Department news | October 31, 2018
We are pleased to announce that Jim Vollendroff, MA, will become Director of the UW Medicine Behavioral Health Institute (BHI) at Harborview Medical Center beginning January 1, 2018. Started with generous donations from our local philanthropic community about a year ago, the goal of the BHI is to be a comprehensive regional resource dedicated to developing […]
Department news | September 30, 2018
With a testamentary gift to benefit the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, K. Warner Schaie, PhD, and Sherry Willis, PhD, have attained the status of UW Laureates, a level of recognition reserved for UW’s most generous alumni and friends. Their generosity is funding the K. Warner Schaie Endowed Professorship in Adult Cognitive Development, an […]
Department news | September 30, 2018
We are excited to announce that Larry Wissow, MD, will be joining us as our new Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry beginning January 1, 2019. Dr. Wissow was identified as the leading candidate after a national search involving several distinguished candidates, and we are thrilled he accepted the offer to join us […]
Department news | April 30, 2018
After completing a psychiatry residency at UW Medicine in 1967, Edyth Phillips, MD, married, practiced at Seattle Children’s, raised a family and eventually started a private practice, celebrating 50 years of service in 2017. Recently, her long-standing interest in global health inspired her to invest in work being done by Ann Vander Stoep, PhD, and colleagues that […]
Department news | April 30, 2018
David Ruskin, MD, has decided to step down as Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System to relocate back to Los Angeles. Dr. Ruskin has served as Associate Chief of Staff for almost two and a half years, initially in an acting role and more recently as […]
Department news | March 31, 2018
Raphael Bernier, PhD, Professor in the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Clinical Director of the Seattle Children’s Autism Center, has accepted the position of Executive Director of the Autism Center at Seattle Children’s Hospital. In this role, he will lead a collaborative effort between the Autism Center at Seattle Children’s and autism-related […]
Department news | February 28, 2018
Maryonda Scher, MD, was an early faculty member in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and a long term staff psychiatrist at the former Seattle VA medical center. She died January 31, 2018 after enduring dementia for many of her last years. “Dr. Scher was recognized as a dedicated teacher, a talented clinician, and […]
Department news | January 31, 2018
Our newest faculty member, Pamela Collins, MD, MPH, has literally ‘hit the ground running.’ After accompanying Judy Wasserheit, MD, MPH, UW’s Chair of Global Health, on a trip to Kenya to strengthen our partnerships in global mental health, she traveled to Davos Switzerland to join government and business leaders from around the world at the […]
Department news | January 31, 2018
New laboratories and a Division Administrator are coming to the Division of Psychiatric Neurosciences. The Division Administrator, Antronette Simmons, started earlier this month. She has been with the UW School of Medicine for 11 years, including prior positions with General Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, and Pathology. She was most recently Division Administrator for the […]
Department news | December 31, 2017
Sarah Kopelovich, PhD, was recently named the Katz Family Professor in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis. Established through private philanthropy, the Professorship will enhance the University’s ability to recruit and retain distinguished faculty in psychiatry and behavioral health, with particular emphasis in the area of cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis. Dr. Kopelovich is a forensically-trained […]
