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Odinakachukwu Ehie

MD

Pediatric anesthesiologist

Dr. Odinakachukwu Ehie is a pediatric anesthesiologist at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco, where she administers anesthesia to premature infants, children and developmentally delayed adults. She sees patients in the operating room, radiology department and the Intensive Care Unit.

Ehie has a passion for sharing her knowledge and expertise abroad. For the past three years, she has fostered a relationship with a hospital in Vietnam, where she teaches courses on pediatric and regional anesthesia through the Health Volunteer Overseas/Society of Education in Anesthesia Program. She also has done similar work in Ecuador, India and Australia, as well as dedicating time to diversity outreach locally.

Ehie received her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and completed her residency in anesthesiology at NYU Langone Medical Center. She also completed a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

Ehie is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, California Society of Anesthesiologists and Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, as well as a global committee member at Society for Pediatric Anesthesia.

  • Education

    University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Medicine, MD, 2009

  • Residencies

    New York University School of Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2014

  • Fellowships

    Stanford University Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2015

  • Academic Title

    Assistant Professor

Fetal surgery firsts

The first open fetal surgery in the world was performed at UCSF in the early 1980s.

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