Contact Information
Call us at: (614) 722-4200
Fax us at: (614) 722-4203
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Learn more about Vanessa A. Olbrecht
Biography
Dr. Olbrecht graduated as class valedictorian and Alpha Omega Alpha from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2007. She completed her internship in General Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2008 before transitioning to her anesthesia residency at the same institution. She joined the faculty at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2012 after finishing her pediatric anesthesia fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She received her MBA from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. At Cincinnati Children’s, she was an Associate Professor in Anesthesiology and Pediatrics and the Director of Quality Improvement and Accreditation for Procedural Sedation for the hospital, the Associate Director of Research for the Department of Anesthesiology, and the Clinical Director of the Procedure Center. Dr. Olbrecht joined Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the summer of 2021 as the Vice Chair of Quality Improvement and Development and is helping to lead the Fetal Care Center project.
See Vanessa A. Olbrecht’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Academic and Clinical Areas
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Physician Team
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Principal Investigator
Primary Department
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Awards, Honors & Organizations
Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2016 Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2013 Fellow, The American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2021 - Present Board of Directors, The Society for Pediatric Sedation, 2020 - Present
Research
Interests
Clinical Outcomes Technology-based interventions for the management of pain
Lab(s)
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Dr. Olbrecht’s research focuses on the use of virtual reality technology in the management of pediatric pain. She has multiple publications in major journals focused on clinical outcomes in both surgery and anesthesia and has presented her work at local and national meetings. She has received multiple grants for her work and is currently funded through the National Institute’s of Health (NIH) with an R34 grant. Publications
Fernandez AM, Olbrecht VA, Raman VT. The Impetus for the Women of Impact in Anesthesiology Project. Anesth Analg. 2023 Jan 1; 136: 191.
Amaya S, Murillo M, Gutiérrez ML, Cervera HS, Andrade MJ, Zuñiga MA, Barreto N, Daza MI, Carvajal L, Alarcón CM, Aponte L, Olbrecht VA. The Role of Local Inflammation in Complications Associated with Intubation in Pediatric Patients: A Narrative Review. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 Jan 31;
Orgil Z, Johnson L, Karthic A, Williams SE, Ding L, Kashikar-Zuck S, King CD, Olbrecht VA. Feasibility and acceptability of perioperative application of biofeedback-based virtual reality versus active control for pain and anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing surgery: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2023 Jan 25; 13: e071274.
Vest E, Armstrong M, Olbrecht VA, Thakkar RK, Fabia RB, Groner JI, Noffsinger D, Tram NK, Xiang H. Association of Pre-procedural Anxiety with Procedure-related Pain During Outpatient Pediatric Burn Care: A Pilot Study. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 1;
Walter CM, Lee CS, Moore DL, Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Mecoli MD, Olbrecht VA, Batra M, Ding L, Yang F, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Retrospective study comparing outcomes of multimodal epidural and erector spinae catheter pain protocols after pectus surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jul 6;
Yuan I, Xu T, Skowno J, Zhang B, Davidson A, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Sommerfield D, Zhang J, Song X, Zhang M, Zhao P, Liu H, Jiang Y, Zuo Y, C de Graaff J, Vutskits L, Olbrecht VA, Szmuk P, Kurth CD, BRAIN Collaborative Investigators.. Isoelectric Electroencephalography in Infants and Toddlers During Anesthesia for Surgery-an International Observational Study. Anesthesiology. 2022 May 3;
Olbrecht VA, Uffman JC, Morse RB, Engelhardt T, Tobias JD. Setting a Universal Standard: Should We Benchmark Quality Outcomes for Pediatric Anesthesia Care? Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Apr 27;
Raman VT, Olbrecht VA, Fernandez AM. The Burnout Dance of the Forever Pandemic. Anesthesiology. 2022 Mar 1;
Fujiwara H, Olbrecht V, Tenney J. MEG pharmacology: Sedation and optimal MEG acquisition. Clin Neurophysiol. 2022 Mar 28; 138: 143-147.
Ghimire A, Olbrecht VA, Tobias JD. The role of sugammadex in the treatment of anaphylaxis due to rocuronium in children: extrapolation from adult and animal reports. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Feb 25;
Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Batra M, Walter CM, Olbrecht VA, Mecoli M, Lee CS, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Multimodal continuous ambulatory erector spinae catheter pain protocol for early recovery following Nuss procedure: a retrospective cohort study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Jan 27;
Olbrecht VA, O'Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided Relaxation-Based Virtual Reality for Acute Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in a Pediatric Population: Pilot Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jul 12; 23: e26328.
Olbrecht VA, O'Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Pickerill HM, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Transient Reductions in Postoperative Pain and Anxiety using Virtual Reality in Children. Pain Med. 2021 Jun 27;
Logan DE, Simons LE, Caruso TJ, Gold JI, Greenleaf W, Griffin A, King CD, Menendez M, Olbrecht VA, Rodriguez S, Silvia M, Stinson JN, Wang E, Williams SE, Wilson L. Leveraging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to Combat Chronic Pain in Youth: Position Paper From the Interdisciplinary Network on Virtual and Augmented Technologies for Pain Management. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Apr 26; 23: e25916.
Olbrecht VA, Williams SE, O'Conor KT, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided relaxation-based virtual reality versus distraction-based virtual reality or passive control for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents undergoing Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: protocol for a prospective, randomised, controlled trial (FOREVR Peds trial). BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 30; 10: e040295.
Albertz M, Whitlock P, Yang F, Ding L, Uchtman M, Mecoli M, Olbrecht V, Moore D, McCarthy J, Chidambaran V. Pragmatic comparative effectiveness study of multimodal fascia iliaca nerve block and continuous lumbar epidural-based protocols for periacetabular osteotomy. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2020 Dec; 7: 728-739.
Olbrecht VA, Perate AR. Moving Beyond the Ordinary: Transcending Traditions in Pediatric Anesthesia. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: xv-xvi.
Walter CM, Abbasian N, Olbrecht VA. Trends in Pediatric Pain: Thinking Beyond Opioids. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: 663-678.
Yuan I, Olbrecht VA, Mensinger JL, Zhang B, Davidson AJ, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Skowno J, Lian Q, Song X, Zhao P, Zhang J, Zhang M, Zuo Y, de Graaff JC, Vutskits L, Szmuk P, Kurth CD. Statistical Analysis Plan for "An international multicenter study of isoelectric electroencephalography events in infants and young children during anesthesia for surgery". Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 Mar; 29: 243-249.
Olbrecht VA, Ding L, Spruance K, Hossain M, Sadhasivam S, Chidambaran V. Intravenous Acetaminophen Reduces Length of Stay Via Mediation of Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Posterior Spinal Fusion in a Pediatric Cohort. Clin J Pain. 2018 Jul; 34: 593-599.
Olbrecht VA, Jiang Y, Viola L, Walter CM, Liu H, Kurth CD. Characterization of the functional near-infrared spectroscopy response to nociception in a pediatric population. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Feb; 28: 103-111.
Olbrecht VA, Skowno J, Marchesini V, Ding L, Jiang Y, Ward CG, Yu G, Liu H, Schurink B, Vutskits L, de Graaff JC, McGowan FX Jr, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Kurth CD, Davidson A. An International, Multicenter, Observational Study of Cerebral Oxygenation during Infant and Neonatal Anesthesia. Anesthesiology. 2018 Jan; 128: 85-96.
