Ken Catchpole works in Cardiac Surgery affiliated with Medical University of South Carolina.
Ken Catchpole is the SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Practice and Human Factors at the Medical University of South Carolina in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine. He has conducted research on human factors and patient safety in surgical settings, including cardiac surgery, across various institutions in the UK and USA. His work includes developing tools like the Oxford NOTECHS system for measuring teamwork in operating theatres.
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PhD in Psychology and Physiology
University of Leeds
1999
BSc in Ergonomics
Loughborough University
1995
SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Practice and Human Factors
Medical University of South Carolina · 2016 - Present
Director of Surgical Safety and Human Factors Research
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · 2011 - 2015
Senior Post-Doctoral Scientist
University of Oxford · 2005 - 2011
Principal Research Scientist
Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust · 2003 - 2005