Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, MD, MPH, FAAP, is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics with a secondary appointment in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. She serves as associate vice chair of engagement in the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Owusu-Ansah is a pediatric emergency and EMS physician (MD 22) at UPMC. She is the medical director for emergency medical services at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Owusu-Ansah has spent a majority of her career developing curriculums and providing education for EMS personnel in both urban and suburban environment, including Washington DC, Baltimore, Pittsburgh as well as government agencies such as the United States Secret Service. She has co-authored the recent Pediatric Education for Prehospital Providers recent edition textbook, otherwise known as PEPP, as well as the EMS Textbook’s next edition. Owusu-Ansah is also co-author and first author for the Pediatric Prehospital Readiness for EMS Systems Policy Statement and Technical Report and is currently on the National Committee for Pediatric Prehospital Readiness. She also serves on the board for the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT), for which she serves as chair of the research committee. Research includes c-spine immobilization in the prehospital environment as well as asthma management, seizure protocols, pediatric non-transports and pediatric airway in the prehospital environment.
In addition, she has spent a large portion of her career doing advocacy work with the American Academy of Pediatric Federal Affairs Office in Washington DC and helping to pass legislation to provide epinephrine auto-injectors in schools for children who may have anaphylaxis at school. Currently she is heading one of the first prehospital tracks for pediatric emergency medicine fellows.
Owusu-Ansah now more recently focused her career on promoting engagement on multiple academic planes, currently serving as the Associate Vice Chair of Engagement. She inspired and co-authored the first anti-racism statement for UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, and co-authored statements for the National Association of EMS Physicians, the largest organization of EMS Medical Directors in the country, as well as the NREMT. She is on the engagement committee for the Department of Pediatrics at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and co-leads the hospital’s first ever pipeline program for local underserved middle school students and underrepresented in medicine students.
Owusu-Ansah enjoys spending time with her two beautiful daughters and husband, a former paramedic/firefighter.
Areas of Interest
Asthma management, seizure protocols, pediatric non-transports and pediatric airway management in the prehospital environment.
Affiliations
Department of Emergency Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Emergency Medical Services
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Board Certifications
Pediatrics - American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine - American Board of Pediatrics
Emergency Medical Services - American Board of Emergency Medicine
Education & Training
Fellowship in Emergency Medical Services - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Residency in Pediatrics - Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
MD - University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
MPH - Johns Hopkins University
BS - University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