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Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/01/2021
Board Certifications
Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology
Fellowship
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Date Completed: 09/11/2012
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
Date Completed: 09/11/2011
Internship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Date Completed: 06/27/2008
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Date Completed: 05/17/2007
Undergraduate School
Cornell University
Date Completed: 05/30/2003
Clinical Interests
Acute Postoperative Pain Fetal Anesthesia General Anesthesia
Professional Experience
2012 - 2021 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Associate Professor
Research Funding
NIH NCCH 1R34AT011218-01A1 Feasibility and acceptability of biofeedback-based virtual reality for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents, Principal Investigator 07/2021-06/2024
Contact Information
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Call us at: (614) 722-4200
Fax us at: (614) 722-4203
Anesthesiology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Connect with Vanessa A. Olbrecht
Connect on Twitter
Contact Information
Call us at: (614) 722-4200
Fax us at: (614) 722-4203
Anesthesiology & Pain MedicineAnesthesiology700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Learn more about Vanessa A. Olbrecht
Biography
Dr. Olbrecht graduated as class valedictorian and Alpha Omega Alpha from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2007. She completed her internship in General Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2008 before transitioning to her anesthesia residency at the same institution. She joined the faculty at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2012 after finishing her pediatric anesthesia fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She received her MBA from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. At Cincinnati Children’s, she was an Associate Professor in Anesthesiology and Pediatrics and the Director of Quality Improvement and Accreditation for Procedural Sedation for the hospital, the Associate Director of Research for the Department of Anesthesiology, and the Clinical Director of the Procedure Center. Dr. Olbrecht joined Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the summer of 2021 as the Vice Chair of Quality Improvement and Development and is helping to lead the Fetal Care Center project.
See Vanessa A. Olbrecht’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Academic and Clinical Areas
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Physician Team
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Principal Investigator
Primary Department
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Awards, Honors & Organizations
Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2016 Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2013 Fellow, The American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2021 - Present Board of Directors, The Society for Pediatric Sedation, 2020 - Present
Research
Interests
Clinical Outcomes Technology-based interventions for the management of pain
Lab(s)
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Dr. Olbrecht’s research focuses on the use of virtual reality technology in the management of pediatric pain. She has multiple publications in major journals focused on clinical outcomes in both surgery and anesthesia and has presented her work at local and national meetings. She has received multiple grants for her work and is currently funded through the National Institute’s of Health (NIH) with an R34 grant. Publications
Fernandez AM, Olbrecht VA, Raman VT. The Impetus for the Women of Impact in Anesthesiology Project. Anesth Analg. 2023 Jan 1; 136: 191.
Amaya S, Murillo M, Gutiérrez ML, Cervera HS, Andrade MJ, Zuñiga MA, Barreto N, Daza MI, Carvajal L, Alarcón CM, Aponte L, Olbrecht VA. The Role of Local Inflammation in Complications Associated with Intubation in Pediatric Patients: A Narrative Review. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 Jan 31;
Orgil Z, Johnson L, Karthic A, Williams SE, Ding L, Kashikar-Zuck S, King CD, Olbrecht VA. Feasibility and acceptability of perioperative application of biofeedback-based virtual reality versus active control for pain and anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing surgery: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2023 Jan 25; 13: e071274.
Vest E, Armstrong M, Olbrecht VA, Thakkar RK, Fabia RB, Groner JI, Noffsinger D, Tram NK, Xiang H. Association of Pre-procedural Anxiety with Procedure-related Pain During Outpatient Pediatric Burn Care: A Pilot Study. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 1;
Walter CM, Lee CS, Moore DL, Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Mecoli MD, Olbrecht VA, Batra M, Ding L, Yang F, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Retrospective study comparing outcomes of multimodal epidural and erector spinae catheter pain protocols after pectus surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jul 6;
Yuan I, Xu T, Skowno J, Zhang B, Davidson A, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Sommerfield D, Zhang J, Song X, Zhang M, Zhao P, Liu H, Jiang Y, Zuo Y, C de Graaff J, Vutskits L, Olbrecht VA, Szmuk P, Kurth CD, BRAIN Collaborative Investigators.. Isoelectric Electroencephalography in Infants and Toddlers During Anesthesia for Surgery-an International Observational Study. Anesthesiology. 2022 May 3;
Olbrecht VA, Uffman JC, Morse RB, Engelhardt T, Tobias JD. Setting a Universal Standard: Should We Benchmark Quality Outcomes for Pediatric Anesthesia Care? Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Apr 27;
Raman VT, Olbrecht VA, Fernandez AM. The Burnout Dance of the Forever Pandemic. Anesthesiology. 2022 Mar 1;
Fujiwara H, Olbrecht V, Tenney J. MEG pharmacology: Sedation and optimal MEG acquisition. Clin Neurophysiol. 2022 Mar 28; 138: 143-147.
Ghimire A, Olbrecht VA, Tobias JD. The role of sugammadex in the treatment of anaphylaxis due to rocuronium in children: extrapolation from adult and animal reports. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Feb 25;
Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Batra M, Walter CM, Olbrecht VA, Mecoli M, Lee CS, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Multimodal continuous ambulatory erector spinae catheter pain protocol for early recovery following Nuss procedure: a retrospective cohort study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Jan 27;
Olbrecht VA, O'Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided Relaxation-Based Virtual Reality for Acute Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in a Pediatric Population: Pilot Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jul 12; 23: e26328.
Olbrecht VA, O'Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Pickerill HM, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Transient Reductions in Postoperative Pain and Anxiety using Virtual Reality in Children. Pain Med. 2021 Jun 27;
Logan DE, Simons LE, Caruso TJ, Gold JI, Greenleaf W, Griffin A, King CD, Menendez M, Olbrecht VA, Rodriguez S, Silvia M, Stinson JN, Wang E, Williams SE, Wilson L. Leveraging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to Combat Chronic Pain in Youth: Position Paper From the Interdisciplinary Network on Virtual and Augmented Technologies for Pain Management. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Apr 26; 23: e25916.
Olbrecht VA, Williams SE, O'Conor KT, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided relaxation-based virtual reality versus distraction-based virtual reality or passive control for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents undergoing Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: protocol for a prospective, randomised, controlled trial (FOREVR Peds trial). BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 30; 10: e040295.
Albertz M, Whitlock P, Yang F, Ding L, Uchtman M, Mecoli M, Olbrecht V, Moore D, McCarthy J, Chidambaran V. Pragmatic comparative effectiveness study of multimodal fascia iliaca nerve block and continuous lumbar epidural-based protocols for periacetabular osteotomy. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2020 Dec; 7: 728-739.
Olbrecht VA, Perate AR. Moving Beyond the Ordinary: Transcending Traditions in Pediatric Anesthesia. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: xv-xvi.
Walter CM, Abbasian N, Olbrecht VA. Trends in Pediatric Pain: Thinking Beyond Opioids. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: 663-678.
Yuan I, Olbrecht VA, Mensinger JL, Zhang B, Davidson AJ, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Skowno J, Lian Q, Song X, Zhao P, Zhang J, Zhang M, Zuo Y, de Graaff JC, Vutskits L, Szmuk P, Kurth CD. Statistical Analysis Plan for "An international multicenter study of isoelectric electroencephalography events in infants and young children during anesthesia for surgery". Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 Mar; 29: 243-249.
Olbrecht VA, Ding L, Spruance K, Hossain M, Sadhasivam S, Chidambaran V. Intravenous Acetaminophen Reduces Length of Stay Via Mediation of Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Posterior Spinal Fusion in a Pediatric Cohort. Clin J Pain. 2018 Jul; 34: 593-599.
Olbrecht VA, Jiang Y, Viola L, Walter CM, Liu H, Kurth CD. Characterization of the functional near-infrared spectroscopy response to nociception in a pediatric population. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Feb; 28: 103-111.
Olbrecht VA, Skowno J, Marchesini V, Ding L, Jiang Y, Ward CG, Yu G, Liu H, Schurink B, Vutskits L, de Graaff JC, McGowan FX Jr, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Kurth CD, Davidson A. An International, Multicenter, Observational Study of Cerebral Oxygenation during Infant and Neonatal Anesthesia. Anesthesiology. 2018 Jan; 128: 85-96.
