Faculty Disclosures

Dr Agarwal is a Pediatric Anesthesiologist who went to medical school and completed her anesthesia residency at Baylor College of Medicine, with a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at Denver Children's Hospital. Her interests include pediatric pain management, regional anesthesia, ambulatory anesthesia, neuro-anesthesia, anesthetic effects on the developing brain, and medical education advocacy, mentorship and sponsorship. She has been Chair for the American Academy of Pediatrics: Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Management, and President of the Society of Pediatric Pain Management. She has completed a certificate program in health care leadership and in evidence based coaching and is working on becoming and International Federation of Coaching accredited Coach. She is passionate about advocacy for safer care for patients undergoing dental anesthesia, appropriate pain management for all children, and is very active with the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine.

Pediatric Pain Physician

Stanley E. Brewer, D.O. is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Brewer completed his Bachelor's Degree in psychology at Arizona State University, concurrently earning an Interdisciplinary Bachelor's with emphasis in Religion and Korean studies. He then went on to receive his medical degree from A.T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona and completed combined training in Pediatrics, General Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Indiana University. Currently, Dr. Brewer works as a child psychiatrist and general pediatrician at Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Brewer's clinical interests are in chronic medical illness, pain and functional disorders, and collaborative/integrated care with pediatric subspecialists.

Dr. Brown is an assistant professor of anesthesiology at the University of Michigan where she divides her time between taking care of children in the operating room and researching how to improve postsurgical pain outcomes in children through behavioral interventions. Before that she completed her MD and PhD in clinical epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania followed by residency and fellowship training at Penn and CHOP respectively. Her loves include analyzing data, writing, reading fiction, spending time with her family, and petting her dogs.

Dr. Bujoreanu is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and joined the Comfort Ability Program team from the Psychiatry Consultation Service at Boston Children's Hospital, where she has been a senior staff psychologist since 2008. She obtained her PhD from the University of Rhode Island and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Her research has focused on depressive symptoms in children and adolescents with IBD, somatoform presentations, eating disorders, and health care utilization, in addition to mobilizing the psychology evidence base for the treatment of pediatric chronic pain.

Physician-scientist, pain management, Professor

Asha Clarke is a pediatric anesthesiologist at Boston Children's Hospital. She enjoys a mixed practice of main OR and regional anesthesia.

Pediatric anesthesiologist at CHOP, simulation enthusiast.

Jamie Fleming is dual fellowship trained in pediatric anesthesiology and chronic and interventional pain management. Her fellowship training was completed at Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado. She is currently faculty at Phoenix Children's Hospital where she practices pediatric anesthesia and acute and chronic pain management.

Dr. Wendy Gaultney is a pediatric pain psychologist at Children's Hospital of Colorado. She also practices pain psychology with youth in Alaska. Her research and clinical interests include chronic pain prevention in youth and promoting equity in pain research and treatment. Dr. Gaultney also has lived experienced with chronic pain and is committed to engaging patient partners in research and clinical program development.

Professor of Pediatric Pain Management and Anesthesiology

Dr. Kathleen Anne Harris is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She is the department's clinical expert on the anesthetic care of children with autism. Nationally, Dr. Harris has taken on a Chair role within the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia for a Special Interest Group focusing on the perioperative care of children with special developmental and/or behavioral health needs. Dr. Harris has leadership responsibilities as the Associate Medical Director of the PACU for the Division of General Anesthesiology. Dr. Harris also serves as a member of the Wake-Up Safe program for the Society of Pediatric Anesthesia.

