Drexel University College of Medicine

Dr. John H. Archer is attending anesthesiologist at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to joining the St. Chris team, he served as director of pediatric anesthesia at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (1996-2001), and then associate trauma director at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2002-2006).

Dr. Archer is board certified in anesthesiology.

Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Internal Anesthesia Research Society
• Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology

Dr. Archer is a clinical associate professor of anesthesiology and pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine. He is a member of the associate faculty of the anesthesiology residency program. He has previously taught at Stanford University School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Awards and Honors

• Teaching Awards, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2004 and 2006)

• Anesthesiology
• Pediatrics

• Anesthesia
• Difficult airway management

• 1987 - Medicine, Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA

• 1990 - Anesthesiology, Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA

• 1991 - Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology, Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA

Dr. Archer has spoken at grand rounds at Hahnemann University Hospital and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children on a number of topics, including:

• Peidatric Thoracic Anesthesia
• Anesthesia for Fetal Surgery
• Anesthetic Footprints: Anesthetic Neurotoxicity
• The Difficult Pediatric Airway: Proposals for Change
• The Pediatric Airway
• Pediatric Emergencies