Brandon C Ku, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Director of Quality Improvement, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Quality and Patient Safety Champion, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
EHR Clinical Champion, Health Informatics Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Director of Clinical Pathways Program, Center for Healthcare Quality and Analytics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
CTRB 2nd floor - Room 2123
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
CTRB 2nd floor - Room 2123
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1000
Email:
kub@chop.edu
kub@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Mathematics and Psychology)
University of Virginia, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
University of Alabama School of Medicine, 2009.
Cert (Clinical Research Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2015.
Permanent linkBA (Mathematics and Psychology)
University of Virginia, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
University of Alabama School of Medicine, 2009.
Cert (Clinical Research Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2015.
Selected Publications
Joseph MM, Mahajan P, Snow SK, Ku BC, Saidinejad M: Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. Pediatrics 150(5): doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-059673, November 2022 Notes: Policy Statement.Joseph MM, Mahajan P, Snow SK, Ku BC, Saidinejad M: Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. Journal of Emergency Nursing 48(6): 652-665, November 2022.
Joseph MM, Mahajan P, Snow SK, Ku BC, Saidinejad M: Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. Pediatrics 150(5): doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-059674, November 2022 Notes: Technical Report.
Hemberger J, Vorel E, Rempell R, Ku, BC, Balamuth F: Cardiac Pathology Identified by POCUS in Patients With Presumed Sepsis in a Pediatric ED. Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies 2022 Annual Conference, Denver, CO April 2022.
Hemberger J, Vorel E, Rempell R, Ku, BC, Balamuth F: Integrating Cardiac Point-of Care Ultrasound Into a Pediatric Emergency Sepsis Bundle. Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies 2022 Annual Conference, Denver, CO April 2022.
Chiotos K, Fitzgerald JC, Hayes M, Dashefsky H, Metjian TA, Woods-Hill C, Biedron L, Stinson H, Ku BC, Robbins Tighe S, Weiss SL, Balamuth F, Schriver E, Gerber JS: Improving Vancomycin Stewardship in Critically Ill Children. Pediatrics 149(4): doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-052165, April 2022.
Souganidis E, Abbadessa MK, Ku B, Minich C, Lavelle J, Zorc J, Balamuth F: Analysis of Missed Sepsis Patients in a Pediatric Emergency Department With a Vital Sign-Based Electronic Sepsis Alert. Pediatric Emergency Care January 2022 Notes: epub.
Ku BC, Zonfrillo MR, Periyanayagam U, Bisanzo M, Rice B, Maling S, Cohn KA: The Association of Malnutrition and Disease Conditions in Mortality of Pediatric Patients Presenting to a Rural Emergency Department in Uganda. Pediatric Emergency Care 37(12): e1515-e1520, December 2021.
Ku BC, Beus JM, Lavelle J, Metjian TA, Hayes M, Chiotos K, Gerber JS, Irizarry J, Hamershock R, Zorc JJ: Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship in the ED for Patients Diagnosed with Acute Otitis Media. Oral Presentation, CHOP 10th Annual Quality and Safety Day. Virtual Conference. November 2020 Notes: Best Abstract Award.
Mahajan P, Alpern ER, Chamberlain J, Ruddy R, Shaw K, Carney M, Corboy J, Krack A, Ku BC, Morrison-Ponce D, O'Connell K, Payne A, Singh H: Electronic Triggers to Study Diagnostic Errors in Pediatric Emergency Departments. Poster Presentation, AAP 2020 Virtual National Conference and Exhibition. October 2020.