Professional Biography
Donald Boyer is an Attending Physician in the Division of Critical Care Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and an Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology & Critical Care and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. He received his Bachelor’s degree in chemistry (summa cum laude) from Case Western Reserve University before matriculating to the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed a residency in general pediatrics at CHOP and a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital before being recruited to join the faculty at CHOP as a member of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) attending staff. Dr. Boyer received his M.S.Ed. from Penn GSE in the inaugural cohort of the MedEd program, and now serves as an Academic Director and Faculty Advisor for the program in addition to his active involvement in numerous undergraduate and graduate medical education initiatives. His academic interests are in medical education, simulation, and global health, as well as human factors research, specifically focusing on the impact of interruptions and distractions on clinician performance and patient outcome.
