Loren Babirak, MD

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Loren Babirak, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist with the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of Expertise: Neonatal anesthesia, Quality improvement
Locations: Main Hospital
Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT

Internship

Internal Medicine - Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME

Residency

Anesthesiology - Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME

Fellowship

Pediatric Anesthesiology - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Titles and Academic Titles

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Departments and Services

Research Interests

Neonatal anesthesia perioperative risks

Neonatal ventilator management 

Publications

Papers

2012

Hossein Sadrzadeh, Andrew Brunner, Benjamin Drapkin, Loren Babirak, et al. The prognostic role of serum albumin in patients receiving induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). J Clin Oncol 30, 2012 (suppl; abstr 6618).

Benjamin Drapkin, Hossein Sadrzadeh, Andrew Brunner, Lillian Werner, Loren Babirak, et al. A seasonal pattern of presentation in younger patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML). J Clin Oncol 30, 2012 (suppl; abstr 6617).

Books

Chapters

2022

Doshi, A., Babirak, L. (2022). Neuraxial and Regional Anesthesia. In: Mattei, P. (eds) Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07524-7_3

Posters and Presentations

2015

Loren Babirak MD, Jennie Nguyen DO, James Gagnon MD, Angus Christie MD. The ABCs of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Poster Presentation, American Society of Anesthesiologists Conference (ASA), 2015

Loren Babirak MD, Jennie Nguyen DO, James Gagnon MD, Angus Christie MD. Case Report: Type I Myotonic Dystrophy for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Poster Presentation, New England Anesthesia Resident Conference (NEARC), 2015

Awards and Honors

2016, Medical Student Elected Outstanding Educator Award, Maine Medical Center

2015, Jay G. Hayden II, M.D. Book Award, Maine Medical Center

2013, Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, Maine Medical Center & Tufts Medical School

2009, 2010, Dr. Robert Larner Financial Award for Academic Excellence, University of Vermont College of Medicine

2008, Summa Cum Laude with Highest Honors, University of Maine

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

2015-present, Society of Pediatric Anesthesia

2013-present, American Society of Anesthesiologists

 - 2013-present, Political Action Committee