Dr. Cheryl Hartzell is a pediatric anesthesiologist and chronic and interventional pain physician at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Associate Professor at University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. She completed both pediatric anesthesia and pediatric pain medicine fellowships at Cincinnati Children's. Her clinical passion includes forming partnerships with surgical specialties to identify patients who have chronic pain and functional disability and may be surgical candidates, engaging them early in the evaluation process with the multidisciplinary pain approach to optimize perioperative and functional outcomes. She has led the collaboration to form the Thoracic Outlet Multidisciplinary Clinic at Cincinnati Children's, developing novel pain interventional procedures in the pediatric population to prevent surgical need and improve functional outcomes. She works with the CCHMC Pancreas Care Center as one of the pain physicians evaluating patients with recurrent and chronic pancreatitis. She is also one of the lead investigators with the Pancreas Care Center examining pain and quality of life outcomes following Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Auto-transplantation. Her other research interests include utilizing mindfulness techniques in the perioperative population to improve post-operative functional outcomes, in which she was awarded the SPA Young Investigator Award. Being from Wisconsin, she is a die-hard Packers fan (even though she married a Chicago Bears fan), and an avid ultra-endurance cyclist.

Stephen Robert Hays, MS, MD, FAAP (he/they) is Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine and Pediatrics at University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry (URSMD), Director of Resident Scholarship and Associate Vice-Chair for Faculty Development in the URSMD Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, and Director of Pediatric Pain Medicine at University of Rochester Medicine Golisano Children's Hospital. A native of Syracuse, NY and Presidential Scholar, Dr. Hays earned simultaneous B.S. / M.S. in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry summa cum laude with Distinction in the Major from Yale University, New Haven, CT where they were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. They earned their M.D. from The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD where they remained for Internship & Residency in Pediatrics, Residency in Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, and Fellowships in Pediatric Anesthesia & Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Hays is Board-Certified in Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, and Pediatric Anesthesiology. Dr. Hays was appointed Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN in 1999, and promoted to Associate Professor in 2006. They developed the Vanderbilt Pediatric Pain Service and subsequently the Vanderbilt Pediatric Pain Clinic, and served as Director of Pediatric Pain Services at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt (MCJCHV). Dr. Hays received a 2004-2005 Vanderbilt Department of Anesthesiology Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, as well as the 2011 Sandidge Pediatric Pain Management Award in Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to Pediatric Pain Management at MCJCHV. Dr. Hays moved to the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA as Clinical Professor of Anesthesia & Pediatrics and Director of Pediatric Pain Services at University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in 2019, and served as Vice-Chair for Faculty Affairs & Development in the Department of Anesthesia of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. They moved to URSMD in 2024. Dr. Hays is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and a member of the AAP including its Sections on Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine (SOAPM), Critical Care Medicine, and Hospice & Palliative Medicine (SOHPM). They serve on the AAP SOHPM Membership & Internal Communications Work Group, and have served on the AAP SOAPM Executive Committee. They are a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), and have served on the ASA Committees on Pediatric Anesthesiology and Hospice & Palliative Medicine. A Full Examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), they serve on the ABA Objective Standardized Clinical Examination Committee and as the ABA representative to the American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice & Palliative Medicine Advisory Committee, and have served on the ABA Standardized Oral Exam (SOE) Committee. Dr. Hays is a member of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA), and was in 2025 was elected President of the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (SPPM), having previously served on the SPPM Board of Directors and then as SPPM Secretary-Treasurer and then Vice President. Dr. Hays' clinical practice focuses on perioperative care of children of all ages, with particular interests in pediatric regional anesthesia, pediatric pain management, and pediatric palliative care. Their clinical time is divided among the pediatric operating room, the inpatient pediatric pain & palliative care services, and various pediatric outpatient clinics. Their research interests have included industry-funded pharmaceutical licensing studies of analgesic agents in children, as well as multi-institutional studies of potential pediatric anesthetic neurotoxicity. Dr. Hays regularly presents at local, regional, and national meetings, and has been a named author on numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts, textbook chapters, and online enduring educational content. Dr. Hays and their wife Deborah have two adult sons.

