Sushila Murthy, MD, MPH

Anesthesiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Anesthesiology and Critical Care HUP
Call 800-789-7366
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Murthy is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Seki S, Candon M, Murthy S, Sahota G, Kelz RR, Neuman MD. Evaluation of a behavioral intervention to reduce perioperative midazolam administration to older adults , BJA Open, 7: 2023,100206

Murthy S, Clapp JT, Burson RC, Fleisher LA, Neuman MD. Physicians' perspectives of prognosis and goals of care discussions after hip fracture , J Am Geriatr Soc, 70(5): 2022,1487-1494

Tomas Griebling, MD; Joseph Hejkal, MD; Melissa Hornor, MD; Jason Johanning, MD; Sushila Murthy, MD, MPH; Tony Rosen, MD, MPH; Kate Schenning, MD, MPH Case 2: Assessing Capacity, Goals of Care, and Decision Making in the Context of a Patient With an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Comorbidities , Virtual Patient Cases from the American Geriatrics Society: 2020

Clapp Justin T, Arriaga Alexander F, Murthy Sushila, Raper Steven E, Schwartz J Sanford, Barg Frances K, Fleisher Lee A Surgical Consultation as Social Process: Implications for Shared Decision Making. , Annals of Surgery, 269(3): 2019,446-452

Sweeney Rachel E, Arriaga Alexander F, Clapp Justin T, Franco Idalid, Murthy Sushila, Cotton Josh, Marks Joshua A, Burson Randall C, Chaby Tom, Fleisher Lee A. How Does the Eye of the Beholder Affect Teamwork Within Young Healthcare Professionals? The Role of Gender. , Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists: 2017

Sushila Murthy Dipyridamole , Essence of Anesthesia Practice: 2017

Murthy Sushila, Hepner David L, Cooper Zara, Javedan Houman, Gleason Lauren J, Chi John H, Bader Angela M. Leveraging the pre-operative clinic to engage older patients in shared decision making about complex surgery: An illustrative case. , A&A Case Reports, 7(2): 2016,30-32

Cheung Y, Abookire S, Murthy S, Bader AM. Standardizing peri-procedural antithrombotic therapy instructions in a community hospital , Preoperative Care and Operating Room Management, 2(1): 2016,1-11

Murthy S, Hepner D L, Cooper Z, Bader A M, Neuman M D Controversies in anaesthesia for noncardiac surgery in older adults. , British journal of anaesthesia, 115 Suppl 2: 2015,ii15-25

Mueller Noomi, Murthy Sushila, Tainter Christopher R, Lee Jarone, Riddell Kathleen, Fintelmann Florian J, Grabitz Stephanie D, Timm Fanny P, Levi Benjamin, Kurth Tobias, Eikermann Matthias Can Sarcopenia Quantified by Ultrasound of the Rectus Femoris Muscle Predict Adverse Outcome of Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients as well as Frailty? A Prospective, Observational Cohort Study. , Annals of Surgery, 264(6): 2015,1116–1124