Mohamed Rehman, M.D., is the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and holds professorships in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, as well as Pediatrics, at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is internationally recognized for his expertise in medical and clinical informatics. Dr. Rehman leads the Perioperative Health Informatics Unit within our Health Informatics Core, which focuses on enhancing outcomes, patient safety, and quality of care through evidence-based initiatives.
Previously, Dr. Rehman served as a professor of clinical anesthesiology and critical care, as well as pediatrics, at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He held various leadership positions at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, including Director of Transplant Anesthesia. Dr. Rehman played a key role as the anesthesia team leader in the world's first bilateral hand transplant and several conjoint twin separations. He also established the first biomedical informatics program within a pediatric anesthesia and critical care program at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Additionally, he held the position of the first endowed chair in biomedical informatics and entrepreneurial sciences.
Dr. Rehman is board-certified in anesthesiology, with subspecialty certifications in critical care medicine and pediatric anesthesia. He also holds certifications from the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Preventive Medicine in the clinical informatics subspecialty. He completed his medical education at Mysore Medical College in India and underwent residency training in pediatrics at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, anesthesia residency at the University of Miami, and fellowship training in pediatric anesthesiology and critical care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Rehman has authored over 50 original research publications, review articles, and scientific abstracts. He has held leadership roles at the national level, including Chair of the Biomedical Informatics and Technology Group of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia and President of the Society for Technology in Anesthesia.