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We would like to congratulate several faculty members, recently appointed to endowed positions:
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Mary L. (Nora) Disis, M.D. |
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Nicole S. Gibran, M.D.
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Renato G. Martins, M.D.
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Stephanie T. Page, M.D., Ph.D. |
Endowed Chairs and Their Holders at UW Medicine
This list is alphabetized by a key word in the endowment title, often a donor’s last name. We also have an alternate list, sorted by the name of the department or division that benefits from the endowment.
Chap and Eve Alvord and Elias Alvord Chair in Neuro-oncology in Honor of Dr. and Mrs. Ellsworth C. Alvord, Jr.
There is no holder at this time.
Ellsworth C. and Nancy D. Alvord Endowed Chair in Neuro-oncology
There is no holder at this time.
Nancy and Buster Alvord Endowed Chair in Neuropathology
Thomas J. Montine, M.D., Ph.D.
David and Nancy Auth-Washington Research Foundation Endowed Chair for Restorative Burn Surgery
Nicole S. Gibran, M.D.
Virginia Merrill Bloedel Chair in Basic Hearing Research
Edwin W. Rubel, Ph.D.
Virginia Merrill Bloedel Chair in Clinical Hearing Research
Jay T. Rubinstein, M.D., Ph.D.
John and Emma Bonica Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology and Pain Research
Dennis C. Turk, Ph.D.
Robert A. Bruce Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Research
W. Robb MacLellan, M.D.
Boyd K. Bucey Memorial Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology
Russell N. Van Gelder, M.D., Ph.D.
Ernest M. Burgess Endowed Chair for Orthopaedic Investigation
David R. Eyre, Ph.D.
Endowed Chair in Cancer Care
Renato Martins, M.D.
Herbert E. Coe Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery
Robert S. Sawin, M.D.
William E. Colson Endowed Chair in Gerontology
There is no holder at this time.
Lawrence Corey Endowed Chair in Medical Virology
Lawrence Corey, M.D.
Michael L. and Myrna Darland Endowed Chair in Technology Commercialization
Buddy D. Ratner, Ph.D.
Earl W. Davie/ZymoGenetics Endowed Chair in Biochemistry
There is no holder at this time.
Jerome H. Debs II Endowed Chair for Orthopaedic Traumatology
Stephen K. Benirschke, M.D.
Diabetes Treatment and Teaching Endowed Chair
Irl B. Hirsch, M.D.
Harold T. Dodge-John L. Locke Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
Michael T. Chin, M.D., Ph.D.
Joseph W. Eschbach, M.D. Endowed Chair in Kidney Research
Jonathan Himmelfarb, M.D.
Susan and Richard Fade Endowed Chair for the UW Autism Center
Wendy L. Stone, Ph.D.
Fausto-De Lancey Endowed Professorship in Pathology
There is no holder at this time.
William H. Foege Endowed Chair in Global Health
King K. Holmes, M.D., Ph.D.
Ford/Morgan Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
F. Bruder Stapleton, M.D.
William H. Gates III Endowed Chair in Biomedical Sciences
Robert H. Waterston, M.D., Ph.D.
V. Paul Gavora and Helen S. and John A. Schilling Endowed Chair in Vascular Surgery
Alexander W. Clowes, M.D.
Gerlich Family Endowed Chair in Neuro-oncology
There is no holder at this time.
Roger K. Giesecke Distinguished Chair in Transplant Surgery
Jorge D. Reyes, M.D.
Rodger C. Haggitt Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology
William M. Grady, M.D.
Sigvard T. Hansen, Jr. Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Traumatology
Ted S. Gross, Ph.D.
Henry N. Harkins Endowed Chair in Surgery
Carlos A. Pellegrini, M.D.
Douglas T. Harryman II/DePuy Endowed Chair in Shoulder Research
Frederick A. Matsen III, M.D.
John R. Hartmann Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology/Hematology
Irwin D. Bernstein, M.D.
Grace E. Hill Chair in Vision Research
Philip P. Chen, M.D.
Ray H. Hill Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology
Maureen Neitz, Ph.D.
W. Alan Hodson Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Christine A. Gleason, M.D.
Karasinski Endowed Chair in Metabolic Research
Jay Heinecke, M.D.
J. Ward Kennedy-Hamilton Endowed Chair in Cardiology
Catherine M. Otto, M.D.
John L. Locke, Jr. Family Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Research and Treatment
David A. Dichek, M.D.
