Santiago Neme new UWMC Medical Director
Dr. Santiago Neme, clinical associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) has accepted the position of UWMC Medical Director.
Dr. Neme is a dedicated, collaborative leader, who champions change. He is a very talented clinical faculty member who is well positioned to lead us through the health care challenges we face today.
Neme has demonstrated progressive outstanding leadership for many years at UW Medicine, first at Northwest Hospital and then as part of the executive leadership team for the integrated UWMC – Montlake and Northwest campuses.
He currently serves as Senior Associate Medical Director for UWMC, Medical Director for UWMC-NW, and Vice President of UW Physicians.
A champion of equity, diversity, and inclusion, he believes in empowering patients as informed patients are better equipped to make decisions. With the emergence of resistant organisms, resurgence of life-threatening infections, advances in HIV prevention and treatment and highly effective hepatitis C treatments, he is passionate about infectious diseases and patient care.
After receiving his medical degree at the National University of Tucuman in Argentina, he completed his Internal Medicine residency, Infectious Diseases Fellowship and Master’s in Public Health at the University of Washington. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, board certified in both Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and fluent in Spanish and French.