Joseph J. McComb, DO, MBA

Clinical Interests

• Perioperative medicine
• Preoperative optimization
• Preoperative risk assessment and management
• Pediatric anesthesiology
• Overcoming disparities in healthcare

Research Interests

• Risk calculators in perioperative medicine
• Quality improvement
• Improving clinical efficiency
• Decreasing unnecessary testing
• Leveraging technology to create clinical efficiencies

Educational Background

• Fellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
• Residency, Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• DO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
• MBA, Villanova University, Villanova, PA

Certifications

• Anesthesiology
• Pediatric Anesthesiology

Memberships

• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement
• Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologists

Honors & Awards

• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Chief Resident, 2003-04
• Beta Gamma Sigma (International Business Honor Society)

Peer Reviewed Articles

1. Kelly, JJ, Dalsey, WC, McComb, J. Njuki, F. Follow-up program for emergency department patients with gonorrhea or chlamydia. Acad Emerg Med. 2000 Dec;7(12):1437-9

2. Tan, TL, Longnecker, AS, Rhee, JH, Good, RP, Emper, WD, Freedman, KB, Shaner, JL, McComb, JJ, Levicoff. EA. Intraoperative Ketamine in Total Knee Arthroplasty Does Not Decrease Pain and Narcotic Consumption: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Aug;34(8):1640-1645

Textbooks

1. McComb J. “Parkinson Disease”. In Preoperative Assessment and Management, 3rd edition, Sweitzer B (ed). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018.