Rollin J. (Terry) Fairbanks, MD, MS, FACEP

Terry Fairbanks is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, and of Community & Preventive Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University at Buffalo. He is a patient safety/Human Factors Engineering researcher, EMS Medical Director, and board certified emergency physician. He serves as an attending emergency physician in the adult and pediatric emergency departments at the University of Rochester Medical Center/Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY.

Dr. Fairbanks holds an advanced degree in human factors engineering/industrial systems engineering from Virginia Tech and uses this background to apply safety engineering techniques and research methodology to medical systems. He has received funding for patient safety-related research from the NIH, AHRQ, CDC, RAND Corporation, and several foundations including the Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation (EMPSF) through the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. He is currently funded by an NIH K08 Research Career Development Award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioEngineering.

Dr. Fairbanks is a 2008 graduate of the HRET Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship, and serves on national patient safety committees and advisory groups. He regularly presents his research and delivers lectures at national and international meetings, has served as an expert witness in patient safety/Human Factors Engineering cases, and serves as a consultant. Dr. Fairbanks has published over 95 journal articles, book chapters, proceedings papers, and abstracts in the engineering and medical literature.

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