Update Your ProfileAcademic Title:
Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Administrative Title:
Associate Chief for the Hospitalist & General Internal Medicine Division
Additional Title:
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Director, Ambulatory Education
Email:
Location:
419 W. Redwood St. Suite 620 Baltimore, MD 20201
Phone (Primary):
667-214-1500
Fax:
410-328-3577
Education and Training
Undergraduate: University of Maryland College Park, BS, Biology, 2004-2008
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD, 2009-2013
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore VA Medical Center, 2013-2016
Chief Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, and Baltimore VA Medical Center 2016-2017
Board Certification: Internal Medicine
Biosketch
Dr. Koch joined the faculty in 2017 and is currently an Assistant Professor in Medicine. She serves as the associate division chief for the division of hospitalist and general internal medicine focused on ambulatory general internal medicine. She also serves as an associate program director for the internal medicine residency and director of ambulatory education for the residency program.
Dr. Koch is a general internist and clinician educator. She predominately cares for patients in the outpatient setting. As a clinician educator she enjoys teaching and working with residents, interns, and students.
Dr. Koch has a strong interest in graduate medical education, curriculum development, preventative care and patient safety.
Research/Clinical Keywords
graduate medical education, curriculum development, patient safety
Highlighted Publications
Canzoniero JV, Afshar E, Hedian H, Koch C, Morgan DJ. Unnecessary hospitalization and related harm for patients with low risk syncope. JAMA Intern Med 2015 Jun;175(6):1065-7.
Koch C, Roberts K, Petruccelli C, Morgan D. The Frequency of Unnecessary Testing in Hospitalized Patients. The American Journal of Medicine 2018 May:131(5):50-503.
Morgan DJ, Pineles L, Owczarzak J, Magder L, Scherer L, Brown JP, Pfeiffer C, Terndrup C, Leykum L, Feldstein D, Foy A, Stevens D, Koch C, Masnick M, Weisenberg S, Korenstein D. Accuracy of Practitioner Estimates of Probability of Diagnosis Before and After Testing. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Jun 1;181(6):747-755.
Morgan DJ, Pineles L, Owczarzak J, Magder L, Scherer L, Brown JP, Pfeiffer C, Terndrup C, Leykum L, Feldstein D, Foy A, Stevens D, Koch C, Masnick M, Weisenberg S, Korenstein D. Clinician Conceptualization of the Benefits of Treatments for Individual Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2119747.
Morgan DJ, Scherer L, Pineles L, Baghdadi J, Magder L, Thom K, Koch C, Wilkins N, Legrand M, Stevens D, Walker R, Shirrell B, Harris AD, Korenstein D. Game-based learning to improve diagnostic accuracy: a pilot randomized-controlled trial. Diagnosis. 2024. In press.