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Elisha Peterson, MD
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Fellowship Program, Pain Management, 2016
Boston Children's Hospital
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Fellowship Program, 2016
Beth Israel Hospital-Boston
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Fellowship Program, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2015
Washington University
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Fellowship Program, 2015
St. Louis Children's Hospital
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Residency Program, Anesthesiology, 2014
Washington University
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Internship Program, 2011
State University of New York
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Residency Program, 2011
King's County Medical Center
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MD, 2010
Rush University Medical College
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BS, 2004
Loyola University of Chicago
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- American Board of Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology/Pain Management
- American Board of Anesthesiology/Pediatric Anes
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Top Doctors No Va Magazine
(2022, 2021, 2020)
National Provider ID: 1447531678
Elisha Peterson, M.D. F.A.A.P., is a triple board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist and pain medicine physician with an expertise in pediatric chronic pain. She is the director of Chronic Pain and an assistant professor of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine at Children's National Hospital/George Washington University. As a physician, she splits her time clinically between providing perioperative care for children in the operating room and serving children who have acute and/or chronic pain.
As a faculty member, Dr. Peterson plays an active role in medical student, resident and fellow education. She has been interviewed by Clinical Pain Advisor August 2019 about pediatric pain medicine and featured in the July 2018 Houstonia Kid's Health edition magazine providing advice to parents on opioid use postoperatively.
Dr. Peterson serves on multiple local and national committees to enhance pain education and improve the safety of opioid use and prescribing. She is a Mayday fellow (PDF) which advocates for reducing suffering from pain.
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