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Craig Umscheid, MD, Internal Medicine, Rockville, MD

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Internal Medicine • Rockville, MD

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist, Healthcare Research and Healthcare Policy, Medical Information Sciences

Director, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, US DHHS

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  • Office

    5600 Fishers Ln
    Rockville, MD 20852

Summary

  • Dr. Umscheid is a practicing general internist and clinical epidemiologist. Until recently, he was Chief Quality and Innovation Officer at the University of Chicago, and before that Vice Chair for Quality and Safety for Penn's Department of Medicine, and Director of Penn’s Center for Evidence-based Practice at the University of Pennsylvania.

Education & Training

  • University of Pennsylvania
    University of PennsylvaniaMS, Clinical Epidemiology, 2004 - 2006
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
    Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 2001, MD
  • Cornell University
    Cornell UniversityBA, Biology and Society, Summa Cum Laude, 1992 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2022 - 2024
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2001 - 2023
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2004 - 2018
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • AHRQ’s New Patient Safety Alliance: What Leaders Need to Know
    AHRQ’s New Patient Safety Alliance: What Leaders Need to KnowOctober 4th, 2024
  • AHRQ's New Patient Safety Alliance: What Leaders Need to Know
    AHRQ's New Patient Safety Alliance: What Leaders Need to KnowOctober 4th, 2024
  • COVID-19 Spurs Hospital Tech
    COVID-19 Spurs Hospital TechSeptember 14th, 2020
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Professional Memberships

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