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Katherine
Parris
Frey
,
PhD

Director, Institutional Review Board
Associate Scientist

Katherine Parris Frey, PhD, MPH '00, RN, conducts multi-center interdisciplinary research studies focused on addressing critical issues for orthopedic trauma patients.

Contact Info

415 N. Washington Street, Room 353
Baltimore
Maryland
21205
US        
410-955-0470

Research Interests

Trauma Care; Guided Care; Implementation Science; Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes; Pain; Rehabilitation outcomes; Precision medicine
Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
University of Maryland School of Nursing
2017
RN
Maryland Board of Nursing
2011
MS
University of Maryland School of Nursing
2010
MPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2000
Overview
Dr. Frey serve as the Director of the BSPH Institutional Review Board. Her research is primarily related to orthopaedic trauma and recovery. She is the Associate Director for Protocol Development and Implementation of the Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium and an Associate Scientist in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), Department of Health Policy and Management. Dr. Frey is a doctorally prepared nurse with extensive experience and expertise in coordinating multi-center interdisciplinary research studies, including the National Study on Costs and Outcomes of Trauma Care and the Prevent Clot Study. Her specific research interests include implementation science and trauma outcomes, in addition to improving the quality of health care.
Honors & Awards
AAOS Kappa Delta Award (METRC), 2023
Select Publications
Selected publications.
  • MacKenzie EJ, Rivara FP, Jurkovich GJ, Nathens AB, Frey KP, Egleston BL, Salkever DS, Scharfstein DO. A national evaluation of the effect of trauma-center care on mortality. N Engl J Med. 354(4):366-78.
  • Aliotta, S. L., Grieve, K., Giddens, J. F., Dunbar, L., Groves, C., Frey, K. & Boult, C.Guided care: a new frontier for adults with chronic conditions. Professional Case Management. 13, 3, p. 151-158.
  • Foret Giddens, J., Tanner, E., Frey, K., Reider, L. & Boult, C. Expanding the gerontological nursing role in Guided Care. Geriatric Nursing. 30, 5, p. 358-364.
  • Schmidt AH, Bosse MJ, Frey KP, O?Toole RV, Stinner DJ, Scharfstein DO, Zipunnikov V, MacKenzie EJ; METRC.Predicting Acute Compartment Syndrome (PACS): The Role of Continuous Monitoring. J Orthop Trauma. 2017 Apr;31 Suppl 1:S40-S47.
  • Wegener ST, Pollak AN, Frey KP, Hymes RA, Archer KR, Jones CB, Seymour RB, O?Toole RV, Castillo RC, Huang Y, Scharfstein DO, MacKenzie EJ; METRC. The Trauma Collaborative Care Study (TCCS). J Orthop Trauma. 2017 Apr;31 Suppl 1:S78-S87.
Projects
The Major Extremity Trauma and Rehabilitation Consortium
METRC