Staff Spotlight: Jilian Angiulo

Personal life

Jilian is originally from the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. She attended Northeastern University, where she studied psychology and education, initially focusing on elementary education. After graduating, she shifted gears to healthcare and began her career at Boston Children’s Hospital, where she served as the program coordinator for the Boston Adult Congenital Heart and Pulmonary Hypertension Program before coming to UW Medicine in 2011.

Jilian met her husband, who is originally from Seattle, while at Northeastern. They have a 6-year-old daughter, Ophelia, who keeps them busy on the weekends with lots of playdates and trips to various playgrounds around the city.

“We enjoy traveling. My family is still on the East Coast and our favorite family trip is going to Maine every August for a week at the beach,” Jilian said.

“Driving force” for ACHD program

Bringing her experience from Boston Children’s Hospital, Jilian came to UW Medicine in 2011, originally as a program operations specialist for the UWMC Regional Heart Center (now Heart Institute). She has served as program manager for the Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) program since 2014.

In ACHD, Jilian leads a variety of operations that span six clinical sites, including developing patient care databases and pathways of care, managing schedules, and overseeing program outreach and care delivery throughout the WWAMI region.

“Jilian has transformed the adult congenital heart disease program,” said Dr. Eric Krieger, medical director, ACHD. “She is the driving force that grew the service from a group of doctors doing ACHD care to a program that practices at six sites in three states and is one of the largest training programs in the country. Without her, this growth would have been impossible, and our service would have been marred by disorder.”

Her hard work in clinic outreach has helped to create and sustain outpatient clinics in Central Washington, Alaska and Montana. “I’ve had the unique opportunity to coordinate the logistics and operations of these clinics, supporting our faculty in bringing subspecialty care to patients in their communities,” she said.

Jilian is energized by her work, particularly this time of year.

“I love spring at work! It’s when we start working on all our new plans and schedules for the upcoming academic year. It’s a time to reflect on the year that has almost passed to determine what has worked well for our program and what changes we want to bring into the new year.”

She is currently busy working on the “jigsaw puzzles” of faculty and trainee schedules for the upcoming year, ensuring the outpatient clinics and 24/7 consult service are staffed and trainee rotations are scheduled.

Activities and collaborations

In addition to work, Jilian is currently working toward her master's of health administration degree with the hopes of being finished this summer.

She is also actively involved in division activities and serves on the Cardiology Staff Event Planning Committee, which helps organize various events for the division’s administrative staff such as the staff holiday party and Coffee and Connect meet-ups. Last year, she also obtained DOM Reconnection Funds to organize a potluck and CPR training administered by the Medic One Foundation for division staff.

Jilian loves the variety of activities involved in her role and getting to interact with so many different groups throughout UW Medicine.

“I have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse group of individuals including faculty, trainees, and staff on both the hospital and school side,” she said. “Our environment is so dynamic and I’m very grateful to work alongside people in various roles and from various backgrounds who offer fresh and different perspectives from my own. I feel like it’s because of this that I’m constantly learning and growing.”