John Chuo, MD, MS
Areas of expertise: Quality and implementation science, Informatics, Digital health innovations
Locations: Main Building
About John Chuo, MD, MS
Dr. John Chuo is Neonatal Quality Officer for the CHOP Newborn Care Network, Clinical Champion for Digital Health and Innovations at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Co-director of the Digital Health Innovation Core with the Center for Phenomic Sciences, and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
He completed his neonatal fellowship from Children's Hospital in Boston and masters in Medical Informatics from the Harvard-MIT Health Science and Technology program in 2004. He received training as a quality improvement advisor from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in 2010.
His research focus are the use of innovation and technology in quality improvement implementation, including collaborative healthcare delivery models using telemedicine. He is an experienced educator for medical, post-graduate, allied health, and health professionals. Dr. Chuo has extensive clinical experience and is an authority on Quality and Implementation Science, Informatics, Digital Health Innovations.
Titles
Attending Neonatologist
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Education & training
Graduate Degree
MS - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
MS, MIT Joint Health Science and Technology Program - Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Medical Degree
MD - New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Residency
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship
Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Publications
Publications
2023
Nelson O, Rintoul NE, Tan JM, Simpao AF, Chuo J, Hedrick HL, Duran MS, Makeneni S, Devine M, Cao L, Stricker PA. Surgical neonates: A retrospective review of procedures and postoperative outcomes at a quaternary children's hospital. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 Dec 25. doi: 10.1111/pan.14827. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38146211.
Bapat R, Duran M, Piazza A, Pallotto EK, Joe P, Chuo J, Mingrone T, Hawes J, Powell M, Falciglia GH, Grover TR, Rintoul N, MacPherson MJ, Rose A, Brozanski B. A Multicenter Collaborative to Improve Postoperative Pain Management in the NICU. Pediatrics. 2023 Aug 1;152(2):e2022059860. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-059860. PMID: 37409386.
2020
Chuo J, Macy ML, Lorch SA. Strategies for Evaluating Telehealth. Pediatrics. 2020 Aug 18:e20201781. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-1781. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32817398 Review. No abstract available.
2019
Masten M, Sommerfeldt S, Gordan S, Greubel E, Canning C, Lioy J, Chuo J. Evaluating Teamwork in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Survey of Providers and Parents. Adv Neonatal Care. 2019 Mar 19. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000604. [Epub ahead of print]
2018
Chuo J, Lioy J, Gerdes J. Drivers of referrals to a children's hospital neonatal-infant intensive care unit. J Perinatol. 2019 Feb;39(2):295-299. doi: 10.1038/s41372-018-0297-2. Epub 2018 Dec 20.
2017
Chilutti Abel K, Baldwin K, Chuo J, Ganley T, Kim A, Wells L, Giordano T. Can Telemedicine Be Used for Adolescent Postoperative Knee Arthroscopy Follow-up? JBJS JOPA. 2017; 5(4): e26.
2013
Sullivan, K., Suh, S., Monk, H., Chuo, J.: Personalize performance feedback reduces narcotic prescription errors in a NICU. BMJ Qual Saf Mar 2013.
Taylor AM., Chuo, J., Figueroa-Altmann, A., DiTaranto, S., Shaw, KN.: Unit based Patient Safety Walkrounds Uncover Correctable System Flaws. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety May 2013.
2012
Chuo, J., Aftab, S., Heimall, L., Soorikan, L., Provost, L., Ades, A. : Standardizing the practice of securing endotracheal tubes in neonates. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare Oct 2012 Notes: (Submitted).
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2015
Chuo J, Paliga JT, Lioy J. Creating an Effective Quality Improvement (QI) Process for Airway Emergencies. In: Sobol S, Lioy J, ed. Disorders of the Neonatal Airway. New York: Springer; 2015. p. 385-389.