Katherine Hoops, MD, MPH, JD

Dr. Katherine Hoops is an attending physician in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Dr. Hoops’ research is focused on the prevention of firearm injury and violence. She is a core faculty member in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Gun Violence Solutions, where she leads the Clinical Programs and Practice Team. She conducts research investigating how clinicians and health systems can prevent youth violence and injury while promoting healing and resilience through community-engaged, trauma-sensitive care.

She received her undergraduate degree from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. She earned her medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. She completed a Master’s in Public Health concentrating on Health Policy and Management in injury and violence prevention at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her residency training in Pediatrics at the University of Alabama Birmingham before coming to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to complete her fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. In 2024, she completed her Juris Doctor Degree at the Georgetown University Law Center..