View More Publications
Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/01/2021
Board Certifications
Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology
Fellowship
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Date Completed: 09/11/2012
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
Date Completed: 09/11/2011
Internship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Date Completed: 06/27/2008
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Date Completed: 05/17/2007
Undergraduate School
Cornell University
Date Completed: 05/30/2003
Clinical Interests
Acute Postoperative Pain Fetal Anesthesia General Anesthesia
Professional Experience
2012 - 2021 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Associate Professor
Research Funding
NIH NCCH 1R34AT011218-01A1 Feasibility and acceptability of biofeedback-based virtual reality for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents, Principal Investigator 07/2021-06/2024
Contact Information
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Call us at: (614) 722-4200
Fax us at: (614) 722-4203
Anesthesiology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Connect with Vanessa A. Olbrecht
Connect on Twitter
Contact Information
Call us at: (614) 722-4200
Fax us at: (614) 722-4203
Anesthesiology & Pain MedicineAnesthesiology700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Learn more about Vanessa A. Olbrecht
Contact Information
- Call us at:
- (614) 722-4200
- Fax us at:
- (614) 722-4203
- Anesthesiology & Pain MedicineAnesthesiology700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Learn more about Vanessa A. Olbrecht
Biography
Dr. Olbrecht graduated as class valedictorian and Alpha Omega Alpha from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2007. She completed her internship in General Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2008 before transitioning to her anesthesia residency at the same institution. She joined the faculty at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2012 after finishing her pediatric anesthesia fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She received her MBA from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. At Cincinnati Children’s, she was an Associate Professor in Anesthesiology and Pediatrics and the Director of Quality Improvement and Accreditation for Procedural Sedation for the hospital, the Associate Director of Research for the Department of Anesthesiology, and the Clinical Director of the Procedure Center. Dr. Olbrecht joined Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the summer of 2021 as the Vice Chair of Quality Improvement and Development and is helping to lead the Fetal Care Center project.
See Vanessa A. Olbrecht’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Biography
Dr. Olbrecht graduated as class valedictorian and Alpha Omega Alpha from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2007. She completed her internship in General Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2008 before transitioning to her anesthesia residency at the same institution. She joined the faculty at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2012 after finishing her pediatric anesthesia fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She received her MBA from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. At Cincinnati Children’s, she was an Associate Professor in Anesthesiology and Pediatrics and the Director of Quality Improvement and Accreditation for Procedural Sedation for the hospital, the Associate Director of Research for the Department of Anesthesiology, and the Clinical Director of the Procedure Center. Dr. Olbrecht joined Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the summer of 2021 as the Vice Chair of Quality Improvement and Development and is helping to lead the Fetal Care Center project.
See Vanessa A. Olbrecht’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Biography
Dr. Olbrecht graduated as class valedictorian and Alpha Omega Alpha from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2007. She completed her internship in General Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2008 before transitioning to her anesthesia residency at the same institution. She joined the faculty at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2012 after finishing her pediatric anesthesia fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She received her MBA from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. At Cincinnati Children’s, she was an Associate Professor in Anesthesiology and Pediatrics and the Director of Quality Improvement and Accreditation for Procedural Sedation for the hospital, the Associate Director of Research for the Department of Anesthesiology, and the Clinical Director of the Procedure Center. Dr. Olbrecht joined Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the summer of 2021 as the Vice Chair of Quality Improvement and Development and is helping to lead the Fetal Care Center project.
See Vanessa A. Olbrecht’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Dr. Olbrecht graduated as class valedictorian and Alpha Omega Alpha from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2007. She completed her internship in General Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2008 before transitioning to her anesthesia residency at the same institution. She joined the faculty at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2012 after finishing her pediatric anesthesia fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She received her MBA from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. At Cincinnati Children’s, she was an Associate Professor in Anesthesiology and Pediatrics and the Director of Quality Improvement and Accreditation for Procedural Sedation for the hospital, the Associate Director of Research for the Department of Anesthesiology, and the Clinical Director of the Procedure Center. Dr. Olbrecht joined Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the summer of 2021 as the Vice Chair of Quality Improvement and Development and is helping to lead the Fetal Care Center project.
See Vanessa A. Olbrecht’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Dr. Olbrecht graduated as class valedictorian and Alpha Omega Alpha from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2007. She completed her internship in General Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2008 before transitioning to her anesthesia residency at the same institution. She joined the faculty at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2012 after finishing her pediatric anesthesia fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She received her MBA from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. At Cincinnati Children’s, she was an Associate Professor in Anesthesiology and Pediatrics and the Director of Quality Improvement and Accreditation for Procedural Sedation for the hospital, the Associate Director of Research for the Department of Anesthesiology, and the Clinical Director of the Procedure Center. Dr. Olbrecht joined Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the summer of 2021 as the Vice Chair of Quality Improvement and Development and is helping to lead the Fetal Care Center project.
See Vanessa A. Olbrecht’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Academic and Clinical Areas
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Physician Team
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Principal Investigator
Primary Department
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Academic and Clinical Areas
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Physician Team
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Principal Investigator
Primary Department
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Academic and Clinical Areas
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Physician Team
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Principal Investigator
Primary Department
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Physician Team
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Principal Investigator
Primary Department
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- Physician Team
- Center for Clinical and Translational Research
- Principal Investigator
- Primary Department
- Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Awards, Honors & Organizations
Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2016 Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2013 Fellow, The American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2021 - Present Board of Directors, The Society for Pediatric Sedation, 2020 - Present
Awards, Honors & Organizations
Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2016 Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2013 Fellow, The American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2021 - Present Board of Directors, The Society for Pediatric Sedation, 2020 - Present
Awards, Honors & Organizations
Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2016 Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2013 Fellow, The American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2021 - Present Board of Directors, The Society for Pediatric Sedation, 2020 - Present
Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2016 Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2013 Fellow, The American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2021 - Present Board of Directors, The Society for Pediatric Sedation, 2020 - Present
- Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2016
- Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2013
- Fellow, The American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2021 - Present
- Board of Directors, The Society for Pediatric Sedation, 2020 - Present
Research
Interests
Clinical Outcomes Technology-based interventions for the management of pain
Lab(s)
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Dr. Olbrecht’s research focuses on the use of virtual reality technology in the management of pediatric pain. She has multiple publications in major journals focused on clinical outcomes in both surgery and anesthesia and has presented her work at local and national meetings. She has received multiple grants for her work and is currently funded through the National Institute’s of Health (NIH) with an R34 grant. Publications
Fernandez AM, Olbrecht VA, Raman VT. The Impetus for the Women of Impact in Anesthesiology Project. Anesth Analg. 2023 Jan 1; 136: 191.
Amaya S, Murillo M, Gutiérrez ML, Cervera HS, Andrade MJ, Zuñiga MA, Barreto N, Daza MI, Carvajal L, Alarcón CM, Aponte L, Olbrecht VA. The Role of Local Inflammation in Complications Associated with Intubation in Pediatric Patients: A Narrative Review. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 Jan 31;
Orgil Z, Johnson L, Karthic A, Williams SE, Ding L, Kashikar-Zuck S, King CD, Olbrecht VA. Feasibility and acceptability of perioperative application of biofeedback-based virtual reality versus active control for pain and anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing surgery: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2023 Jan 25; 13: e071274.
