Emily Anne Vail, MD MSc.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
University of Pennsylvania
Co-Director, Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation
Co-Chair, Penn Medicine Organ Donor Council
Director of Research, Gift of Life at Penn Medicine Deceased Organ Donor Care Unit
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
310 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
310 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-327-3955
Publications
Links
Search PubMed for articles
Solid Organ Transplant Epidemiology, Ethics, and Policy (STEEP) Lab
National Library of Medicine | My Bibliography
Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics
University of Pennsylvania Center for Perioperative Outcomes and Transformation
ORCID iD
Search PubMed for articles
Solid Organ Transplant Epidemiology, Ethics, and Policy (STEEP) Lab
National Library of Medicine | My Bibliography
Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics
University of Pennsylvania Center for Perioperative Outcomes and Transformation
ORCID iD
Education:
BS
University of Iowa, 2005.
MD
Columbia University, 2010.
MSc
Columbia University, 2017.
Permanent linkBS
University of Iowa, 2005.
MD
Columbia University, 2010.
MSc
Columbia University, 2017.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Anesthesiology, transplant anesthesiology, surgical critical care, cardiothoracic surgical critical care, organ donor managementDescription of Research Expertise
Critical care health services, pharmacoepidemiology, observational research methodsSelected Publications
Vail E, Gershengorn HB, Hua M, Walkey AJ, Rubenfeld G, Wunsch H: Association between US norepinephrine shortage and mortality among patients with septic shock. JAMA 317(14): 1433-1442, Apr 2017 Notes: Co-first Author.Wunsch H, Hua M, Walkey AJ, Rubenfeld GD, Vail E, Gershengorn H: Evaluation of Practice Changes in the Care of Patients with Septic Shock during the U.S. Norepinephrine Shortage. [Research Letter] Annals Am Thorac Soc 15(4): 509-511, Apr 2018.
Vail EA, Gershengorn HB, Hua M, Walkey AJ, Wunsch H: Epidemiology of vasopressin use among adults with septic shock. Annals Am Thorac Soc 13(10): 1760-1770, Oct 2016.
Vail E, Wunsch H, Pinto R, Bosch N, Walkey AJ, Gershengorn HB: Use of hydrocortisone, ascorbic acid, and thiamine in adults with septic shock. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 202(11): 1531-1539, Dec 2020 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202005-1829OC.
Vail EA, Schaubel DE, Martin ND, Abt PL, Reese PP, Neuman MD: Organ transplantation outcomes of deceased organ donors in organ procurement organization-based recovery facilities versus acute-care hospitals. Progress in Transplantation 33(2): 110-120, June 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1177/15269248231164176.
Vail EA, Schaubel DE, Potluri VS et al.: Deceased organ donor management and organ distribution from organ procurement organization-based recovery facilities versus acute-care hospitals. Prog Transplant 33(4): 283-292, Dec 2023.
Vail EA, Tam VW, Sonnenberg EM, Lavu NR, Reese PP, Abt PT, Martin ND, Hasz RD, Olthoff KM, Kerlin MP, Christie JD, Neuman MD, Potluri VS. : Characterizing proximity and transfers of deceased organ donors to donor care units in the United States. Am J Transplant 24(6): 983-992, Jun 2024.
Vail EA, Feng R, Sieber F et al.: Long-term outcomes with spinal versus general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery: A randomized trial. Anesthesiology 140: 375-386, March 2024.