Tetsu Uejima MD MMM, FAAP, CPHRM

Pediatric 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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1600 Rockland RdWilmington, DE 19803
Phone+1 302-651-4200
Fax+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 - 2027
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
RECRUITING

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
The 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
3 citations
General anesthesia risk across pediatric surgical specialties: Low in otolaryngology.
Caroline M. Kolb, Dee Tinley-Strong, Rajiv Rangarajan, Tetsu Uejima, Udayan K. Shah
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2020-02-01
5 citations
Metatropic dysplasia—a skeletal dysplasia with challenging airway and other anesthetic concerns
Mary C. Theroux, Martha Lopez, Patricia J. Olszewsky, Sabina Dicindio, Lynda Arai
Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2017-06-01

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