Chris Wong Ciepiel, MD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, practicing clinically as a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at University Hospitals (UH) Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital and as a medical oncologist for adolescent and young adults with solid tumors (sarcoma) at UH Seidman Cancer Center.
With a focus on quality improvement and patient safety, Wong Ciepiel works as the Medical Director of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety for UH Seidman Cancer Center—with additional quality/safety and operational leadership roles across the UH system in both pediatrics and adult service lines—to improve healthcare delivery systems to provide safe, effective, high-quality care.
Her research utilizes implementation science to improve patient outcomes, particularly by preventing errors in the home of patients with a cancer diagnosis to reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality. In particular, she focuses on reducing ambulatory central line-associated bloodstream infections and reducing medication errors in pediatric hematology, oncology, and stem cell transplant patients by partnering with patients and families.