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 […]
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 […]
