Eileen J Klein, MD, MPH
On staff since October 1991
Children's Title: Associate Head, Emergency Medicine; Co-Director, Emergency Medicine Research; Chair, Promotions Committee
Academic Title: Professor, Pediatrics
Research Center: Center for Clinical and Translational Research
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Biography
Eileen J. Klein, MD, MPH, is an attending physician at Seattle Childrens Hospital and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She is Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Seattle Childrens and the University of Washington and Co-Director of Emergency Department Research at Seattle Childrens.
She received her MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and her MPH in epidemiology from the University of Washington School of Public Health. She completed her residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Seattle Childrens and the University of Washington. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Academic Pediatric Association and the Society for Pediatric Research. She is board certified in general pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is certified by the American Heart Association in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and is a PALS instructor. Dr. Klein trains pediatric emergency medicine fellows, mentors junior faculty members and regularly teaches locally and regionally. Her main research interest is analgesia and sedation. She has an extensive bibliography.
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Related Pages
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Seattle Concussion Research Collaborative
We are the Seattle Concussion Research Collaborative (SCRC) lab, housed at Seattle Children’s Research Institute. Our lab is comprised of clinicians, researchers, public health specialists, and community representatives who are working together to better understand concussion risk and concussion prevention in children,
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Patient Testimonials
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Awards and Honors
Award Name Award Description Awarded By Award Date Parker J. Palmer "Courage to Teach" Award for Program Director Excellence ACGME 2016 SEATTLE MAGAZINE TOP DOCTOR - 2015 Seattle Magazine 2015 SEATTLE MAGAZINE TOP DOCTOR - 2014 Seattle Magazine 2014 Selected Outstanding Teacher of 2013-2014 Pediatric Housestaff, Seattle Children's Hospital 2014 Seattle Magazine Top Doctor - 2013 Seattle Magazine 2013 Seattle's Top Doc Seattle Met Magazine 2013 Top doctors in Seattle Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 2008 - 2009 Top doctors in Seattle Seattle Magazine 2007 - 2009 Molteni Award for Professionalism and Quality Seattle Children's 2009 -
Publications
Manuscripts in Refereed Journals
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Lion KC, Brown JC, Ebel BE, Klein EJ, Strelitz B, Gutman CK, Hencz P, Fernandez J, Mangione-Smith REffect of Telephone vs Video Interpretation on Parent Comprehension, Communication, and Utilization in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
26501862 JAMA pediatrics, 2015 Dec 1 : 169(12)1117-25 -
Strelitz B, Gritton J, Klein EJ, Bradford MC, Follmer K, Zerr DM, Englund JA, Opel DJParental vaccine hesitancy and acceptance of seasonal influenza vaccine in the pediatric emergency department.
25744225 Vaccine, 2015 Apr 8 : 33(15)1802-7 -
3. Currier RG, Payne DC, Staat MA, Selvarangan R, Shirley SH, Halasa N, Boom JA, Englund JA, Szilagyi PG, Harrison C, Klein EJ, Weinberg G, Chappell JD, Wikswo ME, Parashar U, Vinje J, Morrow ALInnate Susceptibility to norovirus infections influenced by FUT2 genotype in a United States Pediatric population
25744498 Clinical Infectious Disease, 2015 : 601631-1638 -
Qin X, Klein EJ, Galanakis E, Thomas AA, Stapp JR, Rich S, Buccat AM, Tarr PIReal-Time PCR Assay for detection and differentiation of Shiga-Toxin producing Escherichia coli from clinical samples
25926491 Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2015 : 532148-2153 -
Uspal NG, Klein EJ, Tieder JS, Oron AP, Simon TPVariation in the Use of Procedural Sedation for Incision and Drainage of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection in Pediatric Hospital Emergency Departments
25832973 Hospital Pediatrics, 2015 : 5185-192 -
Payne DC, Selvarangan R, Azimi PH, Boom JA, Englund J, Staat MA, Halasa N, Szilagyi PG, Weinberg GA, Chappell J, McNeal M, Klein EJ, Sahni LC, Johnston SH, Harrison CJ, Baker CJ, Bernstein DI, Tate JE, Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Esona MD, Wikswo M, Curns AT, Sulemana I, Bowen MD, Gentsch JR, Parashar UDLong Term Consistency in US Rotavirus Vaccine Protection: RV5 and RV1 Vaccine effectiveness in US Children, 2012-2103
26449565 Clinical Infectious Disease, 2015 : 61(12)1792-1799 -
Lewis C, Vigo L, Novak, Klein EJListening to parents: A qualitative look at the dental and oral care experiences of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
26883603 Pediatric Dentistry, 2015 : 37(7)E98-E104 -
Kost A, Combs H, Smith S, Klein E, Kritek P, Robins L, Cianciolo AT, Butani L, Gigante J, Ramani SA Proposed Conceptual Framework and Investigation of Upward Feedback Receptivity in Medical Education.
26507991 Teaching and learning in medicine, 2015 : 27(4)359-61
Other Publications
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Mazor SS, Klein EJNeonatal Resuscitation
Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, 2010 : Seventh ed77-82
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Presentations
Presentation Title Event Location Date Rotavirus Grand Rounds Seattle Children's Hospital Dec 17, 2015 Feedback UW Program Director Development Series Seattle, WA Oct 30, 2015 Launching a Successful Career Fellows College Seattle Children's Hospital Sep 15, 2015 Missed Diagnoses III National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners Shoreline, WA Mar 16, 2015 Platform Presentation Workshop Fellows College Seattle Children's Hospital Mar 10, 2015 Bridging Office and Emergency Care Seattle Children's Hospital Mar 7, 2015 Prehospital Emergency Training for Paramedic Students Seattle, WA Feb 10, 2015 Profieciency in Teaching Workshop Fellows College Seattle Children's Hospital Feb 3, 2015 -
Research Funding
Grant Title Grantor Amount Award Date The impact of an evidence-based clinical pathway for dehydration in a pediatric emergency department The Heidner Foudnation 2014 - 2016 Enhanced Surveillance for New Vaccine Preventable Disease CDC July 2011 - June 2016
Overview
- Board Certification(s)
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Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Medical/Professional School
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The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
- Residency
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University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
- Fellowship
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University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
- Clinical Interests
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Analgesia / sedation
- Research Description
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My primary focus of research is in analgesia and sedation. I am currently evaluating ways to improve sedation for children undergoing minor procedures in the emergency department.
- Research Focus Area
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Translational Research