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Dr. Sutherland's work includes trials and large database analysis to improve patient safety in areas including maternal mortality reduction, and oxygen therapy for hypoxemia and antimicrobial resistance. Currently, her research focuses on opioid-sparing pain management for children and risk factors for adverse outcomes after surgery among adolescents.
Bio
Tori Sutherland, MD, MPH, is a core faculty member at the Clinical Futures, a CHOP Research Institute Center of Emphasis, an attending anesthesiologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and an assistant professor of Pediatric Anesthesiology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Sutherland received her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. She completed her internship in general surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, residency in anesthesiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center also in Boston, and fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at Boston Children's Hospital. She also holds a Master of Public Health degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.
Dr. Sutherland's previous research experience includes maternal mortality reduction trials in Egypt, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe; as well as a clinical trial to characterize antimicrobial resistance in Rwanda. Currently, her research focuses on opioid-sparing pain management for children and risk factors for adverse outcomes after surgery among adolescents.
- Thomas J. Watson Fellowship recipient
- Capstone award (Best Thesis), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
- Senior Scholar, Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation (CPORT), University of Pennsylvania
Education and Training
BA, Hendrix College (Interdisciplinary/Pre-medical), 2005
MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2008
MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2013
Internship, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (General Surgery), Boston
Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Anesthesiology), Boston
Fellowship, Boston Children’s Hospital (Pediatric Anesthesiology)
Titles and Academic Titles
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Attending Anesthesiologist
Senior Scholar, Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Core Faculty, Clinical Futures, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Professional Memberships
American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2014-
Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2016-
International Anesthesia Research Society, 2018-
Professional Awards
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, Watson Foundation, "Maternal mortality reduction and obstetric patient safety," 2006
Capstone award (Best Thesis), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2008
BIDMC-Harvard School of Public Health Global Health Intensive award, 2015
Boston Children’s Hospital Folkman Research Day, Best Clinical Poster, 2018
Loan Repayment Program, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, 2020
Publication Highlights
Active Grants/Contracts
Foerderer Award
2019
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
McCabe Fund Award
2019
University of Pennsylvania
Junior Faculty Pilot Award
2022
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in 2022