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The most striking thing I've noticed in my brief time here is how much people love working here and believe in the UW medicine mission, even when times are tough.
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Brian Palen
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June 18
Brian Palen appointed to AASM Sleep Medicine Fellowship Directors Council Steering Committee
Faculty
Erin Kross PCORI logo
Erin Kross
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June 17
Improving advance care planning among older adults
Faculty, Research
Nazem Akoum
Nazem Akoum
June 17
Nazem Akoum receives 2026 Resident Scholarship Mentor Award
Awards, Education, Faculty
Scott McClelland
Scott McClelland
June 16
Scott McClelland receives 2026 House Staff Fellowship Mentor Award
Awards, Education, Faculty
Greg roth
Greg roth
June 16
Gregory Roth joins Provost's Academy
Education, Faculty
Ben Young
Ben Young
June 16
Benjamin Young appointed inaugural director of interventional pulmonary
Clinical, Faculty
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QI education series logo (decorative)
June 15
Department of Medicine Quality Improvement Education Series
Clinical, Education
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Ben Young
Ben Young
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Benjamin Young appointed inaugural director of interventional pulmonary
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Faculty, In the News, Research
New pacemaker recharges its battery with energy from natural heartbeats
Erin Kross PCORI logo
Erin Kross
PCORI logo
Faculty, Research
Improving advance care planning among older adults
Laura J. den Hartigh
Laura J. den Hartigh
Clinical, Faculty
The truth about body fat? It's not all the same
Brian Palen American Academy of Sleep Medicine logo
Brian Palen
American Academy of Sleep Medicine logo
Faculty
Brian Palen appointed to AASM Sleep Medicine Fellowship Directors Council Steering Committee
Vector-style image of a patient undergoing dialysis. It shows the patient seated in a chair with tubing connected to a dialysis machine, which includes a monitor, dialyzer, and fluid bags.
Vector-style image of a patient undergoing dialysis. It shows the patient seated in a chair with tubing connected to a dialysis machine, which includes a monitor, dialyzer, and fluid bags.
Faculty, Research
Alarming blood-sugar levels seen among dialysis patients
A portable device that recycles the dialysate used in kidney dialysis is in development.Credit: Jeremy Barribeau
A portable device that recycles the dialysate used in kidney dialysis is in development.Credit: Jeremy Barribeau
Faculty, Research
Replacing conventional dialysis with portable or implantable artificial kidneys
Dr. Bruce Psaty
Dr. Bruce Psaty
Faculty, Research
Large genomic study on stroke informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries
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David Koelle
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Faculty, Research
David Koelle receives grant to support herpes simplex virus vaccine development
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