Dr. Schabacker leads ECRI, a global nonprofit advancing healthcare safety through data-driven insights, human factors engineering and medical technology evaluations. Under his direction, ECRI has expanded its reach to more than 70 countries and led acquisitions of key safety organizations like Institute for Safe Medication Practices and The Just Culture Company. He emphasizes independent, evidence-based recommendations and has been a frequent expert voice in national media and healthcare forums. In 2024, he was selected by the White House to speak at the Patient Safety Forum. Dr. Schabacker draws on prior experience as a clinician and executive in industry and humanitarian medicine, including work in post-apartheid South Africa.
