Allan F. Simpao, MD, MBI
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 has been a proud STA member since 2009. He served as STA Treasurer from 2017-23 and President-Elect during 2023-24, and he is honored to serve as President for 2024-25.
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, Director of the Biomedical Informatics Program in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and Associate Co-Director of Anesthesia Services at CHOP King of Prussia Hospital. He is Deputy Editor of Journal of Medical Systems. He also serves as Associate Editor for both ANESTHESIOLOGY and Pediatric Anesthesia.
His research interests are anesthesia informatics and perioperative analytics for research and quality improvement. He has lectured internationally on artificial intelligence in pediatric anesthesia, anesthesia informatics, perioperative analytics, maternal-fetal anesthesia, clinical decision support, and physicians' use of social media for networking, education, and advocacy.