Evan S. Fieldston, MD, MBA, MSHP
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Member, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness (CPCE), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Member, PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Core Faculty, Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Vice President & Associate Chief Medical Officer, Philadelphia Campus, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Education:
A.B. (Public Policy)
Princeton University, 1998.
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2003.
M.B.A (Health Care Administration)
University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, 2003.
M.S.H.P. (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2009.
Permanent linkA.B. (Public Policy)
Princeton University, 1998.
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2003.
M.B.A (Health Care Administration)
University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, 2003.
M.S.H.P. (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2009.
Description of Research Expertise
Health services research, hospital medicine, pediatrics, healthcare operationsDescription of Clinical Expertise
General pediatrics, pediatric hospital medicineDescription of Other Expertise
Quality improvement, healthcare operations, healthcare finance, patient safety, reliabilitySelected Publications
Hackel EJ, Bouchelle Z, Hillman M, Fieldston E, Kenyon C: Avoidable Discharge Delays: Children Waiting in Hospitals Deserve More Attention. Hosp Pediatr 13(3): e60-e62, March 2023.Gay JC, Hall M, Morse R, Fieldston ES, Synhorst D, Macy ML.: Observation Encounters and Length of Stay Benchmarking in Children's Hospitals. Pediatrics 146: e20200120, Nov 2020.
Synhorst DC, Johnson MB, Bettenhausen JL, Kyler KE, Richardson TE, Mann KJ, Fieldston ES, Hall M.: Room Costs for Common Pediatric Hospitalizations and Cost-Reducing Quality Initiatives. Pediatrics 145: e20192177, Jun 2020.
Ryskina KL, Dynan L, Stein R, Fieldston E, Palakshappa D.: Diagnostic Testing During Pediatric Hospitalizations: The Role of Attending In-House Coverage and Daytime Exposure. Acad Pediatr 20: 508-515, May-Jun 2020.
Lopez MA, Hall M, Auger KA, Bettenhausen JL, Colvin JD, Cutler GJ, Fieldston ES, Macy ML, Morse R, Raphael JL, Russell H, Shah SS, Sills MR.: Care of Pediatric High-Cost Hospitalizations Across Hospital Types. Hosp Pediatr 10(5): 206-213, Mar 2020.
Morse RM, Fieldston ES: Decreasing Emergency Department Utilization is a Complex Conundrum. Pediatrics 143(6): e20190838, June 2019.
Auger KA, Harris JM, Gay JC, Teufel R, McClead RE, Neuman MI, Agrawal R, Simon HK, Peltz A, Tejedor-Sojo J, Morse RB, Del Beccaro MA, Fieldston ES, Shah SS: Progress (?) Toward Reducing Pediatric Readmissions. J Hosp Med 14: E1-E4, Jun 2019.
Gay JC, Hall M, Morse R, Fieldston ES, Synhorst DC, Macy ML.: Impact of Observation Encounters on Length of Stay in Children’s Hospitals [poster]. Pediatric Academic Societies 2019 Conference, Baltimore, MD April 2019.
Fieldston Evan S, Fakeye Oludolapo A, Friedman DF: Repeat Laboratory Testing in the Pediatric Emergency Department: How Often and How Important? Pediatr Emerg Care 35(3): 190-193, Mar 2019.
Kane ER, Fieldston ES: Discharge by Noon: The Time Has Come for More Times to be the Right Time. J Hosp Med 14(1): 63-64, Jan 2019.