Han Li, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine. She attends on direct care and medicine resident teaching services at Barnes Jewish Hospital, Barnes West County, and The Rehab Institute of St. Louis. Her academic interests are in medical education, quality improvement, clinical decision support and user design. She serves as a Deputy Editor at UpToDate, a continuously updated resource providing evidence-based and actionable recommendations guiding clinicians at the point of care.
She previously served as the Director of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety for the Division of Hospital Medicine. Previous work has included creation of the WashU COVID Care Manual, implementation of a sepsis detection alert, and improvement of antibiotic delivery to patients with septic shock.
Education
- BS, Cellular and Molecular Biology: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (2011)
- Medical Degree: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (2015)
- Residency, Internal Medicine: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (2019)
Clinical Interests
Hospital medicine, inpatient Care
Publications
Li, H., Zack, B., Perry, H. IgA Vasculitis Presenting as Abdominal Pain in an Adult Man. Society of Hospital Medicine Converge. April 2024.
Li, H., Martin, N., Shah, B., Erwin, H., Neuner, E., Laux, K. Decreasing Time to Administration of Broad Spectrum Antibiotics in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. Barnes Jewish Hospital Safety and Quality Symposium. March 2024.
Fritz, B., Palmer, C., White, J., Konzen, L. Li, H., Abraham, J. Ascertaining Design Needs for a Tele-Critical Care Consult Service: An Intervention Mapping Approach. Critical Care Medicine 52(1):p S591, January 2024.
Osborn, T., Byers, D., Grossman, B., Henderson, J. Nguyet, N., Odom, D., Li, H., Hoyt, T., Ingold, C., Miller, R., Woodward, J., Bickel, N., Pratt, L. Convalescent Plasma Therapy for COVID-19. Barnes Jewish Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Symposium. March 2021.
Addiego AM, Razi S, Li H. Avatrombopag-induced lactic acidosis in a patient with severe thrombocytopenia. BMJ Case Reports CP 2023;16:e256463.
Li, H., Siegfried, C., Van Stavern, G. Amaurosis Fugax from Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis, as the Presenting Symptom of Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma. Can J Ophthalmol. July 2018.
Li, H. The Washington Manual: Internship Survival Guide, 5th edition. Contributing author in Ophthalmology section. June 2018.
Li, H., Culican, S.M. Screening for AMD Using Psychophysical Correlates of Macular Dysfunction. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Symposium 2013. Poster presentation. May 2013.
Li, H., Culican, S.M. Developing a Screening Test to Identify Psychophysical Correlates of Macular Dysfunction. Washington University School of Medicine Research Symposium. Poster presentation. October 2012.