Academic Appointments
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Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line, Pediatrics
Administrative Appointments
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Chief Medical Officer (interim), Seattle Children's (2020 - Present)
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Vice President, Chief Quality and Safety Officer, Seattle Children's (2018 - Present)
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Chief Clinical Patient Safety Officer, LPCH (2001 - 2018)
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Medical Director, Center for Quality and Clinical Effectiveness, LPCH (2012 - 2018)
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Medical Director of Quality Management, LPCH (2000 - 2012)
Honors & Awards
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Exchange Student, Oxford University (1984-1985)
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Cum Laude graduate, Pomona College (1985)
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Housestaff teacher of the year, UCSF (1992)
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Person of the year-finalist, California Association of Non-profits (2002)
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Teaching Award ("Golden Coffee Cup"), Stanford Pediatrics Residency (2002)
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Faculty Honor Roll for Teaching Service,, Stanford University School of Medicine (2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
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Amy J Blue Award-finalist, Stanford University (2005)
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Faculty Teaching Honor Roll with Letter of Teaching Distinction, Stanford University School of Medicine (2006, 2007)
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Champion of Family Centered Care Award, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Family Advisory Council (2007)
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Dr JM Bowman Distinguished Lecturer in Neonatal Research, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (2008)
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Sydney Snyder Endowed Patient Safety Lecturer, Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC (2009)
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Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh Visiting Professorship, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (2010)
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David Wirtschafter Award (for outstanding achievement in NICU QI), California Association of Neonatologists (2011)
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Inaugural Paul V. Miles Fellow in Quality Improvement, American Board of Pediatrics (2013-2014)
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Inaugural Quality Scholar, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus Ohio (2016)
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Scholar in Residence, International Society of Quality in Healthcare (ISQua), Dublin, Ireland (2017, 2018)
Professional Education
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Fellowship, Stanford University, Health Services Research, Quality of Care (Pediatrics) (1998)
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MPH, UC Berkeley, Epidemiology (1996)
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Chief Resident, UC San Francisco, Pediatrics (1993)
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Resident, UC San Francisco, Pediatrics (1992)
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MD, Columbia University, Medicine (1989)
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BA, Pomona College, Mathematics (1985)
Community and International Work
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Board of Directors, San Carlos, CA
Topic
Little League Baseball
Partnering Organization(s)
San Carlos Little League
Populations Served
San Carlos baseball players ages 5-12 year old
Location
Bay Area
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Board of Directors, San Francisco
Topic
Asthma
Partnering Organization(s)
Asthma Research Center of SF
Populations Served
Inner City SF
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Overseas Healthcare, Thai-Myanmar border
Topic
Healthcare provision
Populations Served
Rural Thai and Myanmarese
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Overseas Healthcare, American Samoa
Topic
Healthcare provision
Populations Served
Rural Pacific Islander
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Overseas healthcare, Liberia
Topic
Healthcare provision
Populations Served
Rural West African
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No