Jessica A. Berger, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the 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
Education:
BA (English and American Literature and Language)
Harvard University, 2008.
MD (Medicine)
Yale University School of Medicine, 2014.
MHS (Health Science)
Yale University School of Medicine, 2014.
Permanent linkBA (English and American Literature and Language)
Harvard University, 2008.
MD (Medicine)
Yale University School of Medicine, 2014.
MHS (Health Science)
Yale University School of Medicine, 2014.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Anesthesia for children with congenital heart disease undergoing non-cardiac surgeryDescription of Research Expertise
Improving outcomes for neonates undergoing general anesthesiaSelected Publications
Joung J, Gallison K, Liu GW, Berger J, Drum ET, Dubow S, McClung H, Faig W, Avery RA, Liu GT, Narula S, Vossoug A, Waldman AT: Prevalence of Elevated IntracranialPressure in Alexander Disease. Pediatric Neurology 2025.Simpao AF, Berger JA, Matava CT: The Right Team for the Job: Dynamic, Data-Driven Acuity Scoring in Pediatric Perioperative Care. Pediatric Anesthesia 2025.
Rare Research Report Podcast: Describing Anesthetic Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Alexander Disease. Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network August 2024.
Jessica Berger, Allan Simpao, Scott Dubow, Heather McClung, Geraldine Liu, Amy Waldman, and Elizabeth Drum: A retrospective observational cohort study of the anesthetic management and outcomes of pediatric patients with Alexander disease undergoing lumbar puncture or magnetic resonance imaging. Pediatric Anesthesia 34(8): 810-817, August 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, August 2024.
Vanessa Mazandi, Rodrigo Daly-Guris, and Jessica Berger: Post-pneumonectomy syndrome in the preoperative setting. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA April 2024.
Jessica A Berger, Olivia Nelson, James Staben, Luv R Javia, Allan F Simpao, Nahla Khalek, Edward R Oliver, N Scott Adzick, and Elaina E Lin: A retrospective observational study of immediate post-delivery airway management of neonates with prenatally diagnosed micrognathia. Pediatric Anesthesia 34(3): 267-273, March 2024.
Staben J, Simpao A, Javia L, Nelson O, Lin E, and Berger J: A retrospective observational study of immediate post-delivery airway management of neonates with prenatally diagnosed micrognathia. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting. Austin, TX. April 2023 Notes: Moderated Poster Presentation.
Hassinger AB, Berger JA, Aljohani OA and Kudchadkar SR: “Post-operative sleep and activity patterns in critically ill children after cardiac surgery.” Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 68: 10163, 2023.
Berger J: “Pediatricians play important role on perioperative team.” AAP News 43(11), Nov 2022.