Marla Matar

Marla Matar, MD is a Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Southern California, specializing in pediatric anesthesiology and clinician education. Her work focuses on neonatal care, surgical anesthesia protocols, and rare conditions. She is affiliated with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and contributes to the USC's medical education programs.

Her research explores anesthesia safety in pediatric populations, including cleft lip repair protocols, CO2 monitoring during tonsillectomies, and anesthetic management of rare syndromes like Saul-Wilson syndrome. She also investigates postoperative outcomes such as nausea and vomiting in strabismus surgery patients.

Dr. Matar has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals including Paediatr Anaesth, J Craniofac Surg, and A A Pract. Her studies often combine clinical case reports with broader analyses of anesthesia practices in high-risk pediatric scenarios.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided text. Her advising and grant activities are not detailed here, though her publications reflect active clinical research. She is a member of interdisciplinary teams addressing complex pediatric surgical cases at CHLA.