Christopher G. Ward, MD

Medical School

MD - Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA

Internship

Transitional Year Internship - Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Residency

Anesthesiology - University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Pediatric Anesthesiology - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Anesthesiology

Papers

2015

Ward, CG, Hogan, KJ, Eckenhoff RG: Post-operative cognitive risk exists at all ages. JAMA 2015.

2013

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.: Characterization and Quantification of Isoflurane-Induced Developmental Apoptotic Cell Death In Mouse Cerebral Cortex. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2013; 116(4):845-54.

2012

Ward CG, Loepke AW. Anesthetics and sedatives: Toxic or protective for the developing brain? Pharmacol Res. 2012; 65(3):271-4.

2011

Christopher Ward, M.D., Huafeng Wei, M.D.: Multiples of Minimal Alveolar Concentrations of Volatile Agents are Not Necessarily Equipotent [Letter to the Editor] Anesthesiology 2011; 114(1) 221-22.

Posters and Presentations

2015

Christopher Ward, MD, Timothy DeYoung, BS, Maryellen Eckenhoff, PhD, Roderic Eckenhoff, MD PhD, Gordon Barr, PhD: Primarily Neocortical but Not Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus Anesthetic-Induced Apoptosis in Mice Leads to a Deficit in Context Pre-exposure Facilitation Effect. Society of Pediatric Anesthesia/AAP Winter Meeting 2015.

2014

Christopher Ward, M.D., Belinda Nhundu, B.S., Gordon Barr, Ph.D.: Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus Anesthetic-Induced Apoptosis Does Not Effect Context Pre-exposure Facilitation Effect in Mice. SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology Conference 2014 Notes: Presented at Moderated Poster Discussion, Neuro Group 

2012

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: Vulnerability to Anesthetic-Induced Neuroapoptosis is Determined by the Maturational Age of the Cell and not the Age of the Animal. YIA-1 (1st Place Oral presentation during Awards Presentation at the SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology, Tampa, 2012).

Invited lectures

2015

"Surgical Airway- Difficult Pediatric Airway" Society for Pediatric Anesthesia/AAP, Winter Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, March 2015.

"Primarily Neocortical but Not Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus Anesthetic-Induced Apoptosis in Mice Leads to a Deficit in Context Pre-exposure Facilitation Effect" Society for Pediatric Anesthesia/AAP Winter Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, March 2015.

"Anesthetic Induced Neuroapoptosis - Age and Strain Based Mouse Differences" Invited Guest Lecturer- Johns Hopkins Anesthesia Research Conference, Baltimore, MD, February 2015.

2014

"Difficult Pediatric Airway," Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Winter Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 2014.

2013

“Anesthesia Induced Neuroapoptosis and the Developing Brain.” Visiting Professor Grand Rounds, Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China, September 24th, 2013.

“Anesthesia and the Developing Brain.” Visiting Professor Lecture, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China, September 23rd, 2013

“The Effect of Neuronal Maturation on Anesthesia Induced Neuroapoptosis.” Chinese Society of Anesthesiology. Tianjin, China. September 21st, 2013

“Does Anesthesia Make Kids Dumber?” Visiting Professor Behavioral Neuroscience Lecture, University of Delaware, September 16th, 2013

2012

“Anesthesia for Airway.” First Annual Midwest Airway Course, Hosted by the ENT Department at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, May 18th-19th, 2012.