ChristopherWardMD

Anesthesiology • Philadelphia, PA

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Associate Professor

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Office
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Main Bldg, 9th Floor, Suite 9317
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 267-426-0581

Fax+1 215-590-1415

Summary

Dr. Christopher Ward is an anesthesiologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College and has been in practice 13 years. He specializes in pediatric anesthesiology and has interests involving anesthesia for neurosurgery, anesthesia for patients with difficult airways, and the care of patients with epidermolysis bollusa. His research interests also include the effects of anesthetic drugs on the developing brain.

Education & Training

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2008 - 2009
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Anesthesiology, 2005 - 2008
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (WPH)Internship, Transitional Year, 2004 - 2005
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2004
University of PennsylvaniaB.A., American History Honors Program, 1996 - 2000

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2004 - 2024
OH State Medical License 2009 - 2013
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

1st Place Oral presentation Awards Presentation, SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2012
1st Place Young Investigator Award SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology Annual Winter Meeting, 2012
Teacher of the Year Award, Golden Apple Residents in the Department of Anesthesia at the University of Cincinnati Hospital, 2011
1st Place for Original Research Pennsylvania Anesthesiology Resident Research Conference, 2008
Resident of the Year Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2006
The William T. and Madeline Lemmon Memorial Prize in Anesthesiology Jefferson Medical College Class Day, 2004
Outstanding Transitional Year Award Western Pennsylvania Hospital and Temple University School of Medicine, 2004
C.K. Robinson Medical Scholarship Western Pennsylvania Golf Association, 2000
Paul R. Pigman Prize Shady Side Academy, 1999
Lois F. and Henry S. McNeil Scholarship 1999
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Clinical Trials

A Study to Compare the Long-term Outcomes After Two Different Anaesthetics Start of enrollment: 2017 Aug 10
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
The T REX Pilot Study: a Study to Investigate the Use of an Alternative Anaesthetic in Infants. Start of enrollment: 2015 May 01
Completed
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

50 citations
An International, Multicenter, Observational Study of Cerebral Oxygenation during Infant and Neonatal Anesthesia
Vanessa A. Olbrecht, Justin Skowno, Vanessa Marchesini, Lili Ding, Yifei Jiang
Anesthesiology. 2018-01-01
9 citations
Neurocognitive Adverse Effects of Anesthesia in Adults and Children: Gaps in Knowledge
Christopher G. Ward, Roderic G. Eckenhoff
Drug Safety. 2016-04-20
6 citations
Absence of Neuropathology With Prolonged Isoflurane Sedation in Healthy Adult Rats.
Timothy P. DeYoung, John C. Li, Xiaorui Tang, Christopher G. Ward, Barry R. Dworkin
Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2017-10-01

Journal Articles

Characterization and Quantification of Isoflurane-Induced Developmental Apoptotic Cell Death In Mouse Cerebral Cortex
George Isstaphanous M.D., Christopher Ward M.D., Elizabeth Hughes B.S., John McCann B.S., John McAuliffe, M.D., Steve Danzer PhD., Andreas Loepke, M.D., PhD., Anesthesia and Analgesia, 1/1/2013
Anesthetics and sedatives: Toxic or protective for the developing brain?
Ward CG, Loepke AW, Pharmacol Res, 1/1/2012
Multiples of Minimal Alveolar Concentrations of Volatile Agents are Not Necessarily Equipotent
Christopher Ward, M.D., Huafeng Wei, M.D., Anesthesiology, 1/1/2011
Isoflurane Causes Greater Neurodegeneration Than an Equivalent Exposure of Sevoflurane in the Developing Brain of Neonatal Mice
Ge Liang, M.D., Christopher Ward, M.D., Jun Peng, M.D., Yifan Zhao, M.D., Baosheng Huang, M.D., Huafeng Wei, M.D., Anesthesiology, 1/1/2010
The Impact of the Perioperative Period on Neurocognitive Development, with a Focus on Pharmacological Concerns
George Istaphanous M.D., Christopher Ward M.D., Andreas Loepke M.D., PhD., Best Practice and Research Clinical Anaesthesiology, 1/1/2010
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Abstracts/Posters

Vulnerability to Anesthetic-Induced Neuroapoptosis is Determined by the Maturational Age of the Cell and not the Age of the Animal. YIA-1
Christopher Ward, M.D., Elizabeth Hughes, B.S., Bernadin Joseph, B.S., Rylon Hofacer, B.S., Yung Suk Choe, M.D., Steve Danzer, Ph.D., Andreas Loepke, M.D., Ph.D, FAAP, 1/1/2012
Equipotent Exposure of Sevoflurane Causes Significantly Less Neurodegeneration than Isoflurane during Brain Development in Newborn Mice
Ge Liang, M.D., Baosheng Huang, M.D., Jun Peng, M.D., Yifan Zhao, Mary Ellen Fazen Eckenhoff, PhD, Christopher Ward, M.D., Huafeng Wei, M.D., Mechanisms of Neurotoxicity and Neuroprotection at the Neuroscience Annual Meeting, 1/1/2009
Operator Dependent Data Entry in an Anesthesia Information System is Not a Reliable Resource for Retrospective Clinical Outcomes Research
Christopher Ward, M.D., Scott Cook-Sather, M.D., John McCloskey, M.D., Mohamed Rehman, M.D., Society for Technology in Anesthesia Annual Meeting, San Antonio, 1/1/2009
Neonatal Exposure to Isoflurane Does Not Cause Learning Deficits in the Developing Mouse Brain. Anesthesiology
Christopher Ward, M.D., Huafeng Wei, M.D., Ph.D., Ge Liang, M.D., Shouping Wang, M.D., Yifan Zhao, M.D., “Pediatric Anesthesia: Techniques and the developing Brain”- American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, 1/1/2008
Isoflurane Induced Apoptosis by Activation of IP 3 Receptors in Developing Rat Brains
Huafeng Wei, M.D., Ph.D., Yifan Zhao, M.D., Ge Liang, M.D., Qianru Chen, M.D., Christopher Ward, M.D., Anesthesiology, Poster Discussion Group for Experimental Neurosciences- American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, 1/1/2008
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Lectures

Anesthesia Induced Neuroapoptosis and the Developing Brain
Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China - 9/24/2013
Anesthesia and the Developing Brain
The Second Affliated Hospital and Yuying Children Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Chi - 9/23/2013
The Effect of Neuronal Maturation on Anesthesia Induced Neuroapoptosis
Tianjin, China - 9/21/2013
Does Anesthesia Make Kids Dumber?
University of Delaware - 9/16/2013
Anesthesia for Airway
Department at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center - 5/18/2012
Anesthetic Mediated Effects on the Developing Brain
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care - 4/7/2011
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