Administrative Leadership
Our Administrative Leadership team works to advance our mission through collaboration, transparency, ingenuity and exceptional service. Faculty and staff with department-wide functions are listed below. Administrative staff for our Centers and Programs can be found by contacting the Centers and Programs directly.
Department Chair
Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA
Department Chair
To contact Dr. Unützer, please work with Mary Pyper, Executive Specialist, at mpyper@uw.edu or 206-685-0491, or email the Chair's office at pbscico@uw.edu.
Clinical Services
Paul Borghesani, MD, PhD
Director, Psychiatry Clerkships, UW School of Medicine; Medical Director, Psychiatry Emergency Services, Harborview Medical Center
206-744-4527
Carolyn Brenner, MD
Medical Director, Mental Health and Addictions Services, Harborview Medical Center
206-744-9678
Jonathan Buchholz, MD
Director, Addictions Psychiatry Fellowship; Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, VA Puget Sound
Denise Chang, MD
Medical Director, Behavioral Health Integration Program, University of Washington Primary Care Clinics
Doyanne Darnell, PhD
Clinical Director of Psychological Services, Harborview Mental Health and Addiction Services
206-744-9108
Jesse Fann, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Department of Psychosocial Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
206-685-4280
Amanda Focht, MD
Medical Director, Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic, University of Washington Medical Center
206-598-7792
William French, MD
Associate Training Program Director for Outpatient Psychiatry at Seattle Children's
Ray Hsiao, MD
Interim Chief of Psychiatry at Seattle Children's; Interim Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Shannon Simmons, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Inpatient and Acute Mental Health Services, Seattle Children's
206-987-2000
Mark Snowden, MD, MPH
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs; Chief of Psychiatry, Harborview Medical Center
206-744-9626
Thomas Soeprono, MD
Medical Director of Consult Liaison Psychiatry; Director, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
206-598-3318
Mark Stein, PhD, ABPP
Medical Director, DBD Program (Psychotherapy), Seattle Children's
206-987-1161
Jason Veitengruber, MD
Medical Director, Psychiatry Inpatient, Harborview Medical Center
206-416-5610
Educational Programs
Paul Borghesani, MD, PhD
Director, Psychiatry Clerkships, UW School of Medicine; Medical Director, Psychiatry Emergency Services, Harborview Medical Center
206-744-4527
Jonathan Buchholz, MD
Director, Addictions Psychiatry Fellowship; Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, VA Puget Sound
Ray Hsiao, MD
Interim Chief of Psychiatry at Seattle Children's; Interim Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Thomas Soeprono, MD
Medical Director of Consult Liaison Psychiatry; Director, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
206-598-3318
Administrative Leadership Staff
Faculty Development
Division Directors
Ray Hsiao, MD
Interim Chief of Psychiatry at Seattle Children's; Interim Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
