- Board Certified:
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Medical/Professional School:
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore
- Residency:
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University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Pediatrics
- Fellowship:
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University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Description of Research:
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My primary focus of research is in analgesia and sedatoin. I am currently evaluating ways to improve sedation for children undergoing minor procedures in the emergency department.
- Key Publications:
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Taylor JA, Brownstein D, Klein EJ, Strandjord TP. Evaluation of an anonymous system to report medical errors in pediatric inpatients. J Hosp Med 2007, 2(4): 226-233.
Denno DM, Klein EJ, Young VB, Fox JG, Wang D, Tarr PI. Explaining unexplained diarrhea and associating risks and infections. Anim Health Res Rev 2007, 8(1): 69-80
Ahn CK, Klein E, Tarr PI. Isolation of patients acutely infected with Escherichia coli 0157:H7: Low-tech, highly effective prevention of hemolytic uremic syndrome. Clin Inf Dis 2008, 46:1197-1199 (Editorial)
Finkbeiner SR, Allred AF, Tarr PI, Klein EJ, Kirkwood CD, Wang D. Metagenomic Analysis of Human Diarrhea: Viral Detection and Discovery. PLoS Pathogens 2008, 4(2): e1000011
Loren DJ, Klein EJ, Garbutt J, Krauss MJ, Fraser V, Dunagan C, Brownstein DR, Gallagher TH. Medical Error Disclosure among Pediatricians: Choosing carefully what we might say to parents. Arch Ped Adol Med 2008, 162(10):922-927
Xuan Q, Zerr DM, Weissman SJ, Englund JA, Denno DM, Klein EJ, Tarr PI, Kwong JR, Stapp JR, Tulloch LG, Galanakis E. Prevalence and mechanisms of broad-spectrum ?-lactamase resistance in Enterobacteriaceae: a Children?s Hospital Experience. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008, 52(11):3909-3914
- Honors & Awards:
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1998: Selected Outstanding Teacher of 1997-98 by pediatric housestaff
2006-09: "Top doctors in Seattle", Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
2007, 2008: "Top doctors in Seattle", Seattle Magazine
2008: Nominee for UW School of Medicine Mentorship award
2008: Nominee for CHRMC/Medical Staff Professionalism and Quality Award
2008: Nominee for Department of Pediatrics Faculty Mentor Award