Flora Kisuule, MD
Hospital Medicine
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Flora Kisuule
Professional Titles
- Director, Division of Hospital Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- Vice Chair for Inpatient Operations at JHBMC, Department of Medicine
- Director, Hospitalist Medicine Fellowship
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. Flora Kisuule is an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and an Assistant Professor in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her Doctorate of Medicine in 2001 from the University of Minnesota and a Masters in Public Health in 2006 from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Kisuule was trained in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Following residency, she joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in July, 2004 and has served as the Division’s Associate Director since 2007. Dr. Kisuule also serves as the Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Operations in the Johns Hopkins Bayview Department of Medicine. She is the recipient of the 2018 SHM Outstanding Service Award.
Dr. Kisuule’s research interest and expertise are in Quality Improvement and Practice Management. Dr. Kisuule co¬‐developed a hospitalist fellowship program for Johns Hopkins University which she now directs. Regionally, Dr. Kisuule has served as the Vice president of the Baltimore chapter of the division of hospital medicine and has been recognized by the regional chapter as the hospitalist of the year. Nationally she has served on several committees of the Society of Hospital Medicine and consulted on hospitalist programs around the country. Internationally, Dr. Kisuule has developed and mentored hospitalist programs in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Central America. She has a wealth of knowledge in hospital operations, clinical planning, and program building. Dr. Kisuule is a Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine.
Selected Publications
Kisuule F, Howell EE. Hospitalists and Their Impact on Quality, Patient Safety, and Satisfaction. Obstet Gyencol Clin North Am. 2015 Sep;42(3):433-46
Harris CM, McKenzie R, Nayak S, Kiyatkin D, Baker D, Kisuule F. Graying of the HIV epidemic: a challenge for inpatient medicine providers. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2015 Dec11;5(6):29428
Kiyatkin DE, Wright S, Zenilman J, Kisuule F. Improving utilization of antimicrobial drugs among physician assistants in the ED. JAPAA 2011 Oct;24(10):44,47-48,50-1
Soong, C, Wright S, Kisuule, F, Masters H, Pfeifer, M, Kantsiper M, Howell EE. The Role of Hospitalists in Managing Patient Flow: Lessons from four hospitals. Curr Emerg Hosp Med Rep. In Press
Tackett S, Tad-Y D, Rios R, Kisuule F, Wright S. Appraising the Practice of Etiquette-Based medicine in the Inpatient Setting. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Feb 21
Honors
Hospitalist of the Year, Society of Hospital Medicine
Lectures & Presentations
- Conflict and Negotiation for Hospitalists, Invited talk, Midwest Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference, Kansas City
- Hospital medicine in the United States and beyond, Invited talk, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Panama
- How Hospitalist Programs Can Enhance Professionalism: Hospitalists as Public Health Agents., invited talk, ABIM, Baltimore, MD
- Making Hospital Medicine a Career: Sustainability, Retention, Engagement, Wellness & Morale)., Invited talk, Annual Meeting, Society of Hospital Medicine, Las Vegas
- My QI Project Didn't Work!: Fundamentals of QI and How to Avoid Common Pitfalls of Quality Improvement, Invited talk, Annual Meeting, Society of Hospital Medicine, Las Vegas
- Research without Resources: How to convert your Current Clinical, Quality, and Educational Initiatives into Scholarly Work, Invited talk, Annual Meeting, Society of Hospital Medicine, Washington, DC
- Transitions of care between hospitalists and office internists, Invited talk, Hospitalist Regional Conference, Delaware, NH
- Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, Invited talk, American Legacy Foundation, Washington, DC
Memberships
- Society of Hospital Medicine
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 410-550-0100
- fax: 410-550-0101
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2004University of Minnesota Medical School
Medical Education, MD, 2001Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2020Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)