Elizabeth Kuhn, MD, MSHP is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and an attending hospitalist in the Division of General Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). In 2026, she joined Clinical Futures as an affiliate faculty member.

Dr. Kuhn's scholarly focus is hospital operations and systems science, using quality improvement and research methods to understand how operational dynamics shape patient care and outcomes. Her current work is focused on capacity strain in children's hospitals, examining how institutions measure and respond to elevated demand for patient care. This work is situated within the broader context of regionalization of pediatric care and the evolving landscape of care delivery, including understanding shifts in where and how children receive care. She has led mixed-methods research characterizing measurement and mitigation of capacity strain in U.S. children's hospitals.

Dr. Kuhn completed her fellowship in Pediatric Hospital Medicine in the Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, and Medical Operations track, and her residency training in General Pediatrics at CHOP, where she served as Chief Resident. She completed the Master of Science in Health Policy Research program at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Kuhn received her medical degree from the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and her undergraduate degree in Health Sciences from Gettysburg College.