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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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Icons of medical tools, research equipment and books with "2025" overlaid
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Julie Gralow
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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.
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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
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Nora Disis with Seattle Seahawks mascot and cheerleaders. Photo credit: Edwin Hooper/Seattle Seahawks
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