Vest E, Armstrong M, Olbrecht VA, Thakkar RK, Fabia RB, Groner JI, Noffsinger D, Tram NK, Xiang H. Association of Pre-procedural Anxiety with Procedure-related Pain During Outpatient Pediatric Burn Care: A Pilot Study. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 1;
Walter CM, Lee CS, Moore DL, Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Mecoli MD, Olbrecht VA, Batra M, Ding L, Yang F, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Retrospective study comparing outcomes of multimodal epidural and erector spinae catheter pain protocols after pectus surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jul 6;
Yuan I, Xu T, Skowno J, Zhang B, Davidson A, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Sommerfield D, Zhang J, Song X, Zhang M, Zhao P, Liu H, Jiang Y, Zuo Y, C de Graaff J, Vutskits L, Olbrecht VA, Szmuk P, Kurth CD, BRAIN Collaborative Investigators.. Isoelectric Electroencephalography in Infants and Toddlers During Anesthesia for Surgery-an International Observational Study. Anesthesiology. 2022 May 3;
Olbrecht VA, Uffman JC, Morse RB, Engelhardt T, Tobias JD. Setting a Universal Standard: Should We Benchmark Quality Outcomes for Pediatric Anesthesia Care? Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Apr 27;
Raman VT, Olbrecht VA, Fernandez AM. The Burnout Dance of the Forever Pandemic. Anesthesiology. 2022 Mar 1;
Fujiwara H, Olbrecht V, Tenney J. MEG pharmacology: Sedation and optimal MEG acquisition. Clin Neurophysiol. 2022 Mar 28; 138: 143-147.
Ghimire A, Olbrecht VA, Tobias JD. The role of sugammadex in the treatment of anaphylaxis due to rocuronium in children: extrapolation from adult and animal reports. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Feb 25;
Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Batra M, Walter CM, Olbrecht VA, Mecoli M, Lee CS, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Multimodal continuous ambulatory erector spinae catheter pain protocol for early recovery following Nuss procedure: a retrospective cohort study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Jan 27;
Olbrecht VA, O'Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided Relaxation-Based Virtual Reality for Acute Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in a Pediatric Population: Pilot Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jul 12; 23: e26328.
Olbrecht VA, O'Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Pickerill HM, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Transient Reductions in Postoperative Pain and Anxiety using Virtual Reality in Children. Pain Med. 2021 Jun 27;
Logan DE, Simons LE, Caruso TJ, Gold JI, Greenleaf W, Griffin A, King CD, Menendez M, Olbrecht VA, Rodriguez S, Silvia M, Stinson JN, Wang E, Williams SE, Wilson L. Leveraging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to Combat Chronic Pain in Youth: Position Paper From the Interdisciplinary Network on Virtual and Augmented Technologies for Pain Management. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Apr 26; 23: e25916.
Olbrecht VA, Williams SE, O'Conor KT, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided relaxation-based virtual reality versus distraction-based virtual reality or passive control for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents undergoing Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: protocol for a prospective, randomised, controlled trial (FOREVR Peds trial). BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 30; 10: e040295.
Albertz M, Whitlock P, Yang F, Ding L, Uchtman M, Mecoli M, Olbrecht V, Moore D, McCarthy J, Chidambaran V. Pragmatic comparative effectiveness study of multimodal fascia iliaca nerve block and continuous lumbar epidural-based protocols for periacetabular osteotomy. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2020 Dec; 7: 728-739.
Olbrecht VA, Perate AR. Moving Beyond the Ordinary: Transcending Traditions in Pediatric Anesthesia. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: xv-xvi.
Walter CM, Abbasian N, Olbrecht VA. Trends in Pediatric Pain: Thinking Beyond Opioids. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: 663-678.
Yuan I, Olbrecht VA, Mensinger JL, Zhang B, Davidson AJ, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Skowno J, Lian Q, Song X, Zhao P, Zhang J, Zhang M, Zuo Y, de Graaff JC, Vutskits L, Szmuk P, Kurth CD. Statistical Analysis Plan for "An international multicenter study of isoelectric electroencephalography events in infants and young children during anesthesia for surgery". Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 Mar; 29: 243-249.
Olbrecht VA, Ding L, Spruance K, Hossain M, Sadhasivam S, Chidambaran V. Intravenous Acetaminophen Reduces Length of Stay Via Mediation of Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Posterior Spinal Fusion in a Pediatric Cohort. Clin J Pain. 2018 Jul; 34: 593-599.
Olbrecht VA, Jiang Y, Viola L, Walter CM, Liu H, Kurth CD. Characterization of the functional near-infrared spectroscopy response to nociception in a pediatric population. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Feb; 28: 103-111.
Olbrecht VA, Skowno J, Marchesini V, Ding L, Jiang Y, Ward CG, Yu G, Liu H, Schurink B, Vutskits L, de Graaff JC, McGowan FX Jr, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Kurth CD, Davidson A. An International, Multicenter, Observational Study of Cerebral Oxygenation during Infant and Neonatal Anesthesia. Anesthesiology. 2018 Jan; 128: 85-96.
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Research
Interests
Clinical Outcomes Technology-based interventions for the management of pain
Lab(s)
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Dr. Olbrecht’s research focuses on the use of virtual reality technology in the management of pediatric pain. She has multiple publications in major journals focused on clinical outcomes in both surgery and anesthesia and has presented her work at local and national meetings. She has received multiple grants for her work and is currently funded through the National Institute’s of Health (NIH) with an R34 grant. Publications
Fernandez AM, Olbrecht VA, Raman VT. The Impetus for the Women of Impact in Anesthesiology Project. Anesth Analg. 2023 Jan 1; 136: 191.
Amaya S, Murillo M, Gutiérrez ML, Cervera HS, Andrade MJ, Zuñiga MA, Barreto N, Daza MI, Carvajal L, Alarcón CM, Aponte L, Olbrecht VA. The Role of Local Inflammation in Complications Associated with Intubation in Pediatric Patients: A Narrative Review. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 Jan 31;
Orgil Z, Johnson L, Karthic A, Williams SE, Ding L, Kashikar-Zuck S, King CD, Olbrecht VA. Feasibility and acceptability of perioperative application of biofeedback-based virtual reality versus active control for pain and anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing surgery: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2023 Jan 25; 13: e071274.
Vest E, Armstrong M, Olbrecht VA, Thakkar RK, Fabia RB, Groner JI, Noffsinger D, Tram NK, Xiang H. Association of Pre-procedural Anxiety with Procedure-related Pain During Outpatient Pediatric Burn Care: A Pilot Study. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 1;
Walter CM, Lee CS, Moore DL, Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Mecoli MD, Olbrecht VA, Batra M, Ding L, Yang F, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Retrospective study comparing outcomes of multimodal epidural and erector spinae catheter pain protocols after pectus surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jul 6;
Yuan I, Xu T, Skowno J, Zhang B, Davidson A, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Sommerfield D, Zhang J, Song X, Zhang M, Zhao P, Liu H, Jiang Y, Zuo Y, C de Graaff J, Vutskits L, Olbrecht VA, Szmuk P, Kurth CD, BRAIN Collaborative Investigators.. Isoelectric Electroencephalography in Infants and Toddlers During Anesthesia for Surgery-an International Observational Study. Anesthesiology. 2022 May 3;
Olbrecht VA, Uffman JC, Morse RB, Engelhardt T, Tobias JD. Setting a Universal Standard: Should We Benchmark Quality Outcomes for Pediatric Anesthesia Care? Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Apr 27;
Raman VT, Olbrecht VA, Fernandez AM. The Burnout Dance of the Forever Pandemic. Anesthesiology. 2022 Mar 1;
Fujiwara H, Olbrecht V, Tenney J. MEG pharmacology: Sedation and optimal MEG acquisition. Clin Neurophysiol. 2022 Mar 28; 138: 143-147.
Ghimire A, Olbrecht VA, Tobias JD. The role of sugammadex in the treatment of anaphylaxis due to rocuronium in children: extrapolation from adult and animal reports. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Feb 25;
Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Batra M, Walter CM, Olbrecht VA, Mecoli M, Lee CS, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Multimodal continuous ambulatory erector spinae catheter pain protocol for early recovery following Nuss procedure: a retrospective cohort study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Jan 27;
Olbrecht VA, O'Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided Relaxation-Based Virtual Reality for Acute Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in a Pediatric Population: Pilot Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jul 12; 23: e26328.
