Kathryn McDonald

Kathryn McDonald serves as the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Health Systems, Quality and Safety at Johns Hopkins University with primary appointments in the School of Nursing and School of Medicine. She holds joint appointments in the Carey Business School and Bloomberg School of Public Health, and maintains affiliations with the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, and Center for Equity in Aging.

Dr. McDonald earned a PhD, Master of Music (MM), and Bachelor of Science (BS). Her research centers on patient-safety systems and healthcare delivery optimization, investigating barriers to achieving safe, affordable, high-quality care across organizational contexts.

Her expertise spans critical domains including:

• Care Coordination and Transition of Care
• Chronic Care Management
• Health Disparities and Equity
• Integrated Health Systems
• Interprofessional Leadership and Organizational Culture
• Health Policy, Primary Care, and Public Health
• Quality Improvement and Safety Science

Prior to Johns Hopkins, she founded and directed Stanford University's Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research and Center for Health Policy, establishing her leadership in healthcare systems research.