Kha Tran, MD
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About Kha Tran, MD
Titles
Attending Anesthesiologist
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Anesthesiology – American Board of Anesthesiology
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Internship
Albert Einstein Medical Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2024
Marks AM, Johnson G, Gidaro U, Sloberman L, Drake FM, Weintraub AY, Nelson O, Tran KM, Simpao AF. A Prospective Observational Study of EHR-Based Versus Virtual Desktop-Based Access to Pediatric Anesthesia Emergency Algorithms. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2024 Jul 24;315:556-558
2023
Liu CA, Low S, Tran KM. Anaesthesia for fetal interventions. BJA Educ. 2023 May;23(5):162-171
Nelson O, Khalek N, Wu L, William MS, Wohler B, Lin EE, Tran KM, Simpao AF. Perioperative Maternal-Fetal Outcomes in the Setting of Minimally Invasive Fetal Therapy for Complex Monochorionic Pregnancies with Monitored Anesthesia Care. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2023;50(5):387-39
2022
Gebb JS, Khalek N, Miller K, Hwang R, Paidas Teefey C, Soni S, Tran KM, Moldenhauer JS.Impact of Obesity on Pregnancies Undergoing Laser Therapy for Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2022;49(7-8):340-346
2021
Chatterjee D, Arendt KW, Moldenhauer JS, Olutoye OA, Parikh JM, Tran KM, Zaretsky MV, Zhou J, Rollins MD.
Anesthesia for Maternal-Fetal Interventions: A Consensus Statement From the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committees on Obstetric and Pediatric Anesthesiology and the North American Fetal Therapy Network. Anesth Analg. 2021 Apr 1;132(4):1164-1173
2020
Tran KM, Chatterjee D. New Trends in Fetal Anesthesia. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Sep;38(3):605-619
Nelson O, Simpao AF, Tran KM, Lin EE. Fetal anesthesia: intrauterine therapies and immediate postnatal anesthesia for noncardiac surgical interventions. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2020 Jun;33(3):368-37
Lin EE, Nelson O, Isserman RS, Henderson AA, Rintoul NE, Lioy J, Javia LR, Tran KM, Fiadjoe JE. Management of neonatal difficult airway emergencies in the delivery room. Paediatr Anaesth. 2020 May;30(5):544-551
2018
Xu Z, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Jin C, Shen F, Yu Y, Cheek T, Onuoha O, Liang G, Month R, Atkins J, Tran KM, Wei H. S100β in newborns after C-section with general vs. epidural anesthesia: a prospective observational study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2018 Mar;62(3):293-30
2017
Isserman RS, Nelson O, Tran KM, Cai L, Polansky M, Rosenbloom JM, Goebel TK, Lin EE. Risk factors for perioperative mortality and transfusion in sacrococcygeal teratoma resections. Paediatr Anaesth. 2017 Jul;27(7):726-732
2016
Lin EE, Moldenhauer JS, Tran KM, Cohen DE, Adzick NS. Anesthetic Management of 65 Cases of Ex Utero Intrapartum Therapy: A 13-Year Single-Center Experience. Anesth Analg. 2016 Aug;123(2):411-7
2015
Rychik J, Cohen D, Tran KM, Szwast A, Natarajan SS, Johnson MP, Moldenhauer JS, Khalek N, Martinez-Poyer J, Flake AW, Hedrick HL, Adzick NS. The role of echocardiography in the intraoperative management of the fetus undergoing myelomeningocele repair. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2015;37(3):172-8
2013
Lin EE, Tran KM. Anesthesia for fetal surgery. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2013 Feb;22(1):50-5
Tran KM, Smiley R, Schwartz AJ. Anesthesia for fetal surgery: miles to go before we sleep. Anesthesiology. 2013 Apr;118(4):772-4
2012
Lin EE, Tran KM. Reducing postoperative ileus: does the anesthetic technique matter? J Clin Anesth. 2012 Sep;24(6):437-8
Tran KM, Maxwell LG, Cohen DE, Adamson PC, Moll V, Kurth CD, Galinkin JL. Quantification of serum fentanyl concentrations from umbilical cord blood during ex utero intrapartum therapy. Anesth Analg. 2012 Jun;114(6):1265-7
Tran KM, Johnson MP, Almeida-Chen GM, Schwartz AJ. The fetus as patient. Anesthesiology. 2010 Aug;113(2):46
2008
Tran KM, Flake AW, Kalawadia NV, Maxwell LG, Rehman MA. Emergent excision of a prenatally diagnosed sacrococcygeal teratoma. Paediatr Anaesth. 2008 May;18(5):431-4