Olbrecht VA, O'Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Pickerill HM, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Transient Reductions in Postoperative Pain and Anxiety using Virtual Reality in Children. Pain Med. 2021 Jun 27;
Logan DE, Simons LE, Caruso TJ, Gold JI, Greenleaf W, Griffin A, King CD, Menendez M, Olbrecht VA, Rodriguez S, Silvia M, Stinson JN, Wang E, Williams SE, Wilson L. Leveraging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to Combat Chronic Pain in Youth: Position Paper From the Interdisciplinary Network on Virtual and Augmented Technologies for Pain Management. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Apr 26; 23: e25916.
Olbrecht VA, Williams SE, O'Conor KT, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided relaxation-based virtual reality versus distraction-based virtual reality or passive control for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents undergoing Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: protocol for a prospective, randomised, controlled trial (FOREVR Peds trial). BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 30; 10: e040295.
Albertz M, Whitlock P, Yang F, Ding L, Uchtman M, Mecoli M, Olbrecht V, Moore D, McCarthy J, Chidambaran V. Pragmatic comparative effectiveness study of multimodal fascia iliaca nerve block and continuous lumbar epidural-based protocols for periacetabular osteotomy. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2020 Dec; 7: 728-739.
Olbrecht VA, Perate AR. Moving Beyond the Ordinary: Transcending Traditions in Pediatric Anesthesia. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: xv-xvi.
Walter CM, Abbasian N, Olbrecht VA. Trends in Pediatric Pain: Thinking Beyond Opioids. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: 663-678.
Yuan I, Olbrecht VA, Mensinger JL, Zhang B, Davidson AJ, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Skowno J, Lian Q, Song X, Zhao P, Zhang J, Zhang M, Zuo Y, de Graaff JC, Vutskits L, Szmuk P, Kurth CD. Statistical Analysis Plan for "An international multicenter study of isoelectric electroencephalography events in infants and young children during anesthesia for surgery". Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 Mar; 29: 243-249.
Olbrecht VA, Ding L, Spruance K, Hossain M, Sadhasivam S, Chidambaran V. Intravenous Acetaminophen Reduces Length of Stay Via Mediation of Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Posterior Spinal Fusion in a Pediatric Cohort. Clin J Pain. 2018 Jul; 34: 593-599.
Olbrecht VA, Jiang Y, Viola L, Walter CM, Liu H, Kurth CD. Characterization of the functional near-infrared spectroscopy response to nociception in a pediatric population. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Feb; 28: 103-111.
Olbrecht VA, Skowno J, Marchesini V, Ding L, Jiang Y, Ward CG, Yu G, Liu H, Schurink B, Vutskits L, de Graaff JC, McGowan FX Jr, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Kurth CD, Davidson A. An International, Multicenter, Observational Study of Cerebral Oxygenation during Infant and Neonatal Anesthesia. Anesthesiology. 2018 Jan; 128: 85-96.
View More Publications
Research
Interests
Clinical Outcomes Technology-based interventions for the management of pain
Lab(s)
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Dr. Olbrecht’s research focuses on the use of virtual reality technology in the management of pediatric pain. She has multiple publications in major journals focused on clinical outcomes in both surgery and anesthesia and has presented her work at local and national meetings. She has received multiple grants for her work and is currently funded through the National Institute’s of Health (NIH) with an R34 grant. Publications
Fernandez AM, Olbrecht VA, Raman VT. The Impetus for the Women of Impact in Anesthesiology Project. Anesth Analg. 2023 Jan 1; 136: 191.
Amaya S, Murillo M, Gutiérrez ML, Cervera HS, Andrade MJ, Zuñiga MA, Barreto N, Daza MI, Carvajal L, Alarcón CM, Aponte L, Olbrecht VA. The Role of Local Inflammation in Complications Associated with Intubation in Pediatric Patients: A Narrative Review. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 Jan 31;
Orgil Z, Johnson L, Karthic A, Williams SE, Ding L, Kashikar-Zuck S, King CD, Olbrecht VA. Feasibility and acceptability of perioperative application of biofeedback-based virtual reality versus active control for pain and anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing surgery: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2023 Jan 25; 13: e071274.
Vest E, Armstrong M, Olbrecht VA, Thakkar RK, Fabia RB, Groner JI, Noffsinger D, Tram NK, Xiang H. Association of Pre-procedural Anxiety with Procedure-related Pain During Outpatient Pediatric Burn Care: A Pilot Study. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 1;
Walter CM, Lee CS, Moore DL, Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Mecoli MD, Olbrecht VA, Batra M, Ding L, Yang F, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Retrospective study comparing outcomes of multimodal epidural and erector spinae catheter pain protocols after pectus surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jul 6;
Yuan I, Xu T, Skowno J, Zhang B, Davidson A, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Sommerfield D, Zhang J, Song X, Zhang M, Zhao P, Liu H, Jiang Y, Zuo Y, C de Graaff J, Vutskits L, Olbrecht VA, Szmuk P, Kurth CD, BRAIN Collaborative Investigators.. Isoelectric Electroencephalography in Infants and Toddlers During Anesthesia for Surgery-an International Observational Study. Anesthesiology. 2022 May 3;
Olbrecht VA, Uffman JC, Morse RB, Engelhardt T, Tobias JD. Setting a Universal Standard: Should We Benchmark Quality Outcomes for Pediatric Anesthesia Care? Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Apr 27;
Raman VT, Olbrecht VA, Fernandez AM. The Burnout Dance of the Forever Pandemic. Anesthesiology. 2022 Mar 1;
Fujiwara H, Olbrecht V, Tenney J. MEG pharmacology: Sedation and optimal MEG acquisition. Clin Neurophysiol. 2022 Mar 28; 138: 143-147.
Ghimire A, Olbrecht VA, Tobias JD. The role of sugammadex in the treatment of anaphylaxis due to rocuronium in children: extrapolation from adult and animal reports. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Feb 25;
Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Batra M, Walter CM, Olbrecht VA, Mecoli M, Lee CS, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Multimodal continuous ambulatory erector spinae catheter pain protocol for early recovery following Nuss procedure: a retrospective cohort study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Jan 27;
Olbrecht VA, O'Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided Relaxation-Based Virtual Reality for Acute Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in a Pediatric Population: Pilot Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jul 12; 23: e26328.
Olbrecht VA, O'Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Pickerill HM, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Transient Reductions in Postoperative Pain and Anxiety using Virtual Reality in Children. Pain Med. 2021 Jun 27;
Logan DE, Simons LE, Caruso TJ, Gold JI, Greenleaf W, Griffin A, King CD, Menendez M, Olbrecht VA, Rodriguez S, Silvia M, Stinson JN, Wang E, Williams SE, Wilson L. Leveraging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to Combat Chronic Pain in Youth: Position Paper From the Interdisciplinary Network on Virtual and Augmented Technologies for Pain Management. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Apr 26; 23: e25916.
Olbrecht VA, Williams SE, O'Conor KT, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided relaxation-based virtual reality versus distraction-based virtual reality or passive control for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents undergoing Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: protocol for a prospective, randomised, controlled trial (FOREVR Peds trial). BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 30; 10: e040295.
Albertz M, Whitlock P, Yang F, Ding L, Uchtman M, Mecoli M, Olbrecht V, Moore D, McCarthy J, Chidambaran V. Pragmatic comparative effectiveness study of multimodal fascia iliaca nerve block and continuous lumbar epidural-based protocols for periacetabular osteotomy. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2020 Dec; 7: 728-739.
Olbrecht VA, Perate AR. Moving Beyond the Ordinary: Transcending Traditions in Pediatric Anesthesia. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: xv-xvi.
Walter CM, Abbasian N, Olbrecht VA. Trends in Pediatric Pain: Thinking Beyond Opioids. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: 663-678.
Yuan I, Olbrecht VA, Mensinger JL, Zhang B, Davidson AJ, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Skowno J, Lian Q, Song X, Zhao P, Zhang J, Zhang M, Zuo Y, de Graaff JC, Vutskits L, Szmuk P, Kurth CD. Statistical Analysis Plan for "An international multicenter study of isoelectric electroencephalography events in infants and young children during anesthesia for surgery". Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 Mar; 29: 243-249.
