Department news | December 31, 2017
After a nationwide search, we’re pleased to announce that David Ruskin, MD, has been appointed the Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System. Dr. Ruskin has served as Acting Associate Chief of Staff for almost two years. Before that, he served as his facility’s chief of psychiatry. He […]
Department news | October 31, 2017
Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD, participated as a guest panelist in an event last month to raise awareness about early psychosis and to fundraise in the name of Zia Larson, a young man who died by suicide after being diagnosed with schizophrenia. Larson’s Ray of Light Foundation, created by Zia’s mother, held its first run/walk on September […]
Department news | October 31, 2017
Anna Ratzliff MD, PhD, will assume the role of director of the AIMS Center (Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions) on January 1, 2018. The AIMS Center was founded more than a decade ago by Dr. Unützer and colleagues with the goal of helping implement evidence-based integrated mental health programs locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Ratzliff has […]
Department news | June 30, 2017
Sara Webb, PhD, was recently elected to serve on the UW Council of Research and Graduate Education. As part of this council, Dr. Webb will study and make recommendations on issues bearing on the welfare of the university on behalf of university faculty. The Council of Research and Graduate Education provides guidance on new initiatives […]
Department news | February 28, 2017
Jagoda Pasic, MD, PhD, will be stepping out of her role as medical director for the Harborview Psychiatry Emergency Service (PES). Jagoda has been the medical director of the PES since 2003 and over the past 13 years has guided the program through important changes including establishing 24/7 attending psychiatry presence, inclusion of Advanced Registered […]
Department news | December 31, 2016
Diane Powers, MA, Associate Director of Research, has been offered to co-chair the Research Administration Peer Network (RAPN) alongside Tommy LaFlamme from the Department of Pediatrics. RAPN, a sub-committee of the Medical School Administrators (MSA), provides a forum for research administration personnel to discuss challenges and opportunities related to University of Washington research. Powers and […]
Department news | April 30, 2016
Amy Dao, our Associate Director of Finance for the last four years, has accepted a position as Sponsored Programs and Fiscal Administrator for the newly established Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences located in downtown Seattle.
Department news | April 30, 2016
William Banks is the new Associate Chief of Staff for the Research and Development at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System.
Department news | April 30, 2016
After serving as Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Seattle Children's Hospital and Director of the Seattle Children's Autism Center for the past 11 years, Bryan King is heading to San Francisco to direct child mental health for the UCSF Health System, including the Benioff Children’s Hospitals in Oakland and San Francisco.
Department news | March 31, 2016
We welcome David Ruskin, MD, as the new Chief of Psychiatry at VA Puget Sound! Dr. Ruskin is a board-certified psychiatrist with board-certifications in Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine, and Brain-Injury Medicine. He started at the Seattle VA in 2014 as director of Acute-Care Mental Health and was also appointed as Acting Associate Chief of Staff for the VA […]
