Dr. Ron Litman is a pediatric anesthesiologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Director of Clinical Research for the Division of General Anesthesia of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He graduated from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed residencies in Pediatrics (Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland), Anesthesiology (Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City), and a fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He holds Board Certification in Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, and Pediatric Anesthesiology, and is currently enrolled in the Master's in Healthcare Law program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.
Dr. Litman is currently the Medical Director of the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the U.S. (MHAUS) MH Hotline, and Medical Director of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP).
Dr. Litman's clinical research interests are sedation, upper airway physiology and pathophysiology, malignant hyperthermia, and prevention of medication errors. He is a popular and sought after speaker on a number of topics in pediatric anesthesiology, sedation, and pain control.
Dr. Litman is best known for his textbook, Basics of Pediatric Anesthesia, which is used to train residents in anesthesiology and student nurse anesthetists in training programs throughout the world. His other works include Pediatric Anesthesia Practice (Cambridge Pocket Clinicians), an adaptation of his popular program for handheld devices, Strategies in Pediatric Anesthesia (pocketmedicine.com).