Olbrecht VA, Ding L, Spruance K, Hossain M, Sadhasivam S, Chidambaran V. Intravenous Acetaminophen Reduces Length of Stay Via Mediation of Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Posterior Spinal Fusion in a Pediatric Cohort. Clin J Pain. 2018 Jul; 34: 593-599.
Olbrecht VA, Jiang Y, Viola L, Walter CM, Liu H, Kurth CD. Characterization of the functional near-infrared spectroscopy response to nociception in a pediatric population. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Feb; 28: 103-111.
Olbrecht VA, Skowno J, Marchesini V, Ding L, Jiang Y, Ward CG, Yu G, Liu H, Schurink B, Vutskits L, de Graaff JC, McGowan FX Jr, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Kurth CD, Davidson A. An International, Multicenter, Observational Study of Cerebral Oxygenation during Infant and Neonatal Anesthesia. Anesthesiology. 2018 Jan; 128: 85-96.
View More Publications
Interests
Clinical Outcomes Technology-based interventions for the management of pain
Lab(s)
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Dr. Olbrecht’s research focuses on the use of virtual reality technology in the management of pediatric pain. She has multiple publications in major journals focused on clinical outcomes in both surgery and anesthesia and has presented her work at local and national meetings. She has received multiple grants for her work and is currently funded through the National Institute’s of Health (NIH) with an R34 grant. Publications
Fernandez AM, Olbrecht VA, Raman VT. The Impetus for the Women of Impact in Anesthesiology Project. Anesth Analg. 2023 Jan 1; 136: 191.
Amaya S, Murillo M, Gutiérrez ML, Cervera HS, Andrade MJ, Zuñiga MA, Barreto N, Daza MI, Carvajal L, Alarcón CM, Aponte L, Olbrecht VA. The Role of Local Inflammation in Complications Associated with Intubation in Pediatric Patients: A Narrative Review. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 Jan 31;
Orgil Z, Johnson L, Karthic A, Williams SE, Ding L, Kashikar-Zuck S, King CD, Olbrecht VA. Feasibility and acceptability of perioperative application of biofeedback-based virtual reality versus active control for pain and anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing surgery: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2023 Jan 25; 13: e071274.
Vest E, Armstrong M, Olbrecht VA, Thakkar RK, Fabia RB, Groner JI, Noffsinger D, Tram NK, Xiang H. Association of Pre-procedural Anxiety with Procedure-related Pain During Outpatient Pediatric Burn Care: A Pilot Study. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 1;
Walter CM, Lee CS, Moore DL, Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Mecoli MD, Olbrecht VA, Batra M, Ding L, Yang F, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Retrospective study comparing outcomes of multimodal epidural and erector spinae catheter pain protocols after pectus surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jul 6;
Yuan I, Xu T, Skowno J, Zhang B, Davidson A, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Sommerfield D, Zhang J, Song X, Zhang M, Zhao P, Liu H, Jiang Y, Zuo Y, C de Graaff J, Vutskits L, Olbrecht VA, Szmuk P, Kurth CD, BRAIN Collaborative Investigators.. Isoelectric Electroencephalography in Infants and Toddlers During Anesthesia for Surgery-an International Observational Study. Anesthesiology. 2022 May 3;
Olbrecht VA, Uffman JC, Morse RB, Engelhardt T, Tobias JD. Setting a Universal Standard: Should We Benchmark Quality Outcomes for Pediatric Anesthesia Care? Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Apr 27;
Raman VT, Olbrecht VA, Fernandez AM. The Burnout Dance of the Forever Pandemic. Anesthesiology. 2022 Mar 1;
Fujiwara H, Olbrecht V, Tenney J. MEG pharmacology: Sedation and optimal MEG acquisition. Clin Neurophysiol. 2022 Mar 28; 138: 143-147.
Ghimire A, Olbrecht VA, Tobias JD. The role of sugammadex in the treatment of anaphylaxis due to rocuronium in children: extrapolation from adult and animal reports. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Feb 25;
Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Batra M, Walter CM, Olbrecht VA, Mecoli M, Lee CS, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Multimodal continuous ambulatory erector spinae catheter pain protocol for early recovery following Nuss procedure: a retrospective cohort study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Jan 27;
Olbrecht VA, O'Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided Relaxation-Based Virtual Reality for Acute Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in a Pediatric Population: Pilot Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jul 12; 23: e26328.
Olbrecht VA, O'Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Pickerill HM, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Transient Reductions in Postoperative Pain and Anxiety using Virtual Reality in Children. Pain Med. 2021 Jun 27;
Logan DE, Simons LE, Caruso TJ, Gold JI, Greenleaf W, Griffin A, King CD, Menendez M, Olbrecht VA, Rodriguez S, Silvia M, Stinson JN, Wang E, Williams SE, Wilson L. Leveraging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to Combat Chronic Pain in Youth: Position Paper From the Interdisciplinary Network on Virtual and Augmented Technologies for Pain Management. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Apr 26; 23: e25916.
Olbrecht VA, Williams SE, O'Conor KT, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided relaxation-based virtual reality versus distraction-based virtual reality or passive control for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents undergoing Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: protocol for a prospective, randomised, controlled trial (FOREVR Peds trial). BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 30; 10: e040295.
Albertz M, Whitlock P, Yang F, Ding L, Uchtman M, Mecoli M, Olbrecht V, Moore D, McCarthy J, Chidambaran V. Pragmatic comparative effectiveness study of multimodal fascia iliaca nerve block and continuous lumbar epidural-based protocols for periacetabular osteotomy. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2020 Dec; 7: 728-739.
Olbrecht VA, Perate AR. Moving Beyond the Ordinary: Transcending Traditions in Pediatric Anesthesia. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: xv-xvi.
Walter CM, Abbasian N, Olbrecht VA. Trends in Pediatric Pain: Thinking Beyond Opioids. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: 663-678.
Yuan I, Olbrecht VA, Mensinger JL, Zhang B, Davidson AJ, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Skowno J, Lian Q, Song X, Zhao P, Zhang J, Zhang M, Zuo Y, de Graaff JC, Vutskits L, Szmuk P, Kurth CD. Statistical Analysis Plan for "An international multicenter study of isoelectric electroencephalography events in infants and young children during anesthesia for surgery". Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 Mar; 29: 243-249.
Olbrecht VA, Ding L, Spruance K, Hossain M, Sadhasivam S, Chidambaran V. Intravenous Acetaminophen Reduces Length of Stay Via Mediation of Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Posterior Spinal Fusion in a Pediatric Cohort. Clin J Pain. 2018 Jul; 34: 593-599.
Olbrecht VA, Jiang Y, Viola L, Walter CM, Liu H, Kurth CD. Characterization of the functional near-infrared spectroscopy response to nociception in a pediatric population. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Feb; 28: 103-111.
Olbrecht VA, Skowno J, Marchesini V, Ding L, Jiang Y, Ward CG, Yu G, Liu H, Schurink B, Vutskits L, de Graaff JC, McGowan FX Jr, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Kurth CD, Davidson A. An International, Multicenter, Observational Study of Cerebral Oxygenation during Infant and Neonatal Anesthesia. Anesthesiology. 2018 Jan; 128: 85-96.
View More Publications
Interests
Clinical Outcomes Technology-based interventions for the management of pain
Lab(s)
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Dr. Olbrecht’s research focuses on the use of virtual reality technology in the management of pediatric pain. She has multiple publications in major journals focused on clinical outcomes in both surgery and anesthesia and has presented her work at local and national meetings. She has received multiple grants for her work and is currently funded through the National Institute’s of Health (NIH) with an R34 grant.
