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Allan Simpao

Immediate Past President
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania

Allan F. Simpao, M.D., M.B.I., Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Simpao is a board-certified pediatric and maternal-fetal anesthesiologist and clinical informatician. He is the Associate Chief of Research in the Division of General Anesthesiology, Co-Director of the Biomedical Informatics Program in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and Associate Director of Anesthesia Services at CHOP King of Prussia Hospital. He is Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Medical Systems and an Associate Editor for Pediatric Anesthesia, ANESTHESIOLOGY, and Acta Informatica Pragensia. He serves on the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Informatics and Information Technology and the ASA Artificial Intelligence Strategy Workgroup.

Dr. Simpao is truly honored to be a Past President of STA. He has been a proud STA member since 2009 and served as Treasurer from 2017-23, 2023-24 President-Elect, and 2024-25 President.