Endowed Chair in Lung Cancer Research
Douglas E. Wood, M.D.
Warren and Jermaine Magnuson Endowed Chair in Medicine for Neurosciences
Bruce R. Ransom, M.D., Ph.D.
McCaw Endowed Chair in Muscular Dystrophy
Jeffrey S. Chamberlain, Ph.D.
Medic One Foundation Chair for Pre-hospital Emergency Care
Graham Nichol, M.D., MPH
Mental Health Counseling and Hypnosis Endowed Chair
Barbara S. McCann, Ph.D.
A. Bruce Montgomery, M.D.-American Lung Association Endowed Chair in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
J. Randall Curtis, M.D., MPH
Arno G. Motulsky, M.D. Endowed Chair
Gail P. Jarvik, M.D., Ph.D.
James D. Murray Chair of Applied Mathematics in Neuropathology
Kristin R. Swanson, Ph.D.
Wilma Wise Nelson, Ole A. Nelson, and Mabel Wise Nelson Endowed Chair in Urology
Hunter Wessells, M.D., FACS
George F. Odland Chair in Dermatology
John E. Olerud, M.D.
Robert G. Petersdorf Endowed Chair in Medicine
William J. Bremner, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael Piepkorn Endowed Chair in Dermatology Research
Paul Nghiem, M.D., Ph.D.
Endowed Chair in Pulmonary Disease Research
William C. Parks, Ph.D.
Pritt Family Endowed Chair in Prostate Cancer Research
Paul H. Lange, M.D., FACS
Pritt Family Endowed Chair in Translational Prostate Cancer Research
Robert L. Vessella, Jr., Ph.D.
Bonnie W. Ramsey, M.D. Endowed Chair in Cystic Fibrosis
Bonnie W. Ramsey, M.D.
Rathmann Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Patient-centered Clinical Education
Douglas S. Paauw, M.D.
Cyrus E. Rubin Endowed Chair in Medicine
John M. Inadomi, M.D.
Herman and Faye Sarkowsky Endowed Chair in Child Neurology
Sidney M. Gospe, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Belding H. Scribner Endowed Chair in Medicine
Stuart J. Shankland, M.B., Ch.B.
Cheng-Mei Shaw Endowed Chair in Neuropathology
Jing Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Hunter and Dorothy Simpson Endowed Chair in Bioengineering
Paul Yager, Ph.D.
Alexander M. Spence Chair in Neuro-oncology
Maciej M. Mrugala, M.D., Ph.D., MPH
Paul E. Strandjord and Kathleen J. Clayson Endowed Chair
James S. Fine, M.D.
Surgical Dynamics Endowed Chair for Spine Research
There is no holder at this time.
Allan and Phyllis Treuer Endowed Chair in Pain Research
Charles Chavkin, Ph.D.
Allan Treuer-Ted Wagner, M.D. Endowed Chair in Regenerative Spine Surgery
There is no holder at this time.
Jane and Donald D. Trunkey Endowed Chair in Trauma Surgery
Ronald V. Maier, M.D.
UW Medicine Research and Education Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology
Mark R. Opp, Ph.D.
Charles and Mary Ann Walters Endowed Chair
Teresa A. Brentnall, M.D.
Robert H. Williams Chair in Medicine
Michael Warren Schwartz, M.D.
Endowed Chair in Women’s Sports Medicine and Lifetime Fitness
Peter Cavanagh, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Endowed Professorships and Their Holders at UW Medicine
This list is alphabetized by a key word in the endowment title, often a donor’s last name. We also have an alternate list, sorted by the name of the department or division that benefits from the endowment.
George E. M. Adkins Endowed Professorship in Pediatrics
Dimitri A. Christakis, M.D., MPH
Robert A. Aldrich Endowed Professorship in Birth Defects and Mental Retardation
William O. Walker, M.D.
Nancy and Buster Alvord Endowed Professorship in Multiple Sclerosis Research
George H. Kraft, M.D.
Athena Distinguished Professorship of Breast Cancer Research
Mary L. (Nora) Disis, M.D.
Bob and Sally Behnke Endowed Professorship for the Health of the Student Athlete
John W. O’Kane, Jr., M.D.
Jill Bennett Endowed Professorship in Breast Cancer
Julie R. Gralow, M.D.
Edwin L. Bierman Endowed Professorship in Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition
Alan Chait, M.D.
