Meghan Lane-Fall, MD

Anesthesiology
Critical Care Medicine

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Effective May 5, 2025, Meghan Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP, FCCM serves as the Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Anesthesiologist-in-Chief of the NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Lane-Fall is an anesthesiologist, intensive care physician, and implementation scientist.

Dr. Lane-Fall is a dedicated mentor with more than 90 lifetime mentees from undergraduate students to faculty. She is also on the Boards of Directors of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation and the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research. Prior to her appointment at Columbia, Dr. Lane-Fall served as the Executive Director of the Penn Implementation Science Center, the David E. Longnecker Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, and Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, and faculty lead for Accelerate Health Equity, an equity-focused coalition of all the major health systems in metro Philadelphia.

Academic Appointments

  • Professor of Anesthesiology at CUMC

Administrative Titles

  • Chair, Department of Anesthesiology

Languages

  • English

Gender

  • Female

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • MD, Yale University School of Medicine
  • AB, Molecular Biology; Interdisciplinary Studies, University of California, Berkeley
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Committees, Societies, Councils

  • Boards of Directors, Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
  • Boards of Directors, Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research

Research

Dr. Lane-Fall's lab research focuses on the application of implementation science and systems engineering to improve patient safety and communication in perioperative and critical care settings. She co-leads an NIH-funded national implementation science hub focused on maternal health equity and collaborates on implementation research in maternal health, health equity, and HIV/AIDS. She is supported by grant funding from the National Institutes of Health and has served as PI or MPI on grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Heart Association, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.

Selected Publications

  1. Palakshappa JA, Batt JAE, Bodine SC, Connolly BA, Doles J, Falvey JR, Ferrante LE, Files DC, Harhay MO, Harrell K, Hippensteel JA, Iwashyna TJ, Jackson JC, Lane-Fall MB, Monje M, Moss M, Needham DM, Semler MW, Lahiri S, Larsson L, Sevin CM, Sharshar T, Singer B, Stevens T, Taylor SP, Gomez CR, Zhou G, Girard TD, Hough CL: Tackling Brain and Muscle Dysfunction in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Survivors: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop Report American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine : 2024.
  2. Hamm RF, Steele MC, O'Brien C, Gebru H, Purnell J, McCabe M, Lane-Fall MB, Parry S, Schwartz N: Utilization of a wireless monitoring device to perform non-stress tests from home: the patient perspective American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal Fetal Medicine : 2024.
  3. Markiewitz ND, Lane-Fall M, Huang J, Mercer-Rosa L, Stack K, Mitchell J, O’Connor MJ, Rossano JW, Paridon S, Burstein DS, Edelson JB: Age-specific determinants of reduced exercise capacity in youth after heart transplant: a longitudinal cohort study Journal of Heart and Lung Transplant Open : 2024.
  4. Ashcraft LE, Cabrera K, Lane-Fall MB, South EC: Leveraging Implementation Science to Advance Environmental Justice Research and Achieve Health Equity through Neighborhood and Policy Interventions Annual Reviews of Public Health : 2024.
  5. Lane-Fall MB, Hastie M, Yarabarla V, Kleid M, Miltiades A, Wiener-Kronish J, Pian-Smith M: Gender and patterns of academic achievement in United States academic anesthesiology chairpersons Anesthesia & Analgesia : 2024.
  6. Bass GA, Chang CWJ, Sorce LR, Subramanian S, Laytin AD, Somodi R, Gray JR, Lane-Fall M, Kaplan LJ: Gamification in Critical Care Education and Practice Critical Care Explorations 6 (1): e1034,2024.
  7. Clapp JT, Hernandez O, Bass EJ, Lane-Fall MB.: Ethical issues in implementation science: a qualitative interview study of participating clinicians AJOB Empirical Bioethics : 2024.
  8. Reddy YNV, Kearney M, Ward M, Burke RE, O’Hare AM, Reese PP, Lane-Fall MB, IM-HOME Advisory Board: Identifying Major Barriers to Home Dialysis (The IM-HOME Study): Findings from a National Survey of Patients, Care Partners, and Providers American Journal of Kidney Disease : 2024.
  9. Mergler BD, Toles AO, Alexander A, Mosquera DC, Lane-Fall MB, Ejiogu NI: Racial and Ethnic Patient Care Disparities in Anesthesiology: History, Current State, and a Way Forward Anesthesia and Analgesia : 2023.
  10. Chisolm DJ, Dugan JA, Figueroa JF, Lane-Fall MB, Roby DH, Rodriguez HP, Ortega AN: Improving health equity through health care systems research Health Services Research 58 (Suppl 3): 318-327,2023.

For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov