Emily Roumm Kane, MD, MS

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
Medical Director for Clinical Operations , Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director for Clinical Operations and Systems Improvement, CHOP
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Buerger Building
General Pediatrics/12th Fl
Phialdelphia, PA 19104
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Buerger Building
General Pediatrics/12th Fl
Phialdelphia, PA 19104
Email:
kanee1@chop.edu
kanee1@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Biochemistry)
University of Pennsylvania, 2005.
MS (Chemistry)
University of Pennsylvania, 2005.
MD
Harvard Medical School, 2010.
Permanent linkBA (Biochemistry)
University of Pennsylvania, 2005.
MS (Chemistry)
University of Pennsylvania, 2005.
MD
Harvard Medical School, 2010.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine, Complex CareDescription of Other Expertise
Clinical Operations, Patient Flow, Capacity ManagementDescription of Research Expertise
Quality ImprovementSelected Publications
Kelly JM, Ku BC, Gala P, Hawkins B, Lee B, Corso S, Green R, Scarfone R, Lavelle JM, Kane ER, Sartori LF: An Emergency Department Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Lumbar Puncture Rates in Febrile Infants 22 to 28 Days Old. Pediatr Qual Saf Jul 2024.Evan M. Dalton, Kathleen Raymond, Brian Kovacs, Kristin Vespe, Virginia Kaufmann, Matthew Lasoski, Claire Gunnison, Julie Beauchamps, Emily Kane, Gabriela Andrade: Reducing Physical Restraint Use in the Medical Behavioral Unit. Pediatrics Mar 2024.
Chiotos K, Dutcher L, Grundmeier RW, Meyahnwi D, Lautenbach E, Neuhauser MM, Hicks LA, Hamilton KW, Li Y, Szymczak JE, Muller BM, Congdon M, Kane E, Hart J, Utidjian L, Cressman L, Jaskowiak-Barr A, Gerber JS.: Impact of Clinician Feedback Reports on Antibiotic Use in Children Hospitalized With Community-acquired Pneumonia. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 24;80(2):263-270. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae593. PMID: 39656188. Feb 2024.
Kelly JM, Gala PK, Ku B, Kane E, Hawkins B, Lee B, Corso S, Green R, Scarfone R, Sartori LF. : Clinical Pathway Decreases Lumbar Puncture Rates In Febrile Infants 22-28 Days Old: An Emergency Department Quality Improvement Project Pediatric Academic Societies Conference 2024.
Kuhn, E Pumphrey K, Kane E: Improving Our Shared Mental Model: A Trainee Led Intervention to Improve High Quality Discharges via Documentation of the Expected Discharge Date. Pediatric Academic Societies Conference 2024.
Dalton EM, Krass P, Bouchelle Z, Fillmore A, Katz T, Andrade G, Camacho P, Candon M, Kane E, Doupnik SK: Characteristics, disposition, and outcomes of children hospitalized for mental health boarding at a children's hospital. Journal of Hospital Medicine Dec 2023.
Evan Dalton, Kathleen Raymond, Brian Kovacs, Emily Kane, Gabriela Andrade: Improving Agitation Management in the Medical Behavioral Unit. APA Quality Improvement Conference 2023.
Jessica Hart MD, Emily Kane MD, MS: Improving the efficiency and safety of Urgent Direct Admissions at a large freestanding children’s hospital. Pediatric Academic Societies Conference, oral presentation 2023.
Evan Dalton, Polina Krass, Zoe Bouchelle, Molly Candon, Emily Kane, Stephanie Doupnik: Dispositions and Outcomes for Mental Health Hospitalizations at a Children’s Hospital. Pediatric Academic Societies Conference 2023.
Tyler Bruinsma, MD, Katherine Pumphrey, MD, MHA, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Elizabeth Kuhn, MD; Emily Kane, MD, MS; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: How many discharges do we have today? A Trainee Led Intervention to Improve Communication of the Expected Discharge Date on Resident Services. APA Quality Improvement Conference 2023.