Katherine Steffen

Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Critical Care

Clinical Focus

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Academic Appointments

Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Critical Care
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Administrative Appointments

Physician lead for PICU Local Improvement Team, LPCH (2016 - Present)

Professional Education

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (2014)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (2011)
MD, University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City, IA (2008)
Residency, Johns Hopkins University - Harriet Lane Pediatric Residency Program, Baltimore, MD, Pediatrics (2011)
Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University - Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care (2014)

Contact

Academic steffen3@stanford.edu

Administrative Contact Nancy Calderon Valenzuela Administrative Associate nancyv1@stanford.edu Tel: 650-497-4677

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Pediatric Intensive Care 725 Welch Rd 2 East PCU 420 Palo Alto CA 94304 Tel: (650) 497-8850 Fax: (650) 736-9186

Additional Clinical Info

Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

My research interests focus on using dissemination and implementation science tools to study and enhance care provided to patients in the pediatric ICU. I have a background in human factors research and in implementation science and am also interested in clinical effectiveness and outcomes in the PICU.

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