Craig Umscheid, MD, MS

Craig Umscheid, MD, MS is a general internist and clinical epidemiologist who serves as the Director of the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS) at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CQuIPS is one of three centers at AHRQ, includes divisions of patient safety, patient safety organizations, healthcare associated infections, quality improvement and measurement, and data analytics, and supports the safety, quality and value of healthcare through research, practice improvement, and data analysis and measurement. Prior to AHRQ, Dr. Umscheid was an Associate Professor and Chief Quality and Innovation Officer at the University of Chicago. He began his career at the University of Pennsylvania, where he became an Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Quality and Safety for the Department of Medicine, and co-founder and Director of Penn’s Center for Evidence-based Practice. His career has been dedicated to disseminating and implementing research evidence into clinical practice to support patient care quality and safety. His work has been supported by AHRQ, PCORI, CDC and NIH, and described in over 125 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Umscheid volunteers as a hospitalist at Georgetown, where he is an Adjunct Professor.