Jean E Klig, MD

Jean E. Klig, M.D., is an attending physician and the Associate Chief in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her M.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Klig completed her residency in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital, Boston MA, and completed a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Children's Hospital Oakland, CA. She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

After completing a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM), Dr. Klig was the first faculty member recruited to the new Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, where she contributed to the development of the department. Dr. Klig served in many roles: PEM resource for the Special Olympics; PEM advisor, New Haven Regional Injury Prevention Program; PEM Chairman, Hezekiah Beardsley Chapter of the AAP; AAP delegate, State Trauma Committee; and Chairman of Connecticut's first Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) grants, state committee, and projects.

At the MGH Emergency Department and Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Dr. Klig continues to lead in the expansion of clinical programs, PEM education, and research. She teaches extensively in both the Pediatric and Emergency Medicine residency programs, and is also the program director for the PEM clerkship rotation. Dr. Klig is an active member of the Harvard Medical School Academy for Teaching and Learning, as well as the faculty of the Harvard-Macy Institute’s “Program for Educators in Health Professions” and other education courses. Dr. Klig has received several clinical recognition and teaching awards, and she continues to lecture nationally and internationally on key topics in PEM and medical education.