Brandon C. Ku, MD
About Brandon C. Ku
Titles
Attending Physician and Director of Quality Improvement, Division of Emergency Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Clinical Pathways Program
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
2013, Oncology Star, Division of Oncology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2012, Travel Award Recipient, Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Gaborone, Botswana
2009, Carey W. Phillips Travel Fellowship, UAB Medical Alumni Association
2007, Compass Bancshares DeWayne C. Cuthbertson Memorial Scholarship
2006, Peacock Fellow, Department of Anatomy, University of Alabama School of Medicine
2005, Service Award, University of Virginia
2003, Election to Raven Society, University of Virginia
2001-2005, Echols Scholar, University of Virginia
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations and Honorary Societies
2014-present, Member, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
2013-present, Member, American College of Emergency Physicians, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2013-present, Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
2009-present, Member, American Academy of Pediatrics
2005-present, Pi Mu Epsilon, University of Virginia
2004-present, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Virginia
2003-present, The Raven Society, University of Virginia
Editorial and Academic Positions
Academic and Institutional Committees
2014-present, Clinical Fellow – ED Status Epilepticus Pathway Committee – Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2014-present, Clinical Leader – ED Fever/Oncology Pathway Committee – Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Internship
General Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
General Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Emergency Medicine - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Additional Training
Clinical Research Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics - Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2024
Kelly JM, Ku BC, Gala P, Hawkins B, Lee B, Corso S, Green R, Scarfone R, Lavelle JM, Kane E, Sartori LF: An Emergency Department Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Lumbar Puncture Rates in Febrile Infants 22 to 28 Days Old. Pediatric Quality & Safety 9(4), July 2024.
2022
Joseph MM, Mahajan P, Snow SK, Ku BC, Saidinejad M: Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. Pediatrics 150(5): e2022059673, November 2022.
Joseph MM, Mahajan P, Snow SK, Ku BC, Saidinejad M: Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. Journal of Emergency Nursing 48(6): 652-665, November 2022.
Chiotos K, Fitzgerald JC, Hayes M, Dashefsky H, Metjian TA, Woods-Hill C, Biedron L, Stinson H, Ku BC, Robbins Tighe S, Weiss SL, Balamuth F, Schriver E, Gerber JS. Improving Vancomycin Stewardship in Critically Ill Children. Pediatrics. 2022 Apr 1;149(4):e2021052165. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-052165.
2020
Souganidis E, Abbadessa MK, Ku B, Minich C, Lavelle J, Zorc J, Balamuth F. Analysis of Missed Sepsis Patients in a Pediatric Emergency Department With a Vital Sign-Based Electronic Sepsis Alert. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2020 July 15; doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002207.
Ku BC, Zonfrillo MR, Periyanayagam U, Bisanzo M, Rice B, Maling S, Cohn KA. The Association of Malnutrition and Disease Conditions in Mortality of Pediatric Patients Presenting to a Rural Emergency Department in Uganda. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2020 May 8; doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002102.
2018
Ku BC, Chamberlain JM, Shaw KN. Quality Improvement and Safety in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2018 December; 65(6): 1269-81.
2016
Ku, BC, Bailey, C, Balamuth, F. Neutropenia in the Febrile Child: A Review. Pediatr Emer Care. 2016 May;32(5): 329-34
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2013
Ludwig S, Ku BC. Chapter 6 – Poor Weight Gain. Symptom-Based Diagnosis in Pediatrics. McGraw-Hill; 2013.
Ludwig S, Ku BC. Chapter 10 – Pallor. Symptom-Based Diagnosis in Pediatrics. McGraw-Hill; 2013.
Ludwig S, Ku BC. Chapter 13 – Neck Swelling. Symptom-Based Diagnosis in Pediatrics. McGraw-Hill; 2013.