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Odi Ehie, MD

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Title(s)Associate Professor, Anesthesia
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address550 16th Street, #5415
San Francisco CA 94158
PronounsShe/Her/Hers
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0001-8436-8897 Additional info
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    University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WIMD05/2009Medicine
    New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY06/2014Anesthesia Residency
    Stanford / Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA06/2015Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship
    University of California, San Francisco, CA2017Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
    University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA2021Teachers Scholars Program
    University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CAMAEd12/2024Masters in Education
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    Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA)2022  - 2023AUA Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Acceptance, and Leadership (IDEAL) Award
    UCSF2021  - 2022GME Excellence and Innovation Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    UCSF2021  - 2022Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators
    American Society of Anesthesiologists2020  - 2021ASA Mentor Award
    UCSF2020  - 2021Excellence in Teaching Award - UCSF Haile T. Debas
    UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators2020  - 2021Excellence in Teaching Award
    UCSF2020  - 2021Completion of Teach for UCSF Certificate Program - Clinical Teaching
    UCSF2020  - 2021Teacher's Scholars Program
    UCSF2019  - 2020SPA Rising Star
    American Society of Anesthesiologists2018  - 2019ASA Mentor Award
    UCSF2018  - 2019Patient Safety Award
    UCSF2018  - 2019Chancellor Faculty Development Grant for Travel Fellowsship

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    Dr. Odinakachukwu (Odi) Ehie, MD, MAEd is a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist with a deep commitment to medical education, global health equity, and inclusive excellence. She earned her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and completed her anesthesiology residency at NYU Langone Medical Center. She subsequently pursued fellowship training in pediatric anesthesiology at Stanford's Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, where she also led global health education initiatives focused on perioperative care and capacity building in Vietnam.

    Dr. Ehie currently serves as Vice Chair for Opportunity & Outreach in the Department of Anesthesia at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she leads departmental efforts focused on community, opportunity, recruitment, and engagement. She is also the Head of Clinical Skills Curriculum for the UC Berkeley–UCSF Joint Medical Program (JMP) and Faculty Director of Student Support for the UCSF School of Medicine, where she plays a key role in mentoring and advising medical students across all stages of training. Her educational leadership is grounded in both clinical expertise and pedagogical training—she recently earned a Masters in Education from UC Berkeley with a focus on equity-centered curriculum design and learner development.

    Nationally, Dr. Ehie is the Chair of the Global Health Outreach Committee for the Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA) and serves as Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA). She is the Immediate Past Chair of the California Society of Anesthesiologists' Committee on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) and continues to serve as an advisor and collaborator across multiple national inclusive excellence and global health initiatives.

    Through her intersecting roles as educator, clinician, and advocate, Dr. Ehie is dedicated to transforming learning environments, advancing health equity, and cultivating inclusive academic communities that reflect and serve the diversity of our patients and learners.
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    1. Pulse oximeter performance and skin pigment: comparison of 34 oximeters using current and emerging regulatory frameworks. medRxiv. 2025 Oct 28. Hughes C, Chen D, Law T, Bickler P, Feiner J, Shmuylovich L, Behnke E, Ortiz L, Leeb G, Auchus I, Negussie F, Bisegerwa R, Zamora RV, Igaga E, Moore K, Okunlola O, Monk E, Fernandez JL, Ehie O, Wilks B, Oyefeso K, Schornack D, Sendagire C, Lipnick MS. PMID: 40832401; PMCID: PMC12363702.
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    2. Critical theory in medical education. BJA Educ. 2025 Jul; 25(7):281-288. Ehie O, Wondimagegn D, Whitehead CR, Lee A. PMID: 40575593; PMCID: PMC12190989.
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    3. Pulse Oximetry and Skin Pigmentation-New Guidance From the FDA. JAMA. 2025 Apr 22; 333(16):1393-1395. Lipnick MS, Ehie O, Igaga EN, Bicker P. PMID: 40042945.
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    4. Comparison of methods for characterizing skin pigment diversity in research cohorts. medRxiv. 2025 Feb 25. Lipnick MS, Chen D, Law T, Moore K, Lester JC, Monk EP, Hendrickson CM, Chou Y, Hughes C, Behnke E, Elmankabadi S, Ortiz L, Negussie F, Leeb G, Ehie O, Auchus I, Igaga EN, Bisegerwa R, Okunlola O, Bickler P, Feiner J, Shmuylovich L. PMID: 40061342; PMCID: PMC11888493.
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    5. An Interactive Allyship and Privilege Workshop for Trainees in Medicine. MedEdPORTAL. 2024; 20:11426. Tang J, Chen R, Hill Weller L, Boscardin C, Ehie O. PMID: 39100960; PMCID: PMC11294452.
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    6. Race, Ethnicity, and Pediatric Postsurgical Mortality: Current Trends and Future Projections. Pediatrics. 2024 Aug 01; 154(2). Nafiu OO, Mpody C, Aina TA, Ehie O, Tobias JD, Best AF. PMID: 39069821; PMCID: PMC11291965.
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    7. The Impact of an Interactive Unconscious Bias Training on Perioperative Learners. J Educ Perioper Med. 2024 Jan-Mar; 26(1):E721. Chen RP, Tang J, Hill Weller LN, Boscardin CK, Ehie OA. PMID: 38516148; PMCID: PMC10954045.
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    8. Tools for Addressing Microaggressions: An Interactive Workshop for Perioperative Trainees. MedEdPORTAL. 2023; 19:11360. Hill Weller L, Tang J, Chen R, Boscardin C, Ehie O. PMID: 38034501; PMCID: PMC10682127.
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    9. A Summary of Diversity in Anesthesiology Among Medical Students, Anesthesiology Residents, and Anesthesiology Faculty. Anesth Analg. 2023 10 01; 137(4):800-802. Armaneous M, Boscardin CK, Earnest GE, Ehie O. PMID: 37712473.
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    10. Social vulnerability index (SVI) and poor postoperative outcomes in children undergoing surgery in California. Am J Surg. 2023 01; 225(1):122-128. Yap A, Laverde R, Thompson A, Ozgediz D, Ehie O, Mpody C, Vu L. PMID: 36184328.
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    11. Diversity of anesthesia workforce - why does it matter? Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2022 Apr 01; 35(2):208-214. Chiem J, Libaw J, Ehie O. PMID: 35153277.
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    12. Racial and ethnic differences in pediatric surgery utilization in the United States: A nationally representative cross-sectional analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug; 57(8):1584-1591. Groenewald CB, Lee HH, Jimenez N, Ehie O, Rabbitts JA. PMID: 34742576; PMCID: PMC9023599.
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    13. Professionalism: microaggression in the healthcare setting. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2021 Apr 01; 34(2):131-136. Ehie O, Muse I, Hill L, Bastien A. PMID: 33630771; PMCID: PMC7984763.
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    14. Benefits and Barriers to Increasing Regional Anesthesia in Resource-Limited Settings. Local Reg Anesth. 2020; 13:147-158. Dohlman LE, Kwikiriza A, Ehie O. PMID: 33122941; PMCID: PMC7588832.
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    15. Simultaneous quantification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in Mississippi river water, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Chemosphere. 2007 Jan; 66(6):1057-69. Zhang S, Zhang Q, Darisaw S, Ehie O, Wang G. PMID: 16884762.
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