Penn Medicine Provider
Anesthesiology
Emily Anne Vail, MD MSc.
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Anesthesiology and Critical Care HUP
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About me

  • Co-Director, Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation
  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: Columbia University
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
  • Lancaster General Hospital
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Vail is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Vail E, Gershengorn HB, Hua M, Walkey AJ, Rubenfeld G, Wunsch H Association between US norepinephrine shortage and mortality among patients with septic shock , JAMA, 317(14): 2017,1433-1442


Wunsch H, Hua M, Walkey AJ, Rubenfeld GD, Vail E, Gershengorn H Evaluation of Practice Changes in the Care of Patients with Septic Shock during the U.S. Norepinephrine Shortage. [Research Letter] , Annals Am Thorac Soc, 15(4): 2018,509-511


Vail EA, Gershengorn HB, Hua M, Walkey AJ, Wunsch H Epidemiology of vasopressin use among adults with septic shock , Annals Am Thorac Soc, 13(10): 2016,1760-1770


Vail E, Wunsch H, Pinto R, Bosch N, Walkey AJ, Gershengorn HB Use of hydrocortisone, ascorbic acid, and thiamine in adults with septic shock , Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 202(11): 2020,1531-1539


Vail EA, Schaubel DE, Martin ND, Abt PL, Reese PP, Neuman MD Organ transplantation outcomes of deceased organ donors in organ procurement organization-based recovery facilities versus acute-care hospitals , Progress in Transplantation, 33(2): 2023,110-120


Vail EA, Schaubel DE, Potluri VS et al. Deceased organ donor management and organ distribution from organ procurement organization-based recovery facilities versus acute-care hospitals , Prog Transplant , 33(4): 2023,283-292


Vail EA, Tam VW, Sonnenberg EM, Lavu NR, Reese PP, Abt PT, Martin ND, Hasz RD, Olthoff KM, Kerlin MP, Christie JD, Neuman MD, Potluri VS. Characterizing proximity and transfers of deceased organ donors to donor care units in the United States , Am J Transplant, 24(6): 2024,983-992


Vail EA, Feng R, Sieber F et al. Long-term outcomes with spinal versus general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery: A randomized trial , Anesthesiology , 140: 2024,375-386


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