu
Education:
BA (Biology)
Northwestern University, 2001.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University, 2006.
Permanent linkBA (Biology)
Northwestern University, 2001.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University, 2006.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Diagnostic and procedural point of care ultrasound, anesthesia for fetal surgeryDescription of Research Expertise
Diagnostic and procedural point of care ultrasound, anesthesia for fetal surgerySelected Publications
Hernandez-Leyva, AJ, Rosen AL, Tomera CP, Lin EE, Blatz AM, Otto WR, Logan J, Young LR, Harris RM, Whiteside S, Kau AL, John AR: Characterization of Upper and Lower Airway Microbiota Across a Cross-Sectional Cohort of Children. Pediatric Research 2025 Notes: in press.Nelson O, Lin EE: Anesthesia for Fetal Interventions: Caring for Mother and Fetus Before Birth. Journal of Anesthesia and Translational Medicine 2025 Notes: in press.
O'Brien EM, Daly-Guris R, Quarshie W, Lin EE: The State of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training in Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship Programs in the United States: A Survey Assessment. Pediatric Anesthesia 34(6): 544-550, June 2024.
Berger JA, Nelson O, Staben J, Javia LR, Simpao AF, Khalek N, Oliver ER, Adzick NS, Lin EE: Immediate Post-Delivery Airway Management of Neonates with Prenatally Diagnosed Micrognathia: A Retrospective Observational Study Pediatric Anesthesia 34(3): 267-273, Mar 2024.
Glau CL, Lin EE, Conlon TW, Himebauch AS, Keim GP, Nishisaki A : Ultrasound Assessment of Diaphragm Thickness, Contractility, and Strain in Healthy Pediatric Patients. Pediatric Pulmonology 59(2): 433-441, Feb 2024.
Nelson O, Khalek N, Wu L, William M, Wohler BL, Lin EE, Tran KM, Simpao AF: Perioperative Maternal Fetal Outcomes in the Setting of Minimally Invasive Fetal Therapy for Complex Monochorionic Pregnancies with Monitored Anesthesia Care. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 50(5): 387-396, Apr 2023.
Lee DR, Banik GL, Giordano T, Kazahaya K, Lin EE: Early Elective Surgery in Children with Mild COVID-19 Does Not Increase Pulmonary Complications: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Pediatric Anesthesia 32(10): 1172-1174, Oct 2022.
Lin EE, Glau C, Conlon TW, Chen AE, Kaplan SL, Posada A, Nishisaki A: The Association Between Carotid Flow Time and Fluid Responsiveness in Children Under General Anesthesia. Pediatric Anesthesia 32(9): 1047-1053, Sept 2022.
Lin EE, Fazal FZ, Pearsall MF, Talwar D, Chang H, Shah AS: Local Anesthetic Injection Prior to Incision Decreases General Anesthesia Requirements in Pediatric Trigger Thumb Release: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 42(3): 285-289, Mar 2022.
Lin EE, Akaho EH, Sobilo A, Blatz AM, Otto WR, Odom John AR: Concordance of Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Samples for SARS-CoV-2 in Pediatric Patients Anesthesiology 134(6): 970-972, June 2021.