Dr. Scott Licata
Pediatric Anesthesiology • Clinical Informatics

Clinician • Builder • Educator

Bridging compassionate pediatric care and technology to improve perioperative safety.

I'm a pediatric anesthesiologist with a passion for clinical informatics — building tools that reduce friction, improve communication, and help teams deliver safer care for kids.

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Education
Award-winning teaching
Research
Safety + workflows
Apps
Clinician-first tools
AI
Pragmatic, policy-based
Featured
Apio
Pediatric anesthesia reference + calculators
  • Quick bedside calculators and dosing helpers
  • Offline-friendly reference designed for the OR
  • Built with safety, clarity, and speed in mind
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About

Pediatric anesthesiologist and clinical informaticist building tools that make care safer and workflows simpler.

I'm Dr. Scott Licata — a pediatric anesthesiologist at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and a Clinical Associate Professor. I work at the intersection of perioperative safety, education, transplant anesthesia, and clinical informatics, with a focus on building practical systems clinicians actually use.

Current roles
  • Associate Clinical Director
  • Charge Attending
  • Physician Lead, UPMC Epic EMR transition (Hospital Council)
Board certifications
  • Anesthesiology
  • Pediatric Anesthesiology
  • Clinical Informatics
Selected highlights
  • Stephen C. Finestone Physician Excellence in Education Award (2025)
  • UPMC Resident Education Teaching Award (2024)
  • Invited ACCRAC "Master Clinician" (2025)
What I build
  • OR drug label generator
  • Apio pediatric anesthesia app
  • Dashboards + decision support for perioperative care
Pediatric Anesthesia Transplant Clinical Informatics Quality & Safety Education AI

Informatics Projects

Tools and ideas focused on reliability, safety, and real-world usability.

Live on App Store

Apio App

A pediatric anesthesia reference and calculator suite designed for fast, safe decisions in the OR.

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Doctor Comfort Chatbot

An AI-powered assistant that supports families preoperatively with customized, policy-based answers.

Vaccine Catch-Up Scheduler

A web app that calculates CDC-compliant catch-up vaccination schedules for kids who missed routine immunizations.

Transplant Communication App

Improves real-time coordination between transplant surgery, anesthesia, and nursing teams during donor organ procurement.

Drug Label Maker

A lightweight, practical labeling tool to reduce medication errors and streamline OR setup.

Epic Workflow + Bridges

High-signal clinical integration, data quality, and practical automation that respects clinician time.

Now on the App Store

Apio

A pediatric anesthesia reference and calculator toolkit built for speed, clarity, and safety — whether you're in the OR, pre-op, or PACU.

Designed for real workflows
Fast navigation, predictable layouts, and offline-friendly reference sections.
Safety-first calculators
Weight-based helpers and guardrails with clear assumptions.
Built to evolve
Feature-flag friendly architecture to add modules over time.
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Apio emergency protocols screen: cardiac arrest, anaphylaxis, and malignant hyperthermia quick actions
Apio drug reference screen showing categorized medications such as induction agents, opioids, and reversal agents
Apio resources screen with equipment sizing and perioperative calculators

Drug reference, emergency protocols, and bedside calculators — built for iPhone and iPad.

Research

My research explores innovations in perioperative safety, anesthetic technique, and the intersection of AI and clinical workflows.

AI + Communication
Preoperative Support

Evaluating chatbot-guided education to improve understanding and reduce family anxiety.

Transplant
Workflow Optimization

Studying processes and metrics that improve coordination and outcomes in pediatric transplantation.

Quality + Safety
Perioperative Reliability

Developing practical protocols for high-stakes situations, including pediatric mass casualty readiness.

Let's build something

Interested in collaboration, speaking, or building a clinician-friendly tool together? I'd love to hear from you.

SLicata@gmail.com GitHub