Betty M Erfe

Betty M. Erfe, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Southern California, specializing in clinician education. Her work focuses on improving perioperative care for linguistically diverse and cognitively impaired patient populations. Her research emphasizes healthcare disparities, stroke treatment outcomes, and systematic reviews of surgical outcomes.

Key research areas include the impact of limited English proficiency on surgical patient outcomes, cognitive impairment effects on postoperative recovery, and optimizing interpreter utilization in perioperative settings. Her publications span stroke care protocols, anemia management in surgery, and neonatal ICU pharmacotherapy challenges.

Dr. Erfe’s articles highlight trends in multicultural healthcare delivery, evidence-based perioperative strategies, and systematic reviews addressing vulnerable patient populations. She has contributed to frameworks improving language access in surgery and analyzing cognitive impairment’s role in postoperative complications.