Interests
Clinical Outcomes Technology-based interventions for the management of pain
Lab(s)
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Clinical Outcomes
Technology-based interventions for the management of pain
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Fernandez AM, Olbrecht VA, Raman VT. The Impetus for the Women of Impact in Anesthesiology Project. Anesth Analg. 2023 Jan 1; 136: 191. Amaya S, Murillo M, Gutiérrez ML, Cervera HS, Andrade MJ, Zuñiga MA, Barreto N, Daza MI, Carvajal L, Alarcón CM, Aponte L, Olbrecht VA. The Role of Local Inflammation in Complications Associated with Intubation in Pediatric Patients: A Narrative Review. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 Jan 31; Orgil Z, Johnson L, Karthic A, Williams SE, Ding L, Kashikar-Zuck S, King CD, Olbrecht VA. Feasibility and acceptability of perioperative application of biofeedback-based virtual reality versus active control for pain and anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing surgery: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2023 Jan 25; 13: e071274. Vest E, Armstrong M, Olbrecht VA, Thakkar RK, Fabia RB, Groner JI, Noffsinger D, Tram NK, Xiang H. Association of Pre-procedural Anxiety with Procedure-related Pain During Outpatient Pediatric Burn Care: A Pilot Study. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 1; Walter CM, Lee CS, Moore DL, Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Mecoli MD, Olbrecht VA, Batra M, Ding L, Yang F, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Retrospective study comparing outcomes of multimodal epidural and erector spinae catheter pain protocols after pectus surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jul 6; Yuan I, Xu T, Skowno J, Zhang B, Davidson A, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Sommerfield D, Zhang J, Song X, Zhang M, Zhao P, Liu H, Jiang Y, Zuo Y, C de Graaff J, Vutskits L, Olbrecht VA, Szmuk P, Kurth CD, BRAIN Collaborative Investigators.. Isoelectric Electroencephalography in Infants and Toddlers During Anesthesia for Surgery-an International Observational Study. Anesthesiology. 2022 May 3; Olbrecht VA, Uffman JC, Morse RB, Engelhardt T, Tobias JD. Setting a Universal Standard: Should We Benchmark Quality Outcomes for Pediatric Anesthesia Care? Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Apr 27; Raman VT, Olbrecht VA, Fernandez AM. The Burnout Dance of the Forever Pandemic. Anesthesiology. 2022 Mar 1; Fujiwara H, Olbrecht V, Tenney J. MEG pharmacology: Sedation and optimal MEG acquisition. Clin Neurophysiol. 2022 Mar 28; 138: 143-147. Ghimire A, Olbrecht VA, Tobias JD. The role of sugammadex in the treatment of anaphylaxis due to rocuronium in children: extrapolation from adult and animal reports. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Feb 25; Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Batra M, Walter CM, Olbrecht VA, Mecoli M, Lee CS, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Multimodal continuous ambulatory erector spinae catheter pain protocol for early recovery following Nuss procedure: a retrospective cohort study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Jan 27; Olbrecht VA, O'Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided Relaxation-Based Virtual Reality for Acute Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in a Pediatric Population: Pilot Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jul 12; 23: e26328. Olbrecht VA, O'Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Pickerill HM, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Transient Reductions in Postoperative Pain and Anxiety using Virtual Reality in Children. Pain Med. 2021 Jun 27; Logan DE, Simons LE, Caruso TJ, Gold JI, Greenleaf W, Griffin A, King CD, Menendez M, Olbrecht VA, Rodriguez S, Silvia M, Stinson JN, Wang E, Williams SE, Wilson L. Leveraging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to Combat Chronic Pain in Youth: Position Paper From the Interdisciplinary Network on Virtual and Augmented Technologies for Pain Management. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Apr 26; 23: e25916. Olbrecht VA, Williams SE, O'Conor KT, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided relaxation-based virtual reality versus distraction-based virtual reality or passive control for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents undergoing Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: protocol for a prospective, randomised, controlled trial (FOREVR Peds trial). BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 30; 10: e040295. Albertz M, Whitlock P, Yang F, Ding L, Uchtman M, Mecoli M, Olbrecht V, Moore D, McCarthy J, Chidambaran V. Pragmatic comparative effectiveness study of multimodal fascia iliaca nerve block and continuous lumbar epidural-based protocols for periacetabular osteotomy. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2020 Dec; 7: 728-739. Olbrecht VA, Perate AR. Moving Beyond the Ordinary: Transcending Traditions in Pediatric Anesthesia. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: xv-xvi. Walter CM, Abbasian N, Olbrecht VA. Trends in Pediatric Pain: Thinking Beyond Opioids. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: 663-678. Yuan I, Olbrecht VA, Mensinger JL, Zhang B, Davidson AJ, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Skowno J, Lian Q, Song X, Zhao P, Zhang J, Zhang M, Zuo Y, de Graaff JC, Vutskits L, Szmuk P, Kurth CD. Statistical Analysis Plan for "An international multicenter study of isoelectric electroencephalography events in infants and young children during anesthesia for surgery". Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 Mar; 29: 243-249. Olbrecht VA, Ding L, Spruance K, Hossain M, Sadhasivam S, Chidambaran V. Intravenous Acetaminophen Reduces Length of Stay Via Mediation of Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Posterior Spinal Fusion in a Pediatric Cohort. Clin J Pain. 2018 Jul; 34: 593-599. Olbrecht VA, Jiang Y, Viola L, Walter CM, Liu H, Kurth CD. Characterization of the functional near-infrared spectroscopy response to nociception in a pediatric population. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Feb; 28: 103-111. Olbrecht VA, Skowno J, Marchesini V, Ding L, Jiang Y, Ward CG, Yu G, Liu H, Schurink B, Vutskits L, de Graaff JC, McGowan FX Jr, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Kurth CD, Davidson A. An International, Multicenter, Observational Study of Cerebral Oxygenation during Infant and Neonatal Anesthesia. Anesthesiology. 2018 Jan; 128: 85-96.
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- Fernandez AM, Olbrecht VA, Raman VT. The Impetus for the Women of Impact in Anesthesiology Project. Anesth Analg. 2023 Jan 1; 136: 191.
- Amaya S, Murillo M, Gutiérrez ML, Cervera HS, Andrade MJ, Zuñiga MA, Barreto N, Daza MI, Carvajal L, Alarcón CM, Aponte L, Olbrecht VA. The Role of Local Inflammation in Complications Associated with Intubation in Pediatric Patients: A Narrative Review. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 Jan 31;
- Orgil Z, Johnson L, Karthic A, Williams SE, Ding L, Kashikar-Zuck S, King CD, Olbrecht VA. Feasibility and acceptability of perioperative application of biofeedback-based virtual reality versus active control for pain and anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing surgery: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2023 Jan 25; 13: e071274.
- Vest E, Armstrong M, Olbrecht VA, Thakkar RK, Fabia RB, Groner JI, Noffsinger D, Tram NK, Xiang H. Association of Pre-procedural Anxiety with Procedure-related Pain During Outpatient Pediatric Burn Care: A Pilot Study. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 1;
- Walter CM, Lee CS, Moore DL, Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Mecoli MD, Olbrecht VA, Batra M, Ding L, Yang F, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Retrospective study comparing outcomes of multimodal epidural and erector spinae catheter pain protocols after pectus surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jul 6;
- Yuan I, Xu T, Skowno J, Zhang B, Davidson A, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Sommerfield D, Zhang J, Song X, Zhang M, Zhao P, Liu H, Jiang Y, Zuo Y, C de Graaff J, Vutskits L, Olbrecht VA, Szmuk P, Kurth CD, BRAIN Collaborative Investigators.. Isoelectric Electroencephalography in Infants and Toddlers During Anesthesia for Surgery-an International Observational Study. Anesthesiology. 2022 May 3;
- Olbrecht VA, Uffman JC, Morse RB, Engelhardt T, Tobias JD. Setting a Universal Standard: Should We Benchmark Quality Outcomes for Pediatric Anesthesia Care? Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Apr 27;
- Raman VT, Olbrecht VA, Fernandez AM. The Burnout Dance of the Forever Pandemic. Anesthesiology. 2022 Mar 1;
- Fujiwara H, Olbrecht V, Tenney J. MEG pharmacology: Sedation and optimal MEG acquisition. Clin Neurophysiol. 2022 Mar 28; 138: 143-147.
