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ForwardSusmita Nesargi, Pediatric Anesthesiologist MD MS
Susmita Nesargi, MD
Pediatric Anesthesiologist
Nemours Foundation
A I DuPont Hospital for Children
Home Address: 17 Stonewold Way
Wilmington, Delaware 19807
Office Address: Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
Citizenship: US
Education:
1983 – 1989 MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Grant Medical College
University of Bombay, India
1989 - 1991 DA Diploma in Anesthesia
Grant Medical College
University of Bombay, India
Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments:
1994 – 1997 Masters in Preventive Medicine (MS)
Department of Preventive Medicine
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
1998 – 1999 Intern in Surgery
Charles R. Drew University
Martin Luther King Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
1999 – 2001 Resident in Anesthesiology
Charles R. Drew University
Martin Luther King Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
2001 – 2002 Chief Resident in Anesthesiology
Charles R. Drew University
Martin Luther King Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
2002 - 2003 Fellow in Pediatric Anesthesia
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Faculty Appointments:
2006-Present Assistant Professor
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Thomas Jefferson Hospital
Hospital and Administrative Appointments:
2001 – 2002 Chief Resident
Department of Anesthesiology
King/Drew Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
2001 – 2002 Resident Delegate
California Society of Anesthesiologists
Los Angeles, CA
2004 – Present Pediatric Anesthesiologist
Nemours / Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Employment
1991 - 1994 Lecturer in Anesthesia
Grant Medical College
University of Bombay, India
1994 – 1995 Research Assistant
Department of International Health
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
1997 – 1998 Research Associate
Department of Cardiology
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Specialty Certification:
2005 – 2025 American Board of Anesthesiology
2016 - 2026 Pediatric Anesthesiology Subspeciality Board
Licensure:
Delaware, Pennsylvania and California
Awards and Honors and Membership in Honorary Societies:
1993 – 1994 Merit Scholarship Award
Tata Foundation Trust
Bombay, India
1998 – 1999 Outstanding Intern of the Year Award
Department of Surgery
California Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
2002 - 2003 Certificate of Award for Research
Department of Anesthesiology
King/Drew Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Membership in Professional and Scientific Societies:
National Societies:
2005 – present American Society of Anesthesiology
2005-present Society Pediatric Anesthesia
2005 – present Member, Medical Society of Delaware
National Scientific Committees:
2005 –2006 Member, International Anesthesia Research Society
Academic Committees at Jefferson Medical College and Affiliated Hospitals:
2010-Present Director Grand Rounds
Dept of Pediatric Anesthesiology
A I DuPont Hospital for Children
2018-Present Co-Director Quality Assurance and Improvement
Dept of Pediatric Anesthesiology
A I DuPont Hospital for Children
Major Teaching and Clinical Responsibilities at Jefferson Medical College and Affiliated Hospitals:
1. Attending Pediatric Anesthesiologist in Operating Room
2. Academic and Clinical bedside teaching of fellows, Residents, and SRNA’s in Pediatric Anesthesia Clinical Rotations
3. Conducting monthly Quality Assurance and Improvement meetings
Lectures by Invitation:
Department Monthly lectures to fellows, residents and student nurse anesthetists:
1995 to Present (monthly) - Morning lecture series
Pediatric Bleeding Disorders
Transfusions and Pediatric Anesthesia
Anesthesia in congenital syndromes
Bibliography:
Publications, peer reviewed:
- Shah U, Nicholas B, Hurd J, Nesargi S, Corao-Uribe, D: Case Report: Langerhans
Cell Histiocytosis Presenting as Massive Cervical Adenopathy and Retropharyngeal
Thickening. Pediatric Emergency Care 26:2, February 2010.
Publications, non-peer reviewed:
- Jahr J, Nesargi S, Lewis K, Johnson C. Blood Substitutes and oxygen therapeutics:
An overview and current status. American Journal of Therapeutics 9,437-443 (2002)
- Nesargi S, Jahr J, Driessen B, Gunther R. Lead Effects: Oxy-Hemoglobin Dissociation
Curves in Hemoglobin Based Oxygen Carrier (HBOC) with and without Bovine Blood
Tonometry and a Radiometer Cooximeter. Western Anesthesiology Residents
Conference, San Diego, California, May, 2002.
- Rothenberg SJ, Jahr JS, Nesargi, S, Lewis K. Johnson C. Lead Concentration of
Three Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers (HBOC) Compared to Blood Bank Blood.
Anesthesiology 2002; 96:A393.
- Jahr JS, Nesargi S, Driessen B, Gunther R, Rothenberg J. Lead Effects: Oxy-
Hemoglobin Dissociation Curves in Hemoglobin Based Oxygen Carrier (HBOC) WITH
AND WITHOUT Bovine Blood using Tonometry and a Radiometer Cooximeter.
Anesthesiology 2002; 96:A405.
- Jahr JS, Nesargi S, Driessen B, Gunther R. Rothenberg J. Lead Effects: Oxy-
Hemoglobin Dissociation Curves in Hemoglobin Based Oxygen Carrier (HBOC) with
and without Bovine Blood urine Tonometry and a Radiometer Cooximeter.
Anesthesia and Analgesia, Vol 96(6), 1813-1820, June 2003.
Abstracts:
- Mary C Theroux, Divya Dixit, Robert P Brislin, Susmita Nesargi, Alfred T Dorsey, Suken A Shah. One Lung Ventilation for Anterior Spine Fusion: Perioperative Complications in Healthy Children. Society of Pediatric Anesthesia, San Antonio, Texas, April 17, 2010
Financial relationships
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Type of financial relationship:There are no financial relationships to disclose.Date added:12/11/2023Date updated:11/17/2024