Warren D. Frankenberger

Dr. Warren Frankenberger is a nurse scientist with over 29 years of pediatric nursing experience. He has spent his entire nursing career at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He has held a variety of positions including staff nurse, clinical lead, and clinical supervisor. His most substantial clinical contributions are to the care of children who are severely ill and injured. Before joining the Center for Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice in 2017, he worked in the CHOP emergency department as a clinical nurse specialist. His extensive work in the ED has informed the focus of his research. He has international experience as a volunteer with the US Peace Corps as a Health Specialist and disaster relief after the Haiti earthquake.

Dr. Frankenberger holds a BSN from Immaculata University, and an MSN/PhD from Widener University. He has taught in pre-licensure and graduate nursing programs in the Philadelphia area. He holds an adjunct appointment at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. His current research focuses are on emergency nursing, with an emphasis nursing triage practices and patient outcomes. His current NIH grant aims to evaluate the accuracy of triage across seventeen pediatric emergency departments in the US. He also is an active member in the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and has been reappointed to the ENA's national research advisory council.