Department news | January 31, 2020
Congratulations to Jesse Markman, MD, MBA, for becoming the new Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health, VA Puget Sound Health Care System! Dr. Markman has served as Acting Associate Chief of Staff—Mental Health since June, 2018. During that time, the Mental Health Service has engaged in a number of different initiatives including the activation of […]
Department news | January 31, 2020
In response to our growing telehealth and digital health programs across many sections of the department, Brad Felker, MD, has been asked to lead a one-year initiative to examine our current involvement in Telehealth / Digital health care and to recommend some future directions in this area. A professor in the department with extensive expertise in […]
Department news | December 30, 2019
Katherine Jardine joined our department in September in the role of Communications Manager. Katherine is a Seattle native who recently moved back to the Pacific Northwest after spending the last decade in New Orleans and San Francisco. Katherine has a background in public relations, marketing, outreach and event production. She has a BA in communications from […]
Department news | December 31, 2019
We’re excited to welcome Michael Schrift, DO, MA, FANPA, in his new position as Medical Director of Neuropsychiatry and Brain Health starting January 2, 2020. He joins us from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago where he was the Division Director of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. […]
Department news | May 31, 2019
Congratulations to Christine Curry, MD, for being named the first holder of the Lynn M. Garvey Endowed Professorship in First Episode Psychosis Care. Lynn Garvey, a grateful family member, has generously given funds to the medical school for establishing this endowed professorship. The primary purpose of the endowed fund is to enhance the University’s ability to recruit […]
Department news | April 30, 2019
After a national search, Susan Ferguson, PhD, has been named the new Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute (ADAI), a position held by Dennis Donovan, PhD, for the past 25 years before stepping down in 2018. In this role, she will manage and promote the ADAI mission to advance research, policies and practices in order to […]
Department news | April 30, 2019
Endowed faculty positions such as Professorships and Chairs provide unique opportunities, time and resources to help our faculty make advances in patient care, education, and research. They also confer prestige to the holder, to our department, and to UW Medicine and they provide us with an important tool in recruiting and retaining terrific faculty. Over […]
Department news | December 31, 2018
The latest round of Staff Scholarship support funded 100% of eligible proposals. Created by donations from the department administrative team and matched by department funds, the scholarship supports professional development of classified or professional staff who work in our department. The Team Award went to Gavin Crowell-Williamson, Martina Fruhbauerova, Tierney Huppert and Justin Um from the Comtois Lab to […]
Department news | November 30, 2018
Richard Veith, MD, has announced plans to step down as UWMC Chief of Psychiatric Services in January, 2019. He will maintain his faculty appointment at a reduced effort with plans to continue ongoing global mental health work in Vietnam and Cambodia, to provide ongoing care to a small panel of long-term patients, and to assist […]
Department news | October 31, 2018
Ty Lostutter, PhD, is currently serving as the President of the Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling (ECPG) and has served on the Board since 2007. ECPG, based in Olympia, is dedicated to increasing awareness of public health issues around problem gambling and gaming, expanding the availability and integration of services, and supporting advocacy, research, and […]