George G. B. Bilsten Professorship in the Art of Communication with Peers and Patients
Sara Kim, Ph.D.
Hughes M. and Katherine G. Blake Endowed Professorship in Health Psychology
There is no holder at this time.
Jessie H. Bridges Endowed Professorship in Prostate Cancer Research
Daniel W. Lin, M.D.
Byers Endowed Professorship in Esophageal Research
Brant K. Oelschlager, M.D.
Center for Videoendoscopic Surgery Endowed Professorship
There is no holder at this time.
Laura Cheney Professorship in Anesthesia Patient Safety
Karen L. Posner, Ph.D.
Helen D. Cohen Endowed Professorship in Family Medicine
There is no holder at this time.
William and Marilyn Conner Professorship for the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
Randall T. Moon, Ph.D.
Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Preventive Cardiology
Francis Kim, M.D.
Wayne E. Crill Endowed Professorship
Bertil Hille, Ph.D.
Depression Therapy Research Endowed Professorship
Debra Kaysen, Ph.D.
Edmark Professorship in Cardiovascular Surgery
Gabriel S. Aldea, M.D.
Clement A. Finch, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Hematology
Janis L. Abkowitz, M.D.
Fracture Fixation Biology Endowed Professorship
There is no holder at this time.
Friends of Alzheimer’s Research Endowed Professorship
Elaine R. Peskind, M.D.
Elo Giblett Endowed Professorship in Hematology
John M. Harlan, M.D.
Bruce C. Gilliland, M.D. – Lucile T. Henderson Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology
Gregory C. Gardner, M.D.
Carolyn and Gerald Grinstein Endowed Professorship in Microbiology
Caroline S. Harwood, Ph.D.
Gunn-Loke Endowed Professorship for Integrative Pain Medicine
Heather S. Tick, M.D.
Robert and Phyllis Henigson Endowed Professorship in Hematology
Michael L. Linenberger, M.D.
Jamie A. Hunter Endowed Professorship in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Nicholas B. Vedder, M.D.
Integra Foundation Endowed Professorship in Neurotrauma
Randall M. Chesnut, M.D.
Roy and Maxine Johnson Endowed Professorship in Epilepsy
Raimondo D’Ambrosio, Ph.D.
Edwin G. Krebs-Hilma Speights Endowed Professorship for Cell Signaling and Cancer Biology
John D. Scott, Ph.D.
John and Cookie Laughlin Endowed Professorship in Cardiology
There is no holder at this time.
William Joseph Leedom and Bennett, Bigelow & Leedom Endowed Professorship
Laligam N. Sekhar, M.D.
Lester and Connie LeRoss Endowed Professorship in Cardiovascular Surgery
Nahush A. Mokadam, M.D.
Laurence A. Mack, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Radiology
Theodore J. Dubinsky, M.D.
Mart Mannik, M.D.-Lucile T. Henderson Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology
Keith B. Elkon, M.D.
Herndon and Esther Maury Endowed Professorship in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jeffrey A. Ledbetter, Ph.D.
Robert B. McMillen Endowed Professorship in Lipid Research
Stephanie Page, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Education and Research Endowed Professorship
Jane C. Ballantyne, M.D.
Medical Education and Research Endowed Professorship
Spencer S. Liu, M.D.
Medical Education and Research Endowed Professorship
G. Burkhard Mackensen, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Education and Research Endowed Professorship
Daniel Raftery, Ph.D.
K. Alvin and Shirley E. Merendino Endowed Professorship
Edward D. Verrier, M.D.
Alexander Rodney Muir Professorship in Radiation Oncology
Gabrielle M. Kane, M.B., Ed.D., FRCPC
Wil B. Nelp, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Nuclear Medicine
Satoshi Minoshima, M.D., Ph.D.
John E. Olerud Endowed Professorship for Dermatology Training
Roy M. Colven, M.D.
Pediatrics Endowed Professorship for Research Faculty Development
There is no holder at this time.
Pediatrics Endowed Professorship for Research Sabbaticals
James A. Taylor, M.D.
David J. Pierson, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Mark M. Wurfel, M.D., Ph.D.
Theodore J. Phillips Endowed Professorship in Family Medicine
William R. Phillips, M.D.
Rehabilitation Medicine Residency Director Endowed Professorship
Teresa Massagli, M.D.
Scripps Endowed Professorship in Hematology
Virginia C. Broudy, M.D.
Arnