Betsy Datner

Biography

Dr. Elizabeth Datner currently serves as the Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Datner is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. She joined Einstein in November of 2016. Prior to that time Dr. Datner served as the Chief of Staff at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA and was on faculty and a member of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Ruth and Ray Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She was a member of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Perelman School of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania since 1995 serving in numerous capacities including Vice Chair for clinical operations, Medical Director, and Associate Program Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program.

Dr. Datner’s academic interests focus on providing improved care to underserved populations; specifically addressing improving operational effectiveness of hospitals and emergency departments, improving the quality and safety of care in a hospital or emergency setting and specifically addressing issues of interpersonal violence and women’s health. Her work has explored solutions to emergency department overcrowding and developing innovative methods to alleviate crowding while providing high quality care. She has worked to improve identification of youth and women at risk for interpersonal violence while developing interventions to assist these at-risk groups. In addition, she has pursued quality improvement through the development of innovative operational, social service, and multidisciplinary programs. Most recently, she has been a leading participant in a national effort to support civic engagement among Emergency Department patients through voter registration efforts. Her work has previously been supported by both federal and foundation funding. She has served on state and city-wide committees to address interpersonal youth and domestic violence concerns. She has served on several Boards of Directors including Physicians for Social Responsibility, Philadelphia Research and Education Foundation, and the Legal Help Center in Philadelphia, PA. She is a recipient of the Gold Humanism in Medicine award and a member of the Gold Honor Society.