Olivia Nelson, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Anesthesiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Fetal Anesthesia, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Fax: 215-590-1415
Education:
BA (Women's Studies)
Smith College, 2001.
BA (PreMed)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2010.
Permanent linkBA (Women's Studies)
Smith College, 2001.
BA (PreMed)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2010.
Selected Publications
Padiyath A, Lynch JM, Montenegro LM, Nicolson SC, Nelson O, Szwast AL, Shillingford AJ, Falkensammer C, Savla J, Moldenhauer J, Khalek N, Rychik J: Transitioning from the safety of the womb to the outside world for neonates with life-threatening cardiovascular conditions: The IMmediate Postpartum Access to Cardiac Therapy (IMPACT) Procedure. Pediatric Cardiology 46(5): 1408-1411, Jun 2025.Moon J, Yuan I, Oluwalade B, Rintoul N, Wild T, Chen SS, Simpao A, Nelson O: Short term outcomes in infants following primary ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt insertion. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL Mar 2025.
Nelson O, Jones R, Moldenhauer JS, Rintoul NE, Hedrick HL, Kumar S, Zhang B, Simpao AF, Stricker PA, Chou ST: Cord blood for autologous transfusion in infants with congenital anomalies: volumes, sterility, and stability during storage Transfusion 65(3): 539-550, Mar 2025.
Nelson O, Lin EE: Anesthesia for fetal interventions: caring for mother and fetus prior to birth. Journal of Anesthesia and Translational Medicine 4(1): 18-24, Mar 2025.
Land S, Flohr S, Mathew L, Ades AM, Gebb JS, Moldenhauer JS, Nelson O, Oliver ER, Partridge E, Peranteau WH, Reynolds TA, Rintoul NE, Tran K, Wild KT, Hedrick HL: Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) versus Expectant Management for Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia at a Single Center. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 2025 Notes: Accepted for publication.
Wild KT, Ades AM, Hedrick HL, Heimal L, Moldenhauer JS, Nelson O, Foglia EE, Rintoul NE: Delivery room management of infants with surgical conditions. Neoreviews 25(10): e612-633, Oct 2024.
Nelson O, Tran KM, Lin EE: Chapter 9: Non-EXIT management of airway anomalies. Fetal and Neonatal Surgery and Medicine, 1st Edition. Crombleholme TM, Lim F-Y, Piero J, Simpson L, Rintoul NE (eds.). McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, Page: 123-132, Oct 2024.
Johnson GR, Yuan I, Nelson O, Gidaro U, Sloberman L, Feng B, Weintraub AY, Tran K, Simpao AF: The Potential for a Propofol Volume and Dosing Decision Support Tool in an Electronic Health Record System to Provide Anticipated Propofol Volumes and Reduce Waste. J Med Syst 48(1): 83-86, Sept 2024.
Nelson O, Wu L, Berger JA, Yuan I, Padiyath A, Stricker PA, Tsui FR, Simpao AF: A Retrospective Observational Study of Post-Induction Low Systolic Blood Pressure and Associated Patient and Perioperative Factors in Infants Undergoing General Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Repair. Anesthesia Research 1(2): 80-90, Aug 2024.
Nelson, O, Fiadjoe JE, Stricker PA, Lerman J: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children, 7th Edition. Cote CJ, Lerman J, Anderson BJ (eds.). Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 2024.