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Joseph J. McComb, DO, MBA

Joseph J. McComb

  • Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Specialties

Anesthesiology

About Me
Publications
About Me
Clinical Interests
  • Perioperative medicine
  • Preoperative optimization
  • Preoperative risk assessment and management
  • Pediatric anesthesiology
  • Overcoming disparities in healthcare
Research Interests
  • Risk calculators in perioperative medicine
  • Quality improvement
  • Improving clinical efficiency
  • Decreasing unnecessary testing
  • Leveraging technology to create clinical efficiencies
Education
  • DO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
  • MBA, Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Training
  • Fellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
  • Residency, Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology - Pediatric Anesthesiology
Memberships
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists
  • Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement
  • Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologists
Awards and Honors
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Chief Resident, 2003-04
  • Beta Gamma Sigma (International Business Honor Society)
Offices

Office Locations

Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

3401 N. Broad Street

Philadelphia, PA 19140

Phone: 800-836-7536

Publications
Publications

1. Kelly, JJ, Dalsey, WC, McComb, J. Njuki, F. Follow-up program for emergency department patients with gonorrhea or chlamydia. Acad Emerg Med. 2000 Dec;7(12):1437-9

2. Tan, TL, Longnecker, AS, Rhee, JH, Good, RP, Emper, WD, Freedman, KB, Shaner, JL, McComb, JJ, Levicoff. EA. Intraoperative Ketamine in Total Knee Arthroplasty Does Not Decrease Pain and Narcotic Consumption: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Aug;34(8):1640-1645

Textbooks

1. McComb J. “Parkinson Disease”. In Preoperative Assessment and Management, 3rd edition, Sweitzer B (ed). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018.