Dr. Gary Frank, MD, MS is a pediatric hospitalist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta with a passion for providing safe, efficient, and effective care for hospitalized children. After completing his residency in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Frank took a position at the Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware where he worked as a pediatric hospitalist and worked with the clinical informatics team on the hospital’s health information systems. During that time, he developed expertise in medication safety, decision support, and quality improvement. In 2005, Dr. Frank moved to Atlanta, GA where he continues to work as a pediatric hospitalist and has served in a number of leadership roles including Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer, Interim Campus Medical Director, and Medical Director for Quality and Medical Management. Dr. Frank currently serves as the Medical Director, Quality Regulatory and Accreditation.
Dr. Frank’s professional interests include medication safety, elimination of hospital-acquired conditions, and reliability in healthcare. He has participated in national committees including the Children's Hospitals Solutions for Patient Safety (CHSPS) Clinical Steering Team and the Children's Hospital Association Measures and Standards Committee. Dr. Frank has also served as a co-leader for the CHSPS Pressure Injury Workgroup and Southeast Regional Network. Dr. Frank enjoys teaching and lecturing on topics ranging from patient safety to medical informatics and is the editor of two books on pediatric hospital medicine. In 2019, Dr. Frank received the Paul V Miles fellowship award which is given to an accomplished mid-career pediatrician who has demonstrated excellence in improving the quality of care for children.
Affiliations
Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Quality Regulatory and Accreditation
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta