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Research Overview

Dr. Pumphrey is interested in quality improvement, operations, and implementation and scholarly work combines these fields to improve evidence based and guideline recommended care for pediatric patients.

Research Background

Katherine Pumphrey, MD, MHA, MSHP graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Bachelor of Arts in Women’s Studies. She completed her medical education at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine where she also received her Master of Health Administration. Dr. Pumphrey completed her Pediatric residency training at Weill Cornell Medical Center and served as Chair of the Weill Cornell Housestaff Quality Council. After residency, Dr. Pumphrey transitioned to Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. During fellowship, Dr. Pumphrey earned her Master of Science in Health Policy Research with a Concentration in Healthcare Quality and Safety at the University of Pennsylvania.

Selected Publications

  1. Seay, H., Kenyon, C., Yazdani, M., Wanamaker, S., & Pumphrey, K. (2024). Implementation strategies for adoption of single maintenance and reliever therapy among Primary Care Physicians. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 153(2). [2]https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2023.11.592
  2. Pumphrey, K., Tran Lopez, K., Hart, J., Simmons, P., Crilly, C., Jones, J., Kurtz, J., Lieberman, S., Kuhn, E., Flynn, E., Abbas, H., Williamson, S., Juca, A., & Maletsky, K. (2023). A trainee-led Quality Improvement Project using change management theory to improve bedside rounding. Hospital Pediatrics, 13(11), 967–975. [3]https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2023-007374
  3. Pumphrey, K, Hart, J, & Kenyon, CC. (2023). The role of hospitalists in reducing childhood asthma disparities: Time to step-up? Hospital Pediatrics. [4]https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2023-007167
  4. Pumphrey, K, & Hart, J. (2023). What the COVID-19 pandemic teaches us about pediatric iatrogenic risk. Journal of Ethics | American Medical Association, 25(2):E130-132.
  5. Pumphrey, K, Bouzaher, A, Achuff, BJ, & Traube, C. (2022). Sedation practices in the PICU: An unexpected casualty of COVID-19. Critical Care Explorations, 4(6).
  6. Pumphrey, K, Haas, L, Pavageau, L, Portenoy, A, Abramson, E, Osorio, SN, & Ono, J. (2021). Resident-led Quality Improvement Initiative to improve guideline-consistent care for pediatric asthma. Pediatrics, 147(3), 143–144.
  7. Pumphrey, K. (2020). Show Medical Interns the Money. Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 12(2), 141–142.
  8. Pastrana, DV, Pumphrey, K, Cuburu, N, Schowalter, RM, & Buck, CB. (2010). Characterization of monoclonal antibodies specific for the Merkel cell polyomavirus capsid. Virology, 405(1):20-5
  9. Schowalter, RM, Pastrana, DV, Pumphrey, K, Moyer, AL, & Buck, CB. (2010). Merkel cell polyomavirus and two previously unknown polyomaviruses are chronically shed from human skin. Cell Host and Microbe, 7(6):509-15