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Tisha Wang named chair of the Department of Medicine
Dr. Tisha Wang will become the seventh chair of the University of Washington Department of Medicine on June 1, 2026.
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Tisha Wang
Tisha Wang
January 8
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Icons of medical tools, research equipment and books with "2025" overlaid
December 30
2025 Year in Review
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Julie Gralow
Julie Gralow
December 26
Julie Gralow named one of the 100 most influential people in oncology
Awards, Faculty
Drs. Babak Nazer, Eric Krieger and Jill Steiner, and psychologist Tracy Herring. They cofounded the Cardiac Reslience program at the UW Medicine Heart Institute. Image by Blair Sweeney/UW Medicine.
Drs. Babak Nazer, Eric Krieger and Jill Steiner, and psychologist Tracy Herring. They cofounded the Cardiac Reslience program at the UW Medicine Heart Institute. Image by Blair Sweeney/UW Medicine.
December 23
Building resilience into care of chronic heart conditions
Clinical, Faculty
Shawn Skerrett Eoin West
Shawn Skerrett
Eoin West
December 17
Drug turns lung cells into slow-release antibiotic depots
Faculty, Research
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Yellow heart on a purple background with an image of an award in the middle of the yellow heart/UW Medicine Cares Award logo
December 16
Fall 2025 Cares Awards
Awards, Clinical
Nora Disis with Seattle Seahawks mascot and cheerleaders. Photo credit: Edwin Hooper/Seattle Seahawks
Nora Disis with Seattle Seahawks mascot and cheerleaders. Photo credit: Edwin Hooper/Seattle Seahawks
December 8
Nora Disis honored as Seahawks’ Delta Community Captain
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Tisha Wang
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Dabin Yeum
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Fuki Hisama
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A headshot of Dr. John Choe
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Dr. Petter Bjornstad
Diabetes Institute sign
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Shawn Skerrett
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