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Office
1900 W Polk St
# 10
Chicago, IL 60612Phone+1 312-864-0060Fax+1 312-864-9656
Education & Training
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Jacobi/Montefiore)Residency, Emergency Medicine, 1988 - 1991
- Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1987
- Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1984
- Northwestern UniversityBA, 1976 - 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1984 - 2026
- CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Faculty Teaching Award 1999
- Winner SAEM CPC regional competition, 1994
- Finalist ACEP CPC competition, 1994
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 79 citationsDiagnosing acute heart failure in patients with undifferentiated dyspnea: a lung and cardiac ultrasound (LuCUS) protocol.Frances M. Russell, Robert R. Ehrman, Karen S. Cosby, Asim Ansari, Stephanie Tseeng
Academic Emergency Medicine. 2015-02-01 - 408 citationsDiagnostic error in medicine: analysis of 583 physician-reported errors.Gordon D. Schiff, Omar Hasan, Seijeoung Kim, Richard Abrams, Karen Cosby
Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009-11-09 - 12 citationsAn Operational Framework to Study Diagnostic Errors in Emergency Departments: Findings From A Consensus Panel.Prashant Mahajan, Cynthia J. Mollen, Elizabeth R. Alpern, Kelly Baird-Cox, Richard C. Boothman
Journal of Patient Safety. 2021-12-01
Journal Articles
- Tapping into the wisdom in the room: results from participant discussion at the 7th International Conference on Diagnostic Error in Medicine facilitated by a World Caf...Cosby KS, Zipperer L, Balik B, Diagnosis, 1/1/2015
- Disaster response team FAST skills training with a portable ultrasound simulator compared to traditional training: pilot studyPaddock MT, Bailitz J, Horowitz R, Khishfe B, Cosby K, Sergel MJ, West J Emerg Med, 1/1/2015
- Can emergency physicians diagnose and correctly classify diastolic dysfunction using bedside echocardiography?Ehrman RR, Russell FM, Ansari AH, Margeta B, Clary JM, Christian E, Cosby KS, Baiitz J, Am J Emerg Med, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Diagnostic Case ConferenceCosby K, International Conference on Diagnosis Error in Medicine, Washington, DC, 1/1/2016
- Short Course, Introduction to Diagnosis ErrorCosby K, 9th International Conference on Diagnosis Error in Medicine, Atlanta; Los Angeles, CA, 2016, 1/1/2016
- Part I. Understanding Diagnostic Error: Lessons from the ED, and Part II. Understanding How Diagnostic Errors Happen and Designing to Avoid ThemCosby K, Conference on: Best Practices in Emergency Medicine and Managing ED Claims, Chicago, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Does a Novel Simulator Provide Effective Hands on Training Versus Traditional Trauma Ultrasound Training for a Disaster Response Team? A Prospective Randomized Study1/1/2013
- Accuracy of Emergency Medicine Residents During Completion of the American College of Emergency Physicians Minimum Ultrasound Training Benchmarks1/1/2012
- Abdominal Applications for Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine1/1/2010
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Other
- Education for Patient Safety: CurriculumCosby K, www.saem.org
1/1/2002 - Patient Safety CurriculumCosby K, SAEM Newsletter
1/1/2002 - Approach to the ABEM Oral Board Exam: a guide for ResidentsCosby K, Teaching Videotape
1/1/1994 - Join now to see all
Press Mentions
- National Academy of Medicine Names 10 Inaugural Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence for 2021May 3rd, 2021
- Patient Safety Watchdog the Leapfrog Group Funded for National Initiative on Preventing Harm from Diagnostic ErrorJanuary 28th, 2021
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