- Ghimire A, Olbrecht VA, Tobias JD. The role of sugammadex in the treatment of anaphylaxis due to rocuronium in children: extrapolation from adult and animal reports. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Feb 25;
- Abbasian N, Clay SJ, Batra M, Walter CM, Olbrecht VA, Mecoli M, Lee CS, Nair M, Huq A, Simpson BE, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Chidambaran V. Multimodal continuous ambulatory erector spinae catheter pain protocol for early recovery following Nuss procedure: a retrospective cohort study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Jan 27;
- Olbrecht VA, O’Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided Relaxation-Based Virtual Reality for Acute Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in a Pediatric Population: Pilot Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jul 12; 23: e26328.
- Olbrecht VA, O’Conor KT, Williams SE, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Pickerill HM, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Transient Reductions in Postoperative Pain and Anxiety using Virtual Reality in Children. Pain Med. 2021 Jun 27;
- Logan DE, Simons LE, Caruso TJ, Gold JI, Greenleaf W, Griffin A, King CD, Menendez M, Olbrecht VA, Rodriguez S, Silvia M, Stinson JN, Wang E, Williams SE, Wilson L. Leveraging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to Combat Chronic Pain in Youth: Position Paper From the Interdisciplinary Network on Virtual and Augmented Technologies for Pain Management. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Apr 26; 23: e25916.
- Olbrecht VA, Williams SE, O’Conor KT, Boehmer CO, Marchant GW, Glynn SM, Geisler KJ, Ding L, Yang G, King CD. Guided relaxation-based virtual reality versus distraction-based virtual reality or passive control for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents undergoing Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: protocol for a prospective, randomised, controlled trial (FOREVR Peds trial). BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 30; 10: e040295.
- Albertz M, Whitlock P, Yang F, Ding L, Uchtman M, Mecoli M, Olbrecht V, Moore D, McCarthy J, Chidambaran V. Pragmatic comparative effectiveness study of multimodal fascia iliaca nerve block and continuous lumbar epidural-based protocols for periacetabular osteotomy. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2020 Dec; 7: 728-739.
- Olbrecht VA, Perate AR. Moving Beyond the Ordinary: Transcending Traditions in Pediatric Anesthesia. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: xv-xvi.
- Walter CM, Abbasian N, Olbrecht VA. Trends in Pediatric Pain: Thinking Beyond Opioids. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 38: 663-678.
- Yuan I, Olbrecht VA, Mensinger JL, Zhang B, Davidson AJ, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Skowno J, Lian Q, Song X, Zhao P, Zhang J, Zhang M, Zuo Y, de Graaff JC, Vutskits L, Szmuk P, Kurth CD. Statistical Analysis Plan for “An international multicenter study of isoelectric electroencephalography events in infants and young children during anesthesia for surgery”. Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 Mar; 29: 243-249.
- Olbrecht VA, Ding L, Spruance K, Hossain M, Sadhasivam S, Chidambaran V. Intravenous Acetaminophen Reduces Length of Stay Via Mediation of Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Posterior Spinal Fusion in a Pediatric Cohort. Clin J Pain. 2018 Jul; 34: 593-599.
- Olbrecht VA, Jiang Y, Viola L, Walter CM, Liu H, Kurth CD. Characterization of the functional near-infrared spectroscopy response to nociception in a pediatric population. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Feb; 28: 103-111.
- Olbrecht VA, Skowno J, Marchesini V, Ding L, Jiang Y, Ward CG, Yu G, Liu H, Schurink B, Vutskits L, de Graaff JC, McGowan FX Jr, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Kurth CD, Davidson A. An International, Multicenter, Observational Study of Cerebral Oxygenation during Infant and Neonatal Anesthesia. Anesthesiology. 2018 Jan; 128: 85-96.
Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/01/2021
Board Certifications
Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology
Fellowship
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Date Completed: 09/11/2012
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
Date Completed: 09/11/2011
Internship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Date Completed: 06/27/2008
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Date Completed: 05/17/2007
Undergraduate School
Cornell University
Date Completed: 05/30/2003
Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/01/2021
Board Certifications
Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology
Fellowship
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Date Completed: 09/11/2012
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
Date Completed: 09/11/2011
Internship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Date Completed: 06/27/2008
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Date Completed: 05/17/2007
Undergraduate School
Cornell University
Date Completed: 05/30/2003
Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/01/2021
Board Certifications
Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology
Fellowship
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Date Completed: 09/11/2012
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
Date Completed: 09/11/2011
Internship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Date Completed: 06/27/2008
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Date Completed: 05/17/2007
Undergraduate School
Cornell University
Date Completed: 05/30/2003
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/01/2021
Board Certifications
Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology
Fellowship
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Date Completed: 09/11/2012
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
Date Completed: 09/11/2011
Internship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Date Completed: 06/27/2008
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Date Completed: 05/17/2007
Undergraduate School
Cornell University
Date Completed: 05/30/2003
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/01/2021
Board Certifications
Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology
Fellowship
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Date Completed: 09/11/2012
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
Date Completed: 09/11/2011
Internship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Date Completed: 06/27/2008
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Date Completed: 05/17/2007
Undergraduate School
Cornell University
Date Completed: 05/30/2003
- Anesthesiology
- Pediatric Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests
Acute Postoperative Pain Fetal Anesthesia General Anesthesia
Clinical Interests
Acute Postoperative Pain Fetal Anesthesia General Anesthesia
Clinical Interests
Acute Postoperative Pain Fetal Anesthesia General Anesthesia
Acute Postoperative Pain Fetal Anesthesia General Anesthesia
- Acute Postoperative Pain
- Fetal Anesthesia
- General Anesthesia
Professional Experience
2012 - 2021 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Associate Professor
Professional Experience
2012 - 2021 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Associate Professor
Professional Experience
2012 - 2021 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Associate Professor
2012 - 2021 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Associate Professor
2012 - 2021 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Associate Professor
Research Funding
NIH NCCH 1R34AT011218-01A1 Feasibility and acceptability of biofeedback-based virtual reality for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents, Principal Investigator 07/2021-06/2024
Research Funding
NIH NCCH 1R34AT011218-01A1 Feasibility and acceptability of biofeedback-based virtual reality for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents, Principal Investigator 07/2021-06/2024
Research Funding
NIH NCCH 1R34AT011218-01A1 Feasibility and acceptability of biofeedback-based virtual reality for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents, Principal Investigator 07/2021-06/2024
NIH NCCH 1R34AT011218-01A1 Feasibility and acceptability of biofeedback-based virtual reality for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents, Principal Investigator 07/2021-06/2024
Feasibility and acceptability of biofeedback-based virtual reality for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents, Principal Investigator
07/2021-06/2024
Contact Information
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Call us at: (614) 722-4200
Fax us at: (614) 722-4203
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Contact Information
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Call us at: (614) 722-4200
Fax us at: (614) 722-4203
Anesthesiology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Contact Information
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Call us at: (614) 722-4200
Fax us at: (614) 722-4203
Anesthesiology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Call us at: (614) 722-4200
Fax us at: (614) 722-4203
Anesthesiology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Call us at: (614) 722-4200
Fax us at: (614) 722-4203
Anesthesiology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Call us at: (614) 722-4200
Fax us at: (614) 722-4203
Anesthesiology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
- Call us at:
- (614) 722-4200
- Fax us at:
- (614) 722-4203
- Anesthesiology700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
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