Curriculum Vitae
John Chuo, M.D., M.S.
Office Address: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Civic Blvd and 30th street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Education:
1990 B.A. Cornell University with honors (Biological Sciences, concentration in Neurobiology)
1994 M.D. New York University School of Medicine
2002-04 M.S. Harvard University – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Biomedical Informatics)
Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments:
1994-98 Resident in Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
1998-01 Resident in Pediatrics, New York University Medical Center, New York
2001-04 Fellowship in Neonatology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Military Service: None
Faculty Appointments:
2008-present Assistant Professor of Neonatology
Neonatal Quality Officer
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2004-2008 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Medical School
Hospital and Administrative Appointments:
2004-2008 Director of e-Billing Inpatient Initiative, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Medical School
2004-2008 Medical Director of Neonatal Informatics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Medical School
2006 Interim Director of Neonatology, Somerset Medical Center
2007-2008 Clinical Director of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Medical School
Specialty Certification:
2001 American Board of Pediatrics
2008 Neonatal Medicine
Licensure:
New Jersey
Awards, Honors and Membership in Honorary Societies:
2008 Outstanding Leadership Achievement Award, Robert Wood Johnson
Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies: (Include offices held.)
National Societies:
July 2001 – Present American Academy of Pediatrics
July 2004 – Present Society for Medical Decision Making, Reviewer
Jan 2001 – Present Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
July 2006 – Present American Society for Quality
Editorial Positions:
2007 – Present Associate Editor, “Improving Medication Management, Safety and Outcomes with Clinical Decision Support: A Practical Guide. HIMSS 2008
Academic Committees at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (New recruits: list activities at prior institution.)
2004-2008 University Medical Group Physician Information Technology Steering Committee
2004-2008 Chair of Women and Children’s Hospital Technology Steering Committee, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Medical School
2004-2008 Chair, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Pediatrics Information Technology Advisory Committee
2005-2008 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Physician IT Advisory Committee
2007-2008 University Medical Group Board of Governors
2007-2008 The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital PI Committee
2007-2008 Medication Error Committee
Major Teaching and Clinical Responsibilities at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital:
(New recruits: list activities at prior institution.)
1. Monthly Pediatric resident NICU refresher lecture
2. Attending rounds at RWJUH, RBMC, Somerset medical center – 5-6 months/year
3. 1 nurse education round /week
4. Grand rounds - RWJUH, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Hackensack Medical Center
5. Fellows lecturer and board review course
Lectures by Invitation: (Please list only those in the past 5 years.)
Oct 2004 “Model Performance tracking and Risk Adjustment Using Statistical Process Control Methods” Medical Decision Making Conference, UMDNJ
Nov 2004 “Model Performance tracking and Risk Adjustment Using Statistical Process Control Methods” University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Annual Research Symposium
Jan 2005 “Clinical Trends in Biomedical Informatics” Grand Rounds, Raritan Bay Medical Center
Jan 2005 “Acid-Base Physiology in the Pediatric Patient” Residents Lecture Series, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
April 2006 “Improving Healthcare Delivery by Learning from Toyota” Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, Raritan Bay Medical Center
June 2006 “Improving Healthcare with Statistical Process Methods” Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
May 2007 “Improving Healthcare Delivery Using Statistical Process Control Methods” Grand Rounds, Hackensack Medical Center
June 2007 “Pediatric Resuscitation – Recent Trends” Grand Rounds, Raritan Bay Medical Center
Aug 2007 “Personalized Case Driven Parental Education Informatics in the NICU” MEDINFO International
Dec 2007 “Implementing Pharmacovigilance in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit” Mid Year Clinical Meeting, ASHP
Organizing Roles in Scientific Meetings:
2004-2007 Society for Medical Decision Making, invited abstract and paper reviewer
Bibliography: (Include only relevant publication categories. While the precise format can be individualized, each entry should contain all authors and page numbers.)
Research Publications, peer reviewed (print or other media):
1. Chuo J, Lambert G, Hicks, RW. Intralipid medication errors in the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 33(2) Feb 2007.
2. Hicks RW, Becker SC, Chuo J. A summary of NICU fat emulsion medication errors and nursing services: Data from MEDMARX. Advances in Neonatal Care, 7(6): 299-308, Dec 2007.
3. Col NF, Weber G, Stiggelbout A, Chuo J, D’Agostino R, Corso P. Short-term menopausal hormone therapy for symptom relief: An updated decision model. Arch Intern Med, 164: 1634-1640, 2004.
4. Lee M, Rezai AR, Chuo J. Depressed skull fractures secondary to application of skull clamp in pediatric patients. Pediatr Neurosurg, 21: 174-178, 1994.
Research Publications, non-peer reviewed:
1. Chuo J, Sherman P, Drain C, Kulikowski C. Personalized case driven parental education informatics in the NICU. MEDINFO International, August 2007.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters, including participation in committee reports (print or other media):
1. Chuo J, Hicks R. Computer-related medication errors in neonatal intensive care units. Clinics in Perinatology, 35(1) 119-139, 2008.
2. Jackson M and Chuo J. Acid-Base Physiology and Pulmonary Function Monitoring, Manual of Neonatal Care, Fifth Edition, 2003.
Books: None
Alternative Media: (List any other non-peer reviewed contributions to alternative communication formats, such as instructional audio or video tapes, articles in the lay press, educational material via Internet, etc.)
1. Chuo J.: Bedside expert guided intelligent annotator (BEGAS), 2005.
2. Chuo J.: ModelMaker – Statistica Module. MIT-Harvard Medical Informatics Program, 2004.
3. Chuo J.: CodeKeeper for the Pocket PC. 2003.
Patents: two pending