Caryn A Kerman, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
Pediatric Hospitalist, Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Assistant Vice President, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd; 3NE-37
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3401 Civic Center Blvd; 3NE-37
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-426-3196
Education:
B.S. (Human Development)
Cornell University, 2003.
M.D.
SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2007.
Permanent linkB.S. (Human Development)
Cornell University, 2003.
M.D.
SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2007.
Selected Publications
Jessica Hart, MD, MHQS1, Elizabeth Kuhn, MD1, Ellen Nord, MPH, BSN2, Caryn Kerman, MD1, Evan Fieldston, MD, MBA, MSHP, Emily Kane, MD, MA1: Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Pediatric Urgent Direct Admissions. Hospital Pediatrics 2025.Elizabeth C. Kuhn, MD, Sage Myers, MD, Samuel Gottlieb, MD, Evan S. Fieldston, MD, MHSP, MBA, Caryn Kerman, MD, Allison Ballantine MD, MSEd, Elizabeth Salazar MD, MSHP, Corrie McDaniel, DO, MPH: Assessing Capacity Strain in Pediatric Hospitals: A Survey of Hospital Operations Leaders on Metrics and Mitigation Strategies Oral Presentation: PHM Conference (Anaheim, CA) 2025.
Kerman C, Freedman J : Acute Complications of Cancer Therapy Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics, 3rd Edition. Gershel JC, Rauch DA (eds.). American Academy of Pediatrics, March 2023.
Kitt EM, Davis DH, Kerman C, Sammons JS, Handy LK, Gallagher E, O'Callaghan K, Harris RM, Coffin SE, Bell LM, Chiotos K: The utility of paired upper and lower respiratory tract sampling for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing in patients with artificial airways. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 43(10): 1482-1484, October 2022.
Wei Liu, Xianquan Luan, Evan Fieldston, Caryn Kerman: Census Predictive Model for Hospital Capacity Management. Poster Presentation at Advancing Analytics in Children's Hospitals, Chicago IL 2019.
Caryn Kerman, Jackie Noll, Matthew Butler, Ginger Lederman, and Flu Task Force: Winter/Flu Surge Planning. Poster Presentation at CHOP's 8th Annual Quality and Patient Safety Day 2018.
Caryn Kerman, Jessica Hart, Melissa Patel, Nicholas Tsarouhas: Improving the Efficiency and Safety of Urgent Direct Admits to CHOP. Poster Presentation at CHOP's 7th Annual Quality and Patient Safety Day 2017.
Caryn Kerman, Sagine Simon: Admissions Team: Reducing Wait Times from Emergency Room to the Inpatient Unit Poster Presentation at CHOP's 7th Annual Quality and Patient Safety Day 2017.
Caryn Kerman, Melissa Patel, Jessica Hart, Tyshawn Toney, Zachary Kaznica, Ellen Tracy, Evan Fieldston, Colleen Gordon, Marjorie Hamburger, Gary Ritter: Creating an Efficient and Safe Pathway for Urgent Direct Admissions. Poster Presentation at 29th Annual Institute for Healthcare Improvement National Forum on Quality Improvement in Healthcare, Orlando FL 2017.
Kerman C, Freedman J: Acute Complications of Cancer Therapy. Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics, 2nd edition. Gershel JC, Rauch DA (eds.). American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017.