Elizabeth T. Drum, MD., FAAP, FCPP, FASA
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Attending Anesthesiologist, Division of General Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care , Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Medical Director, Anesthesiology Global Health Initiatives, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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: 215-590-4556
Email:
DrumE@chop.edu
DrumE@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Interdisciplinary Studies)
University of Virginia, 1982.
MD (Medicine)
Temple University School of Medicine, 1986.
Permanent linkBA (Interdisciplinary Studies)
University of Virginia, 1982.
MD (Medicine)
Temple University School of Medicine, 1986.
Selected Publications
Xingrong Song, Dongxu Lei, Yu Cui, Zhen Du, Yingping Jia, Yue Jin, Hang Tian, Ying Xu, Lifang Yang, Jianmin Zhang, Jijian Zheng, Yunxia Zuo, Liang Zhong, John Zhong, Maryrose Osazuwa, Elizabeth Drum, Charles Dean Kurth, Yue Huang, Qinghua Huang, Heqi Liu, Wei Liu, Rui Ma, Dongpi Wang, Tingting Wang, Zixin Wang, Siwei Wei, Lei Yang, Rui Zhou, Liumei Chen, Weifeng Yu, Jun Li, Mazhong Zhang, Li Zhang, Shuangquan Qu, Shoudong Pan, Rong Wei, Liming Cheng, Yaolong Chen, Xueping Li, Zhenyu Tang: Chinese Society of Pediatric Anesthesiology Guideline for Pediatric Sedation (2025). Pediatric Anesthesia April 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan.70178.Drum, Elizabeth: Global Health Reports. ASA Monitor 90(4): 10-16, April 2026.
Maryrose Osazuwa, MBBS, FWACS, FMCA, J. Matthew Kynes, MD, FCA(ECSA), Elizabeth T. Drum, MD, FAAP, FCPP, FASA, Zipporah Gathuya MD, MPH, FCA (ECSA): When Good Intentions Are Not Enough: Confronting Error Traps in Global Pediatric Anesthesia Part 2. Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day March 2026 Notes: https://open.substack.com/pub/ronlitman/p/when-good-intentions-are-not-enough-964?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web.
Gooden, Cheryl K.; Naylor, Amanda J.; Drum, Elizabeth T.: In Recognition of Our 2025 Humanitarian Award Winners. ASA Monitor 90(3): 29-30, March 2026.
Fung, Holgar M.; Drum, Elizabeth T.: One Hand Cannot Tie a Bundle: A Global Scholar's Shared Journey. ASA Monitor 90(2): 1, 4, February 2026.
Maryrose Osazuwa, MBBS, FWACS, FMCA, J. Matthew Kynes, MD, FCA(ECSA), Elizabeth T. Drum, MD, FAAP, FCPP, FASA, Zipporah Gathuya MD, MPH, FCA (ECSA): When Good Intentions Are Not Enough: Confronting Error Traps in Global Pediatric Anesthesia, Part 1. Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day February 2026 Notes: https://open.substack.com/pub/ronlitman/p/when-good-intentions-are-not-enough?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web.
Ana Maria Crawford, MD, MSc, FASA; Elizabeth Drum, MD, FAAP, FCPP, FASA; Keya Locke, MD, MBA: Global Engagement, Local Excellence. ASA Central Line Podcast Series 185, February 2026 Notes: https://www.asahq.org/podcasts/central-line/episode-one-hundred-eighty-five.
Marianne Chen MD; Jo Davies, MBBS; Elizabeth Drum, MD; Bryan Mahoney, MD: Global Health Opportunities. Society for Education in Anesthesia Program Director's Podcast series(Episode 13), 2026 Notes: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2554558/episodes/18918926
Mohannad Elgamal, MBBS; Youck Jen Siu Navarro, MD; Shyam Sunder; B. Venkatakrishna, MBBS; Rebecca Dennis, DO; Monica Williams, MD; Elizabeth T. Drum, MD; Erica Riedesel,MD; Sudha A. Anupindi, MD: Quality and Safety of Conducting Magnetic Resonance Enterography with Oral Contrast Under General Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients Radiological Society of North America 2025 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Il December 2025 Notes: poster.
Joung J, Gallison K, Lui G, Berger J, Drum E, Dubow S, McClung H, Faig W, Avery R, Lui G, Narula S, Vossough A, Waldman A.: Prevalence of elevated opening pressure measurements in Alexander disease. Pediatric Neurology 168: 105-111, July 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.04.016.