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2026 Faculty Promotions
Congratulations to our faculty whose promotions are effective 7/1/2026.
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Casi Wyatt
Casi Wyatt
July 10
Casi Wyatt receives Tina Juul-Dam Teacher of the Year Award
Awards, Education
Mariah Lapinski
Mariah Lapinski
July 10
Mariah Lapinski receives Hindson Resident of the Year Award
Awards, Education, Faculty
Dr. Joffer receiving the award from Dr. Bird
Dr. Joffer receiving the award from Dr. Bird
July 10
Jared Joffer receives C. Scott Smith Teacher of the Year Awrd
Awards, Education
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July 8
2026 Top Doctors
Awards, Clinical, Faculty
Patient Jan Patterson reunites with Dr. Kenta Nakamura, a UW Medicine cardiologist who contributed to Patterson's lifesaving care at Harborview Medical Center. Photo by Dan Nolin.
Patient Jan Patterson reunites with Dr. Kenta Nakamura, a UW Medicine cardiologist who contributed to Patterson's lifesaving care at Harborview Medical Center. Photo by Dan Nolin.
July 8
Chain of survival: How teamwork, expertise saved a life
Clinical, Faculty
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eagle cupcakes with a small american flag.
Chair's Blog logo
July 6
Week five
A View from the Chair
James Town
James Town
July 2
James Town receives Outstanding Achievement in Quality and Safety Award
Awards, Clinical, Faculty
Luis Tulloch-Palomino
Luis Tulloch-Palomino
July 2
Luis Tulloch-Palomino receives 2026 Steven R. McGee Teaching Award
Awards, Education, Faculty
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Top Docs logo
Awards, Clinical, Faculty
2026 Top Doctors
David Koelle Washington Research Foundation logo
David Koelle
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Faculty, Research
David Koelle receives grant to support herpes simplex virus vaccine development
Laura J. den Hartigh
Laura J. den Hartigh
Clinical, Faculty
The truth about body fat? It's not all the same
Ashok Reddy American College of Physicians (ACP) Logo
Ashok Reddy
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Faculty, Research
AI scribe tools produce lower quality medical notes compared to human clinicians
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Nora Disis
Rivkin Center logo
Faculty, Research
Nora Disis receives grant for Ovarian Cancer research
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.
Clinical, Faculty
Building resilience into care of chronic heart conditions
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Education
Welcome, 2024 UW Medicine trainees
Dr. Babak Nazer <a href="https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/red-medical-heartbeat-line-vector-heart-shape-graphic-health-charity-concept_16262020.htm#query=heart%20beat&position=2&from_view=keyword&track=ais&uuid=c246286d-a668-4749-b1a8-536f4e1aca41">Image by rawpixel.com</a> on Freepik
Dr. Babak Nazer
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Faculty, In the News, Research
New pacemaker recharges its battery with energy from natural heartbeats
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Matty Triplette
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Faculty, Research
Matthew Triplette joins inaugural cohort of cancer moonshot scholars
Patient Jan Patterson reunites with Dr. Kenta Nakamura, a UW Medicine cardiologist who contributed to Patterson's lifesaving care at Harborview Medical Center. Photo by Dan Nolin.
Patient Jan Patterson reunites with Dr. Kenta Nakamura, a UW Medicine cardiologist who contributed to Patterson's lifesaving care at Harborview Medical Center. Photo by Dan Nolin.
Clinical, Faculty
Chain of survival: How teamwork, expertise saved a life
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