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Who We Are

  Who We Are  Faculty

Faculty

Over 250 faculty members in our department work to improve the health of the public through clinical, research, and educational programs. Located in six area hospitals and a network of primary care and specialty clinics throughout the Puget Sound region, their diverse interests speak to the breadth and depth of our department. Use the search tool below to find information about a specific faculty member or to locate faculty members by research interests and/or clinical expertise.

Please note: Faculty members cannot help with making a psychiatric appointment. To make an appointment, please visit the UW Medicine Contact Center.

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Lily Assaad, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Acting Assistant Professor

lassaad@uw.edu


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Tuesday Burns, MD

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Clinical Associate Professor

tuesdayb@uw.edu


Erik S. Carlson, MD, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

esc1@uw.edu

612-387-7304


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Brian Coleman, MD

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Clinical Associate Professor

bcoleman@uw.edu

206-954-4572


Deborah Cowley, MD

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Professor

dcowley@uw.edu

206-543-6577


Amy Curtis, MD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

amyecurt@uw.edu


Christopher Famy

Faculty Appointment(s)

CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

cfamy@uw.edu

206-744-1500


Amanda Focht, MD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Clinical Associate Professor

afocht@uw.edu

206-598-7792


William French, MD

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Associate Professor

frencw2@uw.edu


Sheena Friesen, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Acting Assistant Professor

friesens@uw.edu


Erin Schoenfelder Gonzalez, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Associate Professor

erin.schoenfelder@seattlechildrens.org

206-987-2161


Adam Kuczynski, PhD

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Acting Assistant Professor

adamkucz@uw.edu


Michelle Kuhn, PhD

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Assistant Professor

mikuhn@uw.edu


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Nancy Lau, PhD

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Assistant Professor

nancylau@uw.edu


Freda Liu, PhD

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Assistant Professor

fredaliu@uw.edu

206-987-3295


Ty Lostutter, PhD

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Associate Professor

tylost@uw.edu

206-543-7576


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Jane Luterek, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Clinical Assistant Professor

luterek@uw.edu

206-764-2817


Barbara McCann, PhD

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Professor

Mental Health Counseling and Hypnosis Endowed Chair

mccann@uw.edu

206-744-4544


Russell McCann, PhD

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Assistant Professor

mcruss@uw.edu


John Neumaier, MD, PhD

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Professor

neumaier@uw.edu

206-897-5803


Ravi Ramasamy, MD

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Assistant Professor

ramasamy@uw.edu

206-987-1896


Carol Rockhill, MD, PhD, MPH

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Professor

rockhill@uw.edu

206-987-2847


Sina Shah-Hosseini, MD

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Acting Assistant Professor

sinashah@uw.edu


Ramanpreet Toor, MD

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Assistant Professor

rtoor@uw.edu

206-221-2229


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Ruth Varkovitzky, PhD, ABPP

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Assistant Professor

253-215-8120


Susanne Weber, MD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Clinical Assistant Professor

susweber@uw.edu

206-606-5616


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    • Mission, Vision & Values
    • Administrative Leadership
    • Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
    • Faculty Profiles
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  • Clinical Care & Consultation
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    • Patient Care
    • Provider Consultation
    • Patient, Family & Provider Support
    • Resources for Mental Well-Being
  • Research & Innovation
    • Research Projects
    • Research Training
    • Research Faculty
  • Education & Professional Development
    • Education Programs
      • Fellowships
      • Research Training Opportunities
    • Professional Development
    • Grand Rounds
      • Grand Rounds archive
  • Centers & Programs
    • Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI)
    • Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions (AIMS) Center
    • ALACRITY Center
    • Allies in Healthier Systems for Health and Abundance in Youth (AHSHAY)
    • Behavioral Health Institute (BHI) at Harborview Medical Center
    • Behavioral Research in Technology and Engineering (BRiTE) Center
    • Center for Medication Development for Substance Use Disorders and Overdose
    • Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law (CMHPL)
    • Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry (NTAP)
    • Center for Suicide Prevention and Recovery (CSPAR)
    • Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors (CSHRB)
    • Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education (CESATE)
    • Clinician Scientist Training Program (CSTP)
    • CoLab for Community & Behavioral Health Policy
    • CREATIV Lab
    • Division of Addictions
    • Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    • Division of Population Health
    • Division of Psychiatric Neurosciences
    • Family and Caregiver Training and Support Program (FACTS)
    • Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions
    • Geriatric Psychiatry Program
    • Harm Reduction Research and Treatment (HaRRT) Center
    • Integrated Care Training Program (ICTP)
    • MHIS Pacific West Hub
    • Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (Northwest MHTTC)
    • NW MIRECC
    • Perinatal Mental Health & Substance Use Education, Research & Clinical Consultation (PERC) Center
    • Puget Sound Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
    • Research in Autism and the Brain Lab (RAB Lab)
    • School Mental Health Assessment, Research, & Training (SMART) Center
    • Suicide Care Research Center
    • Supporting Psychosis Innovation through Research, Implementation, and Training (SPIRIT) Center
    • Trauma Recovery & Resilience Innovations (TRI)
    • UW Consortium for Global Mental Health
  • Get Involved
    • Support Our Work
    • Endowed Chairs & Professorships
    • Join a Research Study

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