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Emily Boss

Emily Boss, MD, MPH

Otolaryngology

Pediatric Otolaryngology

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Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • English

14 Insurances Accepted

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Gender

Female

About Emily Boss

Professional Titles

  • Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Medical Director, Revenue Cycle Performance Improvement, Johns Hopkins Medicine
  • Physician Advisor, Clinical Resource Management and Care Coordination, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Background

Emily Boss, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S. (nee Rudnick) is director of pediatric otolaryngology and a professor of otolaryngology, pediatrics, and health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Boss's clinical expertise includes pediatric sinus, ear, nose, neck, and throat conditions. Dr. Boss trained at the University of California Los Angeles, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Boss is dedicated to improving health outcomes through enhanced doctor-patient communication and organizational change.  She is the Medical Director for Revenue Cycle Performance Improvement for Johns Hopkins Medicine and a Physician Advisor for Care Coordination and Clinical Resource Management at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Boss is also a clinician scientist with federally funded research focused on patient and family-centered communication, health disparities, and surgical utilization and outcomes.  An established surgeon, physician leader, and researcher, she is passionate about performance improvement in healthcare delivery. 

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

  • Kids get Uneven Tonsil Care, Study Finds, NBC News (01/20/2014)

Additional Academic Titles

Professor of Pediatrics

Research Interests

Patient and family experience, health disparities, and surgical outcomes, clinician-family communication, healthcare disparities.

Lab Website

The Boss Lab

Research Summary

The Boss Lab's research focus is on patient experience, health disparities, and surgical outcomes and utilization. Studies include shared decision-making, communication, and patient/parent-reported outcomes for elective surgery in children; patient satisfaction metrics, outcomes, and health correlates in surgery and pediatrics; patient and family-centered care and communication in surgery and pediatrics; racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in pediatric surgical care utilization and outcomes; and quality and safety in pediatric surgical care

Selected Publications

  • Boss EF, Marsteller JA, Simon AE. Outpatient tonsillectomy in children: demographic and geographic variation in the United States, 2006. J Pediatr. 2012 May;160(5):814-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.041. Epub 2011 Dec 17. PMID: 22183449

  • Callon W, Beach MC, Links AR, Wasserman C, Boss EF. An expanded framework to define and measure shared decision-making in dialogue: A 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' approach. Patient Educ Couns. 2018 Aug;101(8):1368-1377. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2018.03.014. Epub 2018 Mar 11. PMID: 29550295; PMCID: PMC6475620

  • Cramer JD, Meraj T, Lavin JM, Boss EF. Object-Related Aspiration Deaths in Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1968 to 2017. JAMA. 2019 Nov 26;322(20):2020-2022. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.15375. PMID: 31769817; PMCID: PMC6902204

  • Leu GR, Links AR, Tunkel DE, Walsh JM, Ryan MA, DiCarlo H, Jelin EB, Beach MC, Boss EF. Understanding Bias in Surgery: Perceived Cultural Similarity Between Surgeons and Patient Families. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Aug;165(2):282-289. doi: 10.1177/0194599820982639. Epub 2021 Jan 12. PMID: 33430701

  • Links AR, Callon W, Wasserman C, Walsh J, Beach MC, Boss EF. Surgeon use of medical jargon with parents in the outpatient setting. Patient Educ Couns. 2019 Jun;102(6):1111-1118. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.02.002. Epub 2019 Feb 3. PMID: 30744965; PMCID: PMC6525640

Honors

  • Top Doctor - Pediatric Otolaryngology, Baltimore Magazine, 11/1/23
  • Cochrane Scholar, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, 1/1/14
  • Career Development Award, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 1/1/14

Memberships

  • American Academy of Otolaryngology
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Locations

  1. Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
    • 10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 2300, Lutherville, MD 21093

    Expertise

    Education

    Seattle Children's Hospital

    Fellowship, Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2008

    Virginia Commonwealth University Health

    Residency, Otolaryngology, 2007

    Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

    Medical Education, MD, 2002

    Board Certifications

    Pediatric Otolaryngology

    American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2021

    Otolaryngology

    American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2008

    Insurance

    Johns Hopkins providers accept various commercial health insurance plans. However, they may not be included in all of an insurance company's plans or offerings. This may include Exchange, Medicaid, Medicare, and specific limited benefit plans. Exceptions to participation also exist based on your employer’s benefits package and the provider's location or specialty. Please contact your insurer directly to make sure your doctor is covered by your plan. For more details, please review our Insurance Information.
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    • Cigna
    • First Health
    • Geisinger Health Plan
    • HealthSmart/Accel
    • Humana
    • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
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