Caroline A. Pasquariello, MD, FAAP, FCPP
Areas of expertise: Perioperative throughout and efficiency, Pediatric perioperative assessment
Locations: Main Building
About Caroline A. Pasquariello, MD, FAAP, FCPP
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Titles
Attending Anesthesiologist
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Pediatric Anesthesiology – American Board of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology – American Board of Anesthesiology
Critical Care Medicine – American Board of Anesthesiology
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
2025, Patrick S. Pasquariello Service Award, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2025, Physician Award of Excellence, Physician Partnership with the Peri-Anesthesia Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2018, 2025, Physician Partnership Award, Department of Nursing, Respiratory, Neuro-diagnostics, For Outstanding Accomplishments as a Nursing Partner, Peri-Anesthesia Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2011, Main Line Today: Top Doctors
1983, Woman of the Year Award, National Italian American Foundation
1982, Resident Humanitarian Award, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
1978, Graduated Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
1975-1976, Academic Distinction, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
1974-1975, Dean's List, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2013-present, The Children's Hospitals Association
1997-present, Society of Pediatric Anesthesia
1989-present, American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
1986-present, American Medical Association
1985-present, American Society of Anesthesiologists
Editorial and Academic Positions
Academic and Institutional Committees
2025-present, Periop CyberSecurity Task Force
2023-present, Team Lead, "Close Your Eyes, We'll Immunize": Perioperative Project to administer Flu Vaccine to children under general anesthesia
2022-present, Team Lead, Administration of influenza vaccine preoperatively in PACU
2011-present, Senior Leadership Group
1987-present, Reunion Committee: Reunion Years 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, University of Pennsylvania
1982-present, Class Secretary of Medical Alumni Association, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BA in Psychology - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Medical Degree
MD - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Internship
Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Anesthesiology - The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2021
Petrini LA, Thottathil P, Shih G, Henderson A, Pasquariello C, Black SA: Ask the question, be the solution: Fostering well-being through contextualized assessment and strategy development Paediatr Anaesth 31(1): 68-73, January 2021.
2014
Day TE, Chi A, Rutberg M, Zahm A, Otarola V, Feldman JM, Pasquariello CA,: Addressing the Variation of Post-Surgical Inpatient Census with Computer Simulation. Pediatric Surgery International 30(4): 449-456, 2014.
2003
Tyler DC, Pasquariello CA, Chen CH: Determining optimum operating room utilization. Anesth Analg 96(4): 1114-1121, April 2003.
2002
Rajchert DM, Pasquariello CA, Watcha MF, Schreiner MS: Rapacuronium and the risk of bronchospasm in pediatric patients. Anesth Analg 94(3): 488-493, 2002.
1998
Choudry DK, Stayer SA, Schwartz RE, Pasquariello CA: Early intravenous cannulation in children during inhalational induction of anesthesia. Paediatric Anaesthesia 8(2): 123-126, 1998.
1995
Brislin RP, Stayer SA, Schwartz RE, Pasquariello CA : Analgesia for venipuncture in paediatric surgery patients. J Paediatr Child Health 31(6): 542-544, 1995.
Stayer SA, Pasquariello CA, Schwartz RE, Balsara RK, Lear BR: The safety of continuous pleural lignocaine after thoracotomy in children and adolescents. Pediatric Anaesthesia 5(5): 307-310, 1995.
Stayer SA, Schwartz RE, Pasquariello CA, Dunn SP: Pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation: potential predictors of intraoperative blood loss and coagulation status monitoring. Pediatric Surgery International 10(5-6): 317-321, 1995.
1994
Schwartz RE, Lowe DA, Pasquariello CA, Stayer SA, Schlichting CM: Bacterial endocarditis prophylaxis: what is recommended and what is practiced? J Clin Anesth 6(1): 5-9, Jan-Feb 1994.
1993
Pasquariello CA, Schwartz RE: Plasma cholinesterase deficiency in a neonate. Can J Anaesth 40(6): 529-531, Jun 1993.
Schwartz RE, Stayer SA, Pasquariello CA: Univent tube: a simple method for avoiding a potentially disastrous complication. Anesth Analg 77(5): 1077-1078, November 1993.
Schwartz RE, Stayer SA, Pasquariello CA: The tracheal tube leak test: is there inter-observer agreement? Can J Anaesth 40(11): 1049-1052, 1993.
1986
Rice RJ, Schalla WO, Whittington WL, Jean Louis Y, Biddle JW, Goldberg M, DeWitt W, Pasquariello CA, Abrutyn E, Swenson R: Phenotypic characterization of Neisseria Gonorrhea isolated from three cases of meningitis. J Infectious Disease 153(2): 362-365, Feb 1986.
1985
Pasquariello CA, Plotkin SA, Rice RJ, Hackney R: Fatal gonococcal septicemia. Pediatric Infectious Diseases 4(2): 204-206, April 1985.
