Pooja D. O'Neil, MD, MBA
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Pooja D. O'Neil
Professional Titles
- Program Director, Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
Dr. Pooja O’Neil, M.D., M.B.A., is a pediatric anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and an instructor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She specializes in providing anesthesia and care during and after surgery, and ensuring patient safety and quality of care.
Dr. O’Neil received her medical degree at Albany Medical College before going on to a residency at George Washington University. She later completed a fellowship at University of North Carolina Medical Center.
Research Interests
Decreasing anxiety in patients, decreasing length of hospital stays, improving pain with less opioid use, patient safety
Research Summary
Dr. O’Neil’s research focuses on decreasing patient anxiety, treating pain with less reliance on opioids and decreasing the length of hospital stays.
Selected Publications
Phillips, M. R., Adamson, W. T., McLean, S. E., Hance, L., Lupa, M. C., Pittenger, S. L., O’Neil, P. & McNaull, P. P. (2020). Implementation of a pediatric enhanced recovery pathway decreases opioid utilization and shortens time to full feeding. Journal of pediatric surgery, 55(1), 101-105
Honors
- Sea-HVO Fellowship Recipient
- Junior Faculty Development Program Participant
Memberships
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Society of Pediatric Anesthesia
- Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
Locations
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
- Get Directions
- phone: 410-955-5000
- fax: 410-955-5001
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: UNC Medical Center, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2019
- Residency: The George Washington University Hospital, Anesthesiology, 2018
- Medical Education: Albany Medical College, MD, 2014
- Graduate School: Clarkson University, MBA, 2011
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Anesthesiology: American Board of Anesthesiology, 2019
- Anesthesiology: American Board of Anesthesiology, 2019
Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)