Dr. Karen Frush is Chief Patient Safety Officer of the Duke University Health System; Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair of Strategic Initiatives in the Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine; and Assistant Professor in the Duke University School of Nursing in Durham, North Carolina.
She is nationally recognized for her service on numerous committees and councils to improve patient safety and the emergency care of children, including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and the AAP's Safer Healthcare for Kids Project Advisory Committee. She has served as Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency Services and Chief Medical Officer of Children's Services. She also served on the Pediatric Patient Safety Expert Panel for Joint Commission Resources. She completed the National Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship program and in 2004 was named Chief Patient Safety Officer of the Duke University Health System.
She serves as a Master Trainer for the Department of Defense TeamSTEPPSTM team training program.