Katherine H. Buck, MD, MPH

Dr. Buck is a highly successful emergency medicine clinical researcher with over 40 peer reviewed publications and multiple NIH funded grants. She began her involvement in emergency medicine as an undergraduate student when she served as a research assistant and then study coordinator for emergency medicine research at the University of North Carolina. She completed medical school at the University of Virginia and during medical school, she was selected for the highly competitive Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program. She completed emergency medicine residency at The Ohio State University (OSU) where she served as chief resident and obtained an Emergency Medicine Foundation / Emergency Medicine Resident Research Grant. Prior to graduating from residency, Dr. Buck submitted her first NIH grant and received the NIA’s R03 Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists’ Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) Grant. She completed the SAEM-Approved Research Fellowship at OSU with an emphasis in clinical research for geriatric patients.

Dr. Buck is currently an Assistant Professor of emergency medicine at The Ohio State University. She is currently funded by an NIA K76 Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging. She has been recognized at every stage of her career with local and national research awards including but not limited to the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s (SAEM) Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine (AGEM) Excellence in Geriatric Emergency Medicine Research Award (2014), SAEM Resident Researcher of the Year (2019), SAEM’s AGEM Early Career Achievement Award for Excellence in Research (2021) and OSU’s Faculty Research of the Year (2023). She has established herself as an expert in geriatric emergency medicine through her research as demonstrated by her service to SAEM as AGEM President-Elect and selection for the Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Board of Governors.