Patient Safety

Dr. Galligan's operational and academic work are united by a fundamental goal of keeping patients, their families, and healthcare staff safe from harm. Dr. Galligan's current research focuses on applying principles of organizational behavior to the pediatric inpatient setting to prevent harm from unrecognized clinical deterioration.

Dr. Jessica Hart is an attending physician and an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics. Her research focuses on patient safety, and prevention of medical errors.

Dr. Woods-Hill researches diagnostic and treatment decision-making in the critical care setting, with a specific interest on the impact of these decisions on unintended patient harm and medical overuse. She focuses on bacterial bloodstream infections in children in the PICU, and diagnostic stewardship in this context.

Dr. Mattei is an attending physician in the Division of General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery and specializes in pediatric surgical oncology, inflammatory bowel disease, and minimally invasive and robotic surgery. His research interests are in oncology and IBD.

Dr. Rasooly's research aims to understand diagnostic decision making and leverage the electronic health record to support diagnostic excellence. Her current work focuses on recognition of child abuse, evaluating decision making in simulation, and improving diagnostic performance at CHOP.

Dr. Ruppel’s research focuses on optimizing the use of technology and data in acute care to improve patient safety and outcomes. She seeks to improve integration of technology and data into clinical workflows and address unintended consequences like alarm fatigue.