Dr. Henry Huang is triple board-certified in Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology, and Pediatric Pain Medicine. A Texas native of Taiwanese origin, Dr. Huang completed his undergraduate studies at Washington University in St. Louis, followed by medical school and residency training in Anesthesiology at Baylor College of Medicine. He pursued a fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology at Seattle Children's Hospital at University of Washington, and subsequently completed a combined adult and pediatric pain fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. For the past five years, Dr. Huang has led a multidisciplinary pediatric pain clinic, where his practice integrates cutting-edge interventional pain techniques with holistic, team-based care to help children and families restore their quality of life. His expertise spans anesthesiology, regional anesthesia, acute and chronic pain management, interventional pain therapies, and neuromodulation. As the Director of Interventional Pain and Neuromodulation at Texas Children's Hospital, Dr. Huang is passionate about expanding access to innovative pain therapies and fostering community outreach through patient education and engagement initiatives. He is equally committed to advancing the field through teaching and mentorship, inspiring the next generation of pediatric pain specialists. Outside of medicine, Dr. Huang enjoys salsa dancing and celebrating his cultural roots through travel and the arts.

Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesia at McMaster University. Program Director for the Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, overseeing curriculum development, trainee mentorship, and program quality. Her clinical and research expertise includes pediatric anesthesia, regional anesthesia, pediatric pain management, and simulation-based education. As site lead for undergraduate anesthesia education at McMaster Children's Hospital, Dr. Jaramillo is engaged in teaching across multiple levels of training.

Dr. Jamie Kitzman is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics in Emory University. She is the Medical Director of the Preoperative Clinic and Pediatric Anesthesiologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA). She is the Co-Director of the Medical Acupuncture Service at CHOA. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine. She has lectured nationally on Preoperative preparation of pediatric patients, Substance use disorders in the perioperative setting, and Non-pharmacologic options for pain management. She has a special interest in medical acupuncture in pain management and treatment of mental health disorders.

Anjali Koka, MD is an pediatric anesthesiologist and pediatric pain medicine physician at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA. Clinically, she specializes in pediatric pain management, pain interventions, regional analgesia and perioperative pain management. She manages in-and outpatients with pediatric chronic pain conditions. She is the program director for the Pediatric Pain Medicine Fellowship at BCH and directs the inpatient pain treatment service.

Senior Associate in Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Children's Hospital Boston Associate Professor of Anaesthesia and Pediatrics Harvard Medical School

I am an Associate Professor of Pediatric Anesthesiology at the Charlotte Bloomberg Children's Center of the Johns Hopkins Hospital with a special interest in pediatric acute pain management.

Dr. Olbrecht is the Chair of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware, and a Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. She is currently President-Elect of the Society for Pediatric Sedation and serves as the Chair of the Quality and Safety Committee. She graduated from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed residency in Anesthesiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and pediatric anesthesia fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She received an MBA from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Dr. Olbrecht's research is focused on improving pediatric pain with innovative, non-pharmacologic therapies. She has received over $1.1 million in funding both for her research and device development and recently completed an R34 from the NIH to develop a clinical trial protocol for the integration of biofeedback-based virtual reality in perioperative pain management. Outside of work, Dr. Olbrecht enjoys spending time with her family, including her husband and 7-year-old daughter, Marcella, and exploring new parts of the world.

Stephanie Pan, MD, is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a pediatric and regional anesthesiologist at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. She is the Associate Clinical Director for the pediatric anesthesiology division at Stanford. She is a Local Mentor for the ASA Diagnostic POCUS Certificate Program and recipient of the ASRA Early-Stage Investigator Grant. Her clinical interests include methadone, pediatric regional anesthesia, pediatric POCUS, and pediatric orthopedic spine surgeries.

Dr. Sarah Restock, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at UT Southwestern Medical Center and serves as Medical Director for Innovation at Children's Health. In this role, she supports institutional initiatives spanning quality improvement, innovation, information technology, and health equity. Dr. Rebstock earned her medical degree from Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, completed anesthesiology residency training at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine, and pursued a pediatric pain with Dr. David Sherry, MD at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Nationally recognized for her pioneering contributions to pediatric pain medicine, Dr. Rebstock founded pain programs at Penn State Children's Hospital and developed an innovative chronic pain clinic at Children's National Medical Center, where she served as Director of Pediatric Pain Medicine. Her work integrating simulation-based education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and emerging technologies, including virtual reality and gaming into pediatric pain care has earned her national awards and media recognition. She has been successful at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center as an associate Professor turning her gaming Innovation into a physical therapy element of standard of care at Children's Health in Dallas, Texas.

For the past 15 years, I have dedicated my career to the intersection of pediatrics anesthesiology, focusing on pediatric pain management and the holistic well-being of children. My passion lies in understanding the unique social and emotional dynamics that influence a child's health and using this knowledge to develop compassionate, evidence-based approaches to alleviate pain and improve quality of life. By combining medical expertise with a deep commitment to understanding the societal factors impacting pediatric care, I strive to empower families and provide children with the support they need to thrive in challenging circumstances

Dr. Spain completed his pain medicine fellowship at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and his pediatric anesthesia fellowship at UT Southwestern. He is board certified in anesthesiology, pediatric anesthesiology, pain medicine, addiction medicine, hospice and palliative care, and headache medicine. He is the medical director of the pediatric pain medicine service at Children's Health Dallas and a member of the palliative care team. His research interests include novel treatments to address headaches in the pediatric population. His interests away from medicine include running, learning Spanish, serving in his church, and providing pediatric anesthesia on medical mission trips.

Associate Professor , Director Pediatric regional anesthesia faculty fellowship program. Seattle Children's Hospital , Seattle , WA.

I am a pediatric anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist with an interest in outcome research, especially patients treated in intensive pain treatment programs.

Dr. Tassone is Chief of Anesthesia at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital. She serves the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine as Chair of the Research Committee.

Dr. Cynthia Tung received her medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine. She completed her residency training in anesthesiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center, her pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital and her Medical Acupuncture training at Harvard. She received her Master in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She has been practicing pediatric anesthesiology since 2007 and medical acupuncture since 2010.

Dr. Vargas is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a pediatric anesthesiologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She's the Program Director of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Medical Director of the Pediatric Chronic Pain Program. She is an active member of the acute pain and regional anesthesia teams and has several studies looking at regional anesthesia in the IR suite.

Dr. Vecchione is an associate professor of pediatric anesthesiology and pain medicine at Johns Hopkins University. She completed an anesthesiology residency at Montefiore Medical Center in NY followed by a pediatric anesthesia fellowship at Texas Children's Hospital. She then completed a second fellowship in pediatric acute pain management and regional anesthesia at Boston Children's Hospital. She is the director of the pediatric regional anesthesia and acute pain services as well as the infant spinal program. Dr. Vecchione has also recently started a pediatric transitional pain clinic. In addition, her team has received grant funding to start scrambler therapy for pediatric patients with neuropathic pain. Her research focuses on the role of regional anesthesia and multi-modal pain regimens in pediatric patients to reduce opioid consumption in an era of an opioid epidemic.

Dr Walia is an Associate Professor at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine and shares a joint appointment within the Departments of Anesthesia, Psychiatry and Pediatrics. She is board certified in Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Interventional Pain Medicine. Her primary academic interest is treating chronic pain in the pediatric population and is the Founder and Director of the Pediatric Comprehensive Pain Clinic where she combines use of her unique board certifications in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Pain Medicine. Besides that, she also provides clinical services in the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry inpatient unit and the Adult Chronic Pain Clinic. She strongly believes that pain control is best achieved by using a combination of therapies- The Multimodal Approach and tries to use that best in treating her patients.

Pediatric anesthesiologist. Professor, Clinical Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology. University of Connecticut School of Medicine Research Interests: Acupuncture and related interventions for perioperative issues and pain

Dr. Windsor is an acute and chronic pediatric pain specialist practicing in Greenville, SC. He completed his training in Pediatric and Pain Management at Boston Children's Hospital. He is board-certified in Pediatrics, Headache Medicine, and Medical Acupuncture. He is Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and adjunct faculty in Anesthesiology and Psychiatry at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville. In 2018, he founded the Pediatric Pain program at Prisma Health, serving patients in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Eastern Tennessee.

Karla Wyatt-Thompson serves as the Director of Post-surgical pain and Regional Anesthesia at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, OH. Her areas of focus include opioid sparing perioperative analgesia and imploring standardized pain care to reduce healthcare inequities.