I provide patient care with compassion, dignity and respect. My goal is to provide family-centered care that considers each patient's and family's unique healthcare needs.
About Joshua A. Spiro, MD
Joshua Spiro, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist at Phoenix Children's.
After earning his undergraduate degree from New York University in New York City, Dr. Spiro graduated with his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix. He completed his medical training in Philadelphia, with a categorical anesthesiology residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Spiro is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in anesthesiology and in pediatric anesthesiology. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia.
Dr. Spiro has published research in peer-reviewed publications including Anaesthesia, Anaesthesia Reports, Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, Current Opinion in Anesthesiology and Translational Perioperative and Pain Medicine. In addition, Dr. Spiro has presented research at the annual conference of the Society of Pediatric Anesthesia. He also serves as a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Child Health at the University of Arizona.
In his free time, Dr. Spiro enjoys spending time with his wife, reading science fiction and dancing.
Medical School / Education
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, AZ
Residency
(Anesthesiology) Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
(Pediatric Anesthesiology) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Anesthesiology, Subspecialty-Pediatric Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiologists
Academic Affiliations
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Child Health, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
Professional Affiliations
Member, American Medical Association
Member, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
Member, American Society of Anesthesiologists
Rosenfeld DM, Ivancic MG, Hattrup SJ, Renfree KJ, Watkins AR, Hentz JG, Gorlin AW, Spiro JA, Trentman TL. Perineural versus intravenous dexamethasone as adjuncts to local anaesthetic brachial plexus block for shoulder surgery. Anaesthesia. 2016;71(4):380-388. doi:10.1111/anae.13409.
Rosenfeld DM, Knapp KE, Spiro JA, Gorlin AW, Ramakrishna H, Trentman TL. The effect of ampule size of fentanyl on perioperative intravenous opioid dosing. Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology. 2018;34(4):513. doi:10.4103/joacp.joacp_17_18.
Kim A, Spiro JA, Hatzidais TJ, Randolph ND, Li RQ, Ayubcha D, Weiss MS. Advanced endoscopic gastrointestinal techniques for the bariatric patient: implications for the anesthesia provider. Current Opinion in Anesthesiology. 2021;34(4):490-496. doi:10.1097/aco.0000000000001021.
Spiro JA, Sahota GS. Anesthetic management of robotic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma: a case report and discussion. Translational Perioperative and Pain Medicine. 2021; 8(4):375-380.
Spiro JA, Pearsall MF, Daly Guris RJ. A novel solution for Guidewire looping during Central Line insertion. Anaesthesia Reports. 2022;10(1). doi:10.1002/anr3.12162.
