Affiliated Faculty

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Michael Ailion, PhD
Michael Ailion, PhD
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
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Charles Alpers, MD
Professor, Nelson Fausto-Ann De Lancey Endowed Professor
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Bradley Anawalt, MD
Professor of Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine Chief of Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center
William Banks, MD
William Banks, MD
Associate Chief of Staff Research and Development, VA Puget Sound, Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry
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J. Ernie Blevins, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition
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Edward Boyko, MD, MPH
Professor, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
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Jane Buckner, MD
Affiliate Professor, Division of Rheumatology President, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason Program Director, Translational Research Program
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Judy Chen, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Associate Clerkship Director, Medical Student Program of Education
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Ian de Boer MD, MS
Professor of Medicine, Nephrology Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology Joseph W. Eschbach Endowed Chair in Kidney Research, Director of Research, Nephrology, Director, Kidney Research Institute
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Cole DeForest, PhD
Professor of Engineering, Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Associate Chair of the Graduate Program Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute Director of Education Weyerhaeuser Endowed Professor
Karen Foster-Schubert, MD
Karen Foster-Schubert, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition and Medicine
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Ken Fujise, MD
Professor & Section Head, Harborview Medical Center Cardiology; The Harold T. Dodge-John L. Locke Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Jose M. Garcia MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Director, Clinical Research Unit VA Puget Sound Health Care System
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Andrew Hoofnagle, MD, PhD
Professor | Head, Division of Chemistry | Director, UW Medical Center - Montlake, Chemistry | Director, Clinical Mass Spectrometry | Director, Analytic Core, Nutrition Obesity Research Center | Assistant Director, Clinical Immunology
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Marshall Horwitz, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
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James Hurley, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry
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George Ioannou, MD, MS, FAASLD
Professor, Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Director, Hepatology, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
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Nina Isoherranen, PhD
Professor and Milo Gibaldi Endowed Chair, Pharmaceutics
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Brian Iritani, DVM, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Department of Comparative Medicine
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Saurabh Khandelwal MD, FACS, FASMBS
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
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Lisa Olmos de Koo, MD, MBA
Professor, Division Director, Vitreoretinal Surgery, Director, Fellowship Education, Department of Ophthamology
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Kathryn Pepple, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Division Director, Uveitis, Director, Uveitis Fellowship, Director, Clinical Research, Department of Ophthalmology
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Cate Pihoker, MD
Program Director, Endocrinology Education; Clinic Chief, Diabetes/Endocrine (interim); Division Chief, Endocrinology, Seattle Children's Hospital
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Daniel Raftery, PhD
Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Adjunct Professor, UW Department of Chemistry Member, Fred Hutch Cancer Center Mitochondria and Metabolism Center
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Kasra Rezaei, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Director, Harborview Medical Center Surgical Services
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Christian Roth, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
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Stuart J. Shankland, MD, MBA
Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, Former Head, Division of Nephrology
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Rong Tian, MD, PhD
Director of Mitochondria and Metabolism Center Professor of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, and Bioengineering Adjunct Professor, Biochemistry, Pathology, and Medicine
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Kristina Utzschneider, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, Interim Section Head, VAPSHCS Director of Diabetes Care, VAPSHCS
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Ruikang Wang, PhD
Professor of Bioengineering and Ophthalmology George And Martina Kren Endowed Chair In Ophthalmology Research
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Hunter Wessells, MD, FACS
Professor, Department of Urology, President of UW Physicians, Fellowship Director - Genitourinary Trauma and Reconstruction
Brent Wisse, MD
Brent Wisse, MD
Associate Professor, Metabolism Endocrinology and Nutrition
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Sakeneh Zraika, PhD
Research Associate Professor, VA Puget Sound Health Care System Medicine