Caitlin Li

Caitlin Li is an Assistant Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases). She serves as an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Lurie's Center for Quality and Safety, where she acts as the division Quality Improvement (QI) director overseeing projects to enhance infectious disease care. Dr. Li also co-chairs Lurie's laboratory stewardship committee and represents the institution nationally in the BrighT STAR diagnostic stewardship collaborative.

• Education: BS in Biology from Brown University (2012), MD from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (2016), MHQS from Harvard Medical School (2022)

Her research focuses on optimizing diagnostic stewardship, improving quality and safety in pediatric infectious diseases, and advancing medical education through innovative QI teaching methods. She has published extensively on these topics, including recent work on molecular testing utilization and hands-on QI education techniques.

Dr. Li's publications demonstrate expertise in diagnostic stewardship and quality improvement across pediatric infectious diseases. Key themes include billing optimization, educational methodologies, molecular diagnostics, and clinical epidemiology.

• Scientific Awards:
  • National Healthcare Quality Week Storyboard QI Award - 1st place (2024, 2023)
  • IDWeek Trainee Awards (2022, 2021, 2020)
  • Zeljko Nikolic Award (2019)
  • Safety Star Award (2018)

She actively contributes to professional societies as a member of the IDSA Quality Measurement & Improvement Subcommittee and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Her work bridges clinical practice, research implementation, and education to improve pediatric infectious disease outcomes through systematic quality initiatives.