1983
Marsh RR, Potsic WP, Pasquariello CA: Recorder for assessment of upper airway disorders. Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surgery 91(5): 584-585, October 1983.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2025
O'Brien EM, Grimes L, Weintraub A, Hansell B, Cohen D, Pasquariello: Development of an Influenza Vaccination Program under General Anesthesia at a Tertiary Children's Hospital: "Close Your Eyes, We'll Immunize" Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Meeting, San Antonio, TX April 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.
G. Chiang, M. William, A. Doshi, L. Petrini, C. Pasquariello, N. Julian, C. Ehler: A Peek Behind the Mask! CHOP's Family Day Experience American Council on Physician Health 2025, Boston, MA September 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.
2023
Deborah Scalford, RN; Caroline A. Pasquariello, MD, FAAP: Centralized Patient Transportation Services in a Pediatric Perianesthesia Unit Enables Top of Licensure Work and Improved Efficiencies. 6th International Conference ​for Perianaesthesia Nurses (ICPAN 2023), Amsterdam, Netherlands 2023 Notes: Oral presentation.
Lectures by Invitation
2026
Pasquariello CA. "Cross department Collaboration with Inpatient units and the ED, To create a Pathway for Patient Preparation for Anesthesia and Sedation" Childrens' Hospital Association: OR Directors Forum "Communications Across the Triad', Minneapolis, MN. April 2026.
Pasquariello CA. "Close Your Eyes, We'll Immunize: Pediatric Influenza Vaccine in the Perioperative Period" with Elizabeth O'Breien, MD, MAS, WakeUp Safe (Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesia Quality Improvement Initiative) Monthly Meeting, Virtual. Jan 2026.
2024
Pasquariello CA. "Close Your Eyes, We'll Immunize: Pediatric Influenza Vaccine under Anesthesia", EPIC XGM Pediatric Anesthesia Initiative, Verona, WI. May 2024.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2026
Caroline A. Pasquariello, M.D., FAAP, and Kim M. Strupp, M.D., FAAP: How to make immunizations part of pediatric surgical, procedural care process. AAP News SSN 1073-0397, March 2026 Notes: https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/34598/How-to-make-immunizations-part-of-pediatric?autologincheck=redirected.
1997
Pasquariello CA: Book Review, Pain Handbook. The American Journal of Anesthesia March-April 1997.
1995
Pasquariello CA, Schwartz RE: Plasma cholinesterase deficiency in a neonate: a follow up (letter). Can J Anaesth 42(6): 364, April 1995.
14. Schwartz RE, Stayer SA, Pasquariello CA: Safe and accurate administration of pediatric caudal blocks (letter-reply). Anesth Analg 81: 429, 1995.
1994
Schwartz RE, Stayer SA, Pasquariello CA, Lowe DA, Foster D: Anaesthesia for the patient with neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy. Can J Anaesth 41(1): 56, Jan 1994.
Schwartz RE, Stayer SA, Pasquariello CA : An additional sign of correct needle placement when performing a caudal block in pediatric patient (letter). Anesth Analg 79(4): 818, October 1994.
Pasquariello CA, Schwartz RE: Plasma cholinesterase deficiency in a premature neonate (letter-reply). Can J Anaesth 41: 263, 1994.
Schwartz RE, Pasquariello CA, Schlichting CM: The use of intrathecal morphine for pediatric renal transplant recipients. Pediatric Surgery International 9: 571, 1994.
Schwartz RE, Stayer SA, Pasquariello CA: Tracheal tube leak test(letter-reply). J Anesth 41: 549, 1994.
1993
Dorsey AT, Schwartz RE, Stayer SA, Pasquariello CA: Scoliosis surgery: determinants of blood loss (letter). Anesth Analg 76(3): 684, March 1993.
Schwartz RE, Lowe DA, Pasquariello CA, Stayer SA: SBE Regimens (letter). Seminars in Anesthesia 12(1): 65, March 1993.
Schwartz RE, Pasquariello CA, Stayer SA: Elective use in pediatric anesthesia of intraosseous infusion: proceed only with extreme caution (letter). Anesth Analg 76(4): 918, April 1993.
Pasquariello CA, Stayer SA: Book Review: Pain in infants, children and adolescents. Anesth Analg 77(3): 649, 1993.
1992
Schwartz RE, Stayer SA, Pasquariello CA: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a mathematical impossibility (letter). Pediatrics 90(5): 783, November 1992.
1991
Pasquariello CA, Betz RR: A case for removal of the retained intrathecal catheter. Anesth Analg 72(4): 562, April 1991.
1988
Nicolson SC, Pasquariello CA, Campbell FW: Intra-arterial injection of pancuronium and fentanyl- an alternative. Crit Care Med 16(9): 915, September 1988.