Carol Peden, MB ChB, MD (Res), FRCA, FFICM, FFMLM, MPH

Carol Peden, MD is an Adjunct Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at the University of Pennsylvania and the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, and a Senior Associate Tutor at the University of Oxford, UK. She is a dually trained anesthesiologist and intensivist. Her career is distinguished by translating evidence into large-scale practice change, including co-founding the UK’s National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) and leading international ERAS initiatives. As the former Chair of the ASA Perioperative Brain Health Initiative, she led the national public health campaign to reduce postoperative neurocognitive disorders. She was named Public Health Innovator of the Year by the Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health for her work to improve outcomes for high-risk surgical patients. Carol has authored over 100 publications including guidelines, reviews, three books, and book chapters. She gained her quality expertise through a Fellowship with the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in Boston, Mass. and with the Health Foundation in London. She has a medical degree and research doctorate in medicine from the University of Edinburgh, UK, and a master’s degree in public health from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.