Erica Koch, M.D., MPH

Professional Background

Dr. Koch is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center in the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Koch earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from John Carroll University in University Heights, OH. She earned her medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and trained at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for Emergency Medicine Residency. She completed the US Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Scholars multidisciplinary fellowship where she also earned her Master of Public Health Policy track from Vanderbilt University.

Dr. Koch's interests include expanding access to high quality emergency medical care to traditionally underserved populations, quality improvement, health policy, and resident education.

• BS, Chemistry, John Carroll University, University Heights, OH
• MD, Medicine, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
• MPH, Health Policy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
• Residency, Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
• Post Doctoral Fellowship, Quality Improvement, Research, and Leadership, US Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare/Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

• American College of Emergency Physicians, Member, 2019 - 2025
• Alpha Omega Alpha, Member, 2018 - Present
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Member, 2018 - Present
• Alpha Sigma Nu, Member, 2017 - Present

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Research

Overview

Dr. Koch's research focuses on expanding access to high quality emergency care. Particular interests include quality improvement, emergency mental health care, and health services research. Dr. Koch also serves as a contributor to the EM:RAP Corependium textbook.

• Koch, Erica., C, Han, Jin., H, Reese, Thomas., J, Dorn, Chad, Pugh, Shannon, Rubenstein, Melissa, Wilson, Jo., E, Campbell, Corey, Ward, Michael., J. 2024. Factors Associated with Acute Telemental Health Consultations in Older Veterans. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 25 (3), 312-319
• Gao, Grace, Vaclavik, Lindsay, Jeffrey, Alvin, Koch, Erica., C, Mussachio, Katherine, Cimiotti, J, Pathak, N, Duva, I, Martin, C, Simpson, R. 2024. A Proposed Quality Improvement Implementation Taxonomy (QIIT) and Architecture for Multisite Interprofessional Employee Wellness Initiatives. Applied Clinical Informatics, 15 (1), 26-33
• Han, Jin., H, Koch, Erica., C, Jeffrey, Alvin, Reese, Thomas, Dorn, Chad, Pugh, Shannon, Rubenstein, Melissa., D, Wilson, Jo., E, Campbell, Corey, Ward, Michael., J. 2023. The Effect of Telemedicine versus In-person Mental Health Consults on Processes of Care and 30-day Outcomes in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine, 30 (4), 262-269
• Koch, Erica., C, Pirotte, Matthew , Hess, Erik. 2023. Hair Tourniquet Removal. https://www.emrap.org/corependium/chapter/recUyaEThfayOagFw/Hair-Tourniquet-Removal
• Koch, Erica, Pirotte, Matthew, Hess, Erik, Mason, Jessica, Swadron, Stuart, Mattu, Amal, Johnson, Whitney, Nordt, Sean. 2023. Tick Removal. https://www.emrap.org/corependium/chapter/rechCc8FW2kZ1gcNv/Tick-Removal
• Koch, Erica., C, Fennessy, Tracy, Parnell, Samuel. 2021. A not-so-subtle sine of hyperkalemia. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine, 22, 100906
• Lovett, Shannon, Reed, Trent, Riggs, Robert, Lew, George, Koch, Erica, Durazo-Arvizu, R, Rech, Megan. 2021. A randomized, noninferiority, controlled trial of two doses of intravenous subdissociative ketamine for analgesia in the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine, 28 (6), 657-654
• Koch, Erica., C, Lovett, Shannon, Nghiem, T, Riggs, Robert, Rech, Megan. 2019. Shock index in the emergency department: utility and limitations. Open Access Emergency Medicine, 11, 179-199
• Borrelli, George, Koch, Erica, Sterk, Ethan, Lovett, Shannon, Rech, Megan. 2019. Early Recognition of Sepsis through Pre-Hospital Screening. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 37 (8), 1428-1432