Dr. Elizabeth Sanseau is an Attending Physician practicing Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Global Health at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Prior to joining CHOP, she worked as a Pediatric Hospitalist at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation in Bethel, Alaska. Dr. Sanseau sees her role as a pediatrician not only as a clinician, but also as an educator, researcher, and patient advocate. She is passionate about medical education for pre- and in-hospital medical interdisciplinary teams to improve pediatric emergency readiness.

During her time working in the Alaska Tribal Health System, she developed a needs-informed, simulation-based medical education curriculum for frontline interdisciplinary healthcare providers and studied the efficacy and feasibility of the program.

This experience inspired her to specialize in pediatric emergency medicine and simulation to bridge resources across academic and resource-limited settings.

Dr. Sanseau currently is the Principal Investigator of the Indian Health Services-Emergency Medical Services for Children Hybrid Simulation Program, a Health Resources and Services Administration-sponsored initiative intended to optimize pediatric emergency readiness in emergency departments and pre-hospital teams treating ill and injured American Indian and Alaska Native patients.

She co-chairs the ImPACTS (Improving Pediatric Acute Care Through Simulation) collaborative and co-leads the Emergency SimBox - a free and openly accessible web-based simulation resource. Dr. Sanseau has published and presented her work on simulation-based medical education.

MD, University of California, San Francisco, CA

MS, University of California, Berkeley, CA (Health and Medical Sciences)

Resident, University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital – Alaska Track, AK, WA (Pediatrics)

Intern, University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital – Alaska Track, AK, WA (Pediatrics)

Fellow, Department of General Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine and Global Health

Medical Director, Indigenous Health Unit

Attending Physician

American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 2023-

Association of American Indian Physicians, 2022-

Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2021-

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 2020-

American College of Emergency Physicians, 2020-

International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research & Education, 2019-

Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 2019-

American Academy of Pediatrics, 2014-

American Medical Association, 2014-

Gail Slap Fellowship Award, University of Pennsylvania, 2022-2023

Center for Leadership and Innovation in Medical Education, Educator Development Grant Recipient, 2020-2021

Rasmuson Foundation Tier 1 Alaska Grant Recipient, 2019

Legislative Conference Scholarship, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2016

Legislative Conference Scholarship, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011

Joint Medical Program Master’s Thesis Scholarship, University of California, 2011

Paul Ambrose Scholars Program, Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, 2010

Lloyd F. Richards Award, School of Public Health-dentistry, University of California, 2009

Indian Health Services-Emergency Medical Services for Children Hybrid Simulation Program
Health Resources and Service Administration
The program aims to improve pediatric emergency readiness and disaster preparedness across the Indian Health Service and Tribal health systems through simulation-based training and implementation science strategies.
PI: Elizabeth Sanseau

Pediatric Disaster Research Career Development Award
Pediatric Pandemic Network
The goal is to provide salary and research support for a sustained period of protected time (2-3 years) to prepare a future cadre of well-trained scientists conducting Disaster Science Research in Pediatrics.
PI: Elizabeth Sanseau