Kyran Quinlan, M.D., M.P.H.

Principal Investigator, Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Chicago (U. Chicago)

Dr. Kyran Quinlan is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago. He trained in child injury epidemiology and prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. After completing the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service, Dr. Quinlan worked at NCIPC an additional year as a medical epidemiologist. His published works include a study showing that the majority of child passengers killed by drinking drivers were riding in the same vehicle with them. He has published numerous studies on child safety and has been successful in helping to protect children through community advocacy efforts. He received an MD from Loyola University in Chicago, completed his pediatric residency training at the University of Chicago, and received a Masters in Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has served on the executive committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Injury and Poison Prevention, and is currently a member of the AAP’s Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention. He is also currently a Physician Advocacy Fellow of the Center on Medicine as a Profession working on child pedestrian safety in low income areas on the south side of Chicago.