Faculty

Faculty

William A. Banks, M.D.
Professor
Associate Director for Research & Clinical Center (GRECC)
VAPSHCS

Katherine A. Bennett, M.D.
Acting Instructor
Assistant Fellowship Director

Kayla I. Brodkin, M.D.
Associate Professor
VAPSHCS

Barry J. Cusack, M.D.
Professor
VA Boise

David A. Gruenewald, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Associate Professor
VAPSHCS

Lianne A. Hirano, M.D.
Acting Instructor

Deborah L. Huang, M.D., M.S.
Acting Instructor
VAPSHCS

Alvin M. Matsumoto, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Professor & Acting Division Head
Associate Director, Clinical Affairs, GRECC
Director, Clinical Research Unit
VAPSHCS

Wayne C. McCormick, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor
SeniorCare Clinic
Section Chief, Long-term Care Service

Thuan D. Ong, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor

Robert A. Pearlman, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor
Chief, Ethics Evaluation, national Center for Ethics in Health Care (GRECC)
VAPSHCS

Elizabeth A. Phelan, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor
Harborview Fall Prevention Clinic

Stephen R. Plymate, M.D.
Professor

May J. Reed, M.D.
Associate Professor
Acting Section Head, Harborview Medical Center
Medical Director of Senior Care Clinic
Gerontology Fellowship Director
Harborview SeniorCare Clinic

Elizabeth K. Vig, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
VAPSHCS

Richard Zager, M.D.
Professor

Research Faculty

Lynn M. Bekris, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor

David G. Cook, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
GRECC
VAPSHCS

Brian C. Kraemer, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
VAPSHCS

LeBris S. Quinn, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
GRECC - VAPSHCS - American Lake

Cynthia C. T. Sprenger, Ph.D.
Acting Instructor

Chang-En Yu, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
GRECC
VAPSHCS

Emeritus Faculty

Itamar B. Abrass, M.D.
Emeritus Professor
NWGEC Director

Christine K. Abrass, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Emeritus Professor
South Lake Union

William R. Hazzard, M.D.
Emeritus Professor
VAPSHCS

Robert E. Vestal, M.D.
Emeritus Professor
VA Boise

Adjunct, Affiliate and Joint Faculty

Anne McTiernan, M.D.
Adjunct Research Professor

Richard D. Olson, Ph.D.
Affiliate Research Professor

Phillip D. Swanson, M.D., Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor

Michael V. Vitiello, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor

Denise G. Wingett, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor

Jennifer D. Wu, Ph.D.
Affiliate Associate Professor

Clinical Faculty

John H. Addison, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Clinical Associate Professor

Desmond Anim-Appiah, M.B., Ch.B.
Clinical Assistant Professor

Jane L. Becker, M.D.
Clinical Instructor
Palliative Medicine

James E. Branahl, M.D.
Clinical Professor
VA Boise

Lee D. Burnside, M.D.
Clinical Assistant
Long Term Care Service

Sharon Falzgraf, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
VAPSHCS

Margaret F. Gaines, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor

Steven B. Gist, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
VAPSHCS American Lake

Caroline J. Hurd, M.D.
Clinical Instructor
Palliative Medicine & Hospitalist Services

Assad Kazemi, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Medical Director
Providence ElderPlace - Seattle

David Munoz, M.D., M.P.H.
Clinical Assistant Professor

Thomas E. Phillips, M.D.
Clinical Instructor
Gerontology UWPN Shoreline Clinic

Jenny H. Roraback-Carson, M.D.
Clinical Instructor
Medical Director, Full Life Care
Long Term Care Service
Senior Care Clinic
Harborview Falls Prevention Clinic

Arti Tayade, M.D.
Clinical Instructor
VAPSHCS

Richard F. Uhlmann, M.D., M.P.H.
Clinical Associate Professor
VA Boise

Marie Luz Villa, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Healthy Bone Clinic

Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Long Term Care