Elizabeth Kuhn, M.D.
Instructor A of Pediatrics
Physician Supervisor for Patient Flow, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Hub for Clinical Collaboration
General Pediatrics 15th Floor
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hub for Clinical Collaboration
General Pediatrics 15th Floor
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Health Sciences)
Gettysburg College, 2014.
MD
Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College, 2019.
MSHP (Health Policy Research (to be completed June 2026))
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2026.
Permanent linkBA (Health Sciences)
Gettysburg College, 2014.
MD
Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College, 2019.
MSHP (Health Policy Research (to be completed June 2026))
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2026.
Selected Publications
Hart J, Kuhn E, Nord E, Kerman C, Fieldston E, Kane E.: Development and Implementation of a New Process to Improve Safety of Urgent Direct Admissions. Hosp Pediatr 15(10): 861-870, Oct 2025.Kuhn EC, Pumphrey K, Bruinsma T, Oskins C, Hans M, Nguyen J, Chang F, Hoehn B, Kane E: Addressing the Inpatient Capacity Crunch: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Expected Discharge Date Documentation. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 51(9): 582-588, Sep 2025.
Barrett Fromme H, Jackson K, Cook JA, Birnie KL, Alcon S, Kuhn EC, Dawlett M, Mike TB: Insights Into the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Workforce: 2024 Data and Recent Trends for Programs. Hosp Pediatr 15(1): 623-629, Aug 2025.
Kuhn EC, Melkonyan K, Eckardt D, Carroll B, Coffin SE, Henretig F, Poliwoda S, Barth B, Collins S, Myers SR: Taking a shot at inequities in emergency response: COVID-19 pandemic spurs ongoing healthcare and community partnership to promote equity for children facing disaster. J Emerg Manag 23(2): 327-339, Mar-Apr 2025.
Kuhn E, Myers S, Kane E, Gottlieb S, Fieldston ES, Kerman C, Salazar E, McDaniel CE: Assessing capacity strain in pediatric hospitals: A survey of hospital operations leaders on metrics and mitigation strategies. Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Anaheim, CA, Podium 2025.
Kuhn E, Tenney-Soeiro R.: Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis. Ferri’s Clinical Advisor. Elsevier, Page: e6-e7, 2025 Notes: Chapter.
Kuhn E, Pumphrey K, Bruinsma T, Kane E.: How many discharges do we have today? A Trainee-Led Intervention to Improve Communication of the Expected Discharge Date on Resident Services. Pediatric Academic Societies, Toronto, Canada, Poster 2024.
Kuhn E, Pumphrey K, Bruinsma T, Kane E: How many discharges do we have today? A Trainee-Led Intervention to Improve Communication of the Expected Discharge Date on Resident Services. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Poster 2024.
Kuhn E, Tenney-Soeiro R.: Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis. Ferri’s Clinical Advisor. Elsevier, Page: e6-e7, 2024 Notes: Chapter.
Tran Lopez K, Pumphrey K, Hart J, Simmons P, Crilly C, Jones J, Kurtz J, Lieberman S, Kuhn E, Flynn E, Abbas H, Williamson S, Juca A, Maletsky K.: A Trainee-Led Quality Improvement Project Using Change Management Theory to Improve Bedside Rounding. Hosp Pediatr 13(11): 967-975, Nov 2023.