Carol Peden, MB ChB, MD, FRCA, FFICM, FFMLM, MPH.
Professor Carol Peden MB ChB, MD, FRCA, FFICM, FFMLM, MPH is Executive Director of the Center for Heath System Innovation and a Professor of Anesthesiology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. She was named Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health, Innovator of the Year in 2016 for her work in improving outcomes for high risk surgical patients. Carol is a Fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and has helped design and lead quality improvement projects around the world. Her research interests include improving clinical outcomes, innovation in healthcare, perioperative medicine and patient safety. Other awards include the 2016 Ellis Gillespie Professorship of the Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, and the 2014 Macintosh Professorship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists UK.