TetsuUejimaMDMMM, FAAP, CPHRM
Anesthesiology • Wilmington, DEPediatric Anesthesiology
Chief Medical Officer and Chairman, Dept of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
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Office
1600 Rockland Rd
Wilmington, DE 19803Phone+1 302-651-4200Fax+1 302-651-6410
Summary
- Dr. Tetsu (Butch) Uejima is the chair of anesthesia and the chief medical officer in Wilmington, DE and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Nemours Children's Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals. He received his medical degree from University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 36 years. He also holds a Master of Medical Management degree from Carnegie Mellon University. He specializes in pediatric anesthesiology and is experienced in patient safety, quality improvement, value-based healthcare, risk management, and transplant anesthesiology. He has multiple publications and has spoken on a variety of topics.
Clinical Expertise
- Endotracheal intubation, Pediatric anesthesiology, Patient safety, Quality improvement, Value-based healthcare, Risk management, Transplant anesthesiology, Perioperative medicine, Vascular ultrasonography
Education & Training
Carnegie Mellon UniversityMMM, Medical Management, 2010 - 2012
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 1984 - 1985- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 1981 - 1984
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
DE State Medical License 2013 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2013 - 2024
IL State Medical License 1981 - 2017
FL State Medical License 2011 - 2013- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology
- AHACertified Profession in Healthcare Risk Management
Clinical Trials
- The Pediatric Anesthesia Quality Improvement Project Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsWrong site frenulectomy in a child: a serious safety eventSally E. Rampersad, Michael G. Rossi, Christie Yarnell, Tetsu Uejima
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2014-07-01 - 3 citationsThe past, present and future of ACS NSQIP-Pediatric: Evolution from a quality registry to a comparative quality performance platform.Jacqueline M Saito, Douglas C Barnhart, Catherine Grant, Brian K Brighton, Mehul V Raval
Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 2023-04-01 - 1 citationsSevoflurane interferes with inhaled nitric oxide (INO) delivery from the INOmax DS machine.Tetsu Uejima, Ronald Urban, Jill Verhagen
Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2009-04-01
Committees
- Member, ACS CSV Review Comiittee 2022 - Present
- Chair, APSF Committee on Education and Training 2020 - Present
- Member, ACS Peds NSQIP Data Committee 2017 - Present
- Committee member, AAP COPSQI 2016 - Present
- Member, ASA Anesthesia Quality Institute, Practice Quality Improvement Committee 2015 - Present
- Delegate, ASA House of Delegates 2015 - Present
- Member, ASA Board of Directors 2015 - Present
- Member, ASA, Ad Hoc Committee on Safe Access to Safe Pediatric Anesthesia Care 2015 - Present
- Member, ASA Anesthesia Quality Institute, AIRS Committee 2013 - Present
- Member, SPA Committee on Safety and Quality 2008 - Present
- Member, Wake Up Safe 2008 - Present
- Editor-in-chief, ASA Patient Safety Editorial Board 2017 - 2019
- Vice-chairman, APSF Committee on Education and Training 2016 - 2020
- President, Wake Up Safe 2016 - 2018
- Member, APSF Committee on Education and Training 2008 - 2023
- Editorial Board member, ASA Anesthesia Patient Safety Editorial Board 2007 - 2019
- Editor, ASA Anesthesia Patient Safety Editorial Board 2007 - 2016
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Society for Pediatric AnesthesiologyMember
- Society of Academic Anesthesiology AssociationsMember
- Member
- Fellow
Industry Relationships
- Advisory Board, RLDatix2022 - Present
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