Meghan Galligan, MD, MSHP is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine and an attending physician in the Division of General Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). At CHOP, she also serves as the Medical Director of both the Patient Safety Program and the Center for Diagnostic Excellence.
Dr. Galligan’s area of scholarly focus is on safety and quality, with a specific interest in understanding how health care team behaviors affect patient care and outcomes. She completed her fellowship in Pediatric Hospital Medicine and her residency training in General Pediatrics at CHOP. She earned her Master of Science and Health Policy Research program at the University of Pennsylvania, where she also obtained formal training in improvement science and patient safety through the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety. Dr. Galligan received her medical degree from the Stanford University School of Medicine.