Susan Wu, MD

Dr. Wu works in close partnership with the chief medical officer to optimize, implement and track the clinical effectiveness of inpatient care. She oversees the unit medical directors and, in collaboration with the vice president of Quality and hospital-supported performance improvement resources, identifies opportunities for improvement and implement changes. She supports an enterprise-wide focus on quality and operational performance and involves close collaboration with house staff, nursing and faculty.

Dr. Wu is a pediatric hospitalist at CHLA and associate professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She is associate division head of Clinical Programs for Hospital Medicine, and also co-director of the Pediatric Residency IMPACT Advocacy Track, which includes a three-year longitudinal program in quality improvement and patient safety. She is co-chair of the Multidisciplinary Action Plan committee, which develops and monitors adherence to evidence-based guidelines. 

Dr. Wu has served as physician champion for multiple institutional quality and safety projects, and has participated either as champion or physician representative on several Children’s Hospital Association quality-improvement collaboratives. She is currently co-director of the Quality Improvement core curriculum for CHLA fellowship trainees, and previously served as director of the Quality and Safety curriculum for pediatric residents.