Peter Wu, MD, MBA

Interim Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine

Director of Quality and Safety, Anesthesiology, Tampa General Hospital

Assistant Facility Medical Director, Team Health Anesthesiology, Tampa General Hospital

Contact Info

• 1 Tampa General Cir
  Suite G218
  Tampa FL 33606
• Academic Email: peterwu@usf.edu
• Academic Phone: (813) 844-4434
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Education

Biography

Peter Wu MD, MBA, FASA is an anesthesiologist at Tampa General Hospital. A graduate of Yale and John Hopkins, he completed his residency in the Harvard program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. An experienced cardiac and pediatric anesthesiologist, he is currently Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the Morsani College of Medicine. At Tampa General Hospital, he serves as Assistant Facility Medical Director and Director of Quality and Safety in the Department of Anesthesiology. He is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in both Anesthesiology and Pediatric Anesthesiology, and is also a diplomate of the National Board of Echocardiography. An experienced simulation educator, his research has focused on interventions to improve the crisis response performance of interdisciplinary perioperative teams. He joined the Navy as a reserve officer at the age of 49 in response to a shortage of anesthesiologists. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his wife and two dogs, and flying his Beech T-34 Mentor aircraft.

Awards/Honors

• Fellow (American Society of Anesthesiologists - 2018)

Recent Publications

• Dyer B, Shargo R, Malak S, Perisetla N, Vrionis A, Malavet J, DuCoin C, Hodgson J, Wu P, Weiss J, Camporesi E. Point-of-Care Tongue Ultrasound for Perioperative Risk Stratification in Metabolic Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2025 Dec;35(12) : 5200-5209. doi: 10.1007/s11695-025-08335-0. Epub 2025 Nov 14. PMID: 41236570.
• McIntosh A, Lewis S, Jalil, T, Melloni G, Wu P, Weiss J, Camporesi, E. Intraoperative warming during abdominal surgery with a closed-circuit water sleeve. Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management. 2025 100544. doi: 10.1016/j.pcorm.2025.100544
• Perisetla N, Malavet J, Popiolek C, Melloni G, Mooney A, Balouch M, Wu P, Weiss J, Hodgson J, Camporesi E. Risk stratification for postoperative hypoxemia among bariatric surgery patients. Minerva Anestesiol. 2025 May;91(5) : 376-384. doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18595-1. Epub 2025 Feb 5. PMID: 39907125.
• Hodgson JA, Rivera-Rodriguez H, Wu P, Udani J, Weiss J. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Aids in the Management of Patient Taking Semaglutide Before Surgery: A Case Report. A A Pract. 2024 Mar 18;18(3) : e01762. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001762. PMID: 38498670.
• Hodgson JA, Lewis S, Wu P. A Simple Plan to Ensure Medical Staffing During Hurricane Idalia and Any Future Hurricane. Mil Med. 2024 Feb 27;189(3-4) : 85-86. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad381. PMID: 37885275.
• Frank SM, Raja SN, Wu PK, el-Gamal N. Alpha-adrenergic mechanisms of thermoregulation in humans. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1997 Mar 15(813) : 101-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb51679.x. PMID: 9100869.
• Frank SM, el-Gamal N, Raja SN, Wu PK. alpha-Adrenoceptor mechanisms of thermoregulation during cold challenge in humans. Clin Sci (Lond). 1996 Nov;91(5) : 627-31. doi: 10.1042/cs0910627. PMID: 8942402.
• Frank SM, el-Gamal N, Raja SN, Wu PK, Afifi O. Role of alpha-adrenoceptors in the maintenance of core temperature in humans. Clin Sci (Lond). 1995 Sep;89(3) : 219-25. doi: 10.1042/cs0890219. PMID: 7493415.

Positions Held

• Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy Reserve (2016 - 2025)
• Chair, Clinical Quality Pillar, TeamHealth Anesthesia, Knoxville, TN (2021 - 2023)
• Command Simulation Officer, Expeditionary Medical Facility - Bethesda, United States Navy Reserve, Bethesda, MD (2018 - 2019)
• National Medical Director, Anesthesiology Simulation, Mednax, Sunrise, FL (2016 - 2019)