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
![Jurgen Unutzer](https://psychiatry.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Unutzer_Jurgen_website.jpg)
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
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Paul Borghesani, MD, PhD
Director, Psychiatry Clerkships, UW School of Medicine; Medical Director, Psychiatry Emergency Services, Harborview Medical Center
206-744-4527
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Carolyn Brenner, MD
Medical Director, Mental Health and Addictions Services, Harborview Medical Center
206-744-9678
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Jonathan Buchholz, MD
Director, Addictions Psychiatry Fellowship; Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, VA Puget Sound
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Denise Chang, MD
Medical Director, Behavioral Health Integration Program, University of Washington Primary Care Clinics
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Doyanne Darnell, PhD
Clinical Director of Psychological Services, Harborview Mental Health and Addiction Services
206-744-9108
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Jesse Fann, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Department of Psychosocial Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
206-685-4280
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Amanda Focht, MD
Medical Director, Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic, University of Washington Medical Center
206-598-7792
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William French, MD
Associate Training Program Director for Outpatient Psychiatry at Seattle Children's
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Shannon Simmons, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Inpatient and Acute Mental Health Services, Seattle Children's
206-987-2000
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Mark Snowden, MD, MPH
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs; Chief of Psychiatry, Harborview Medical Center
206-744-9626
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Thomas Soeprono, MD
Medical Director of Consult Liaison Psychiatry; Director, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
206-598-3318
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Mark Stein, PhD, ABPP
Medical Director, DBD Program (Psychotherapy), Seattle Children's
206-987-1161
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Jason Veitengruber, MD
Medical Director, Psychiatry Inpatient, Harborview Medical Center
206-416-5610
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Larry Wissow, MD, MPH
Vice Chair for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Division Chief, Child Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Seattle Children's
(206) 987-8802
Educational Programs
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Paul Borghesani, MD, PhD
Director, Psychiatry Clerkships, UW School of Medicine; Medical Director, Psychiatry Emergency Services, Harborview Medical Center
206-744-4527
![](https://psychiatry.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Buchholz_Jonathan_web.jpg)
Jonathan Buchholz, MD
Director, Addictions Psychiatry Fellowship; Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, VA Puget Sound
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Thomas Soeprono, MD
Medical Director of Consult Liaison Psychiatry; Director, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
206-598-3318
Administrative Leadership Staff
Faculty Development
Division Directors
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Larry Wissow, MD, MPH
Vice Chair for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Division Chief, Child Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Seattle Children's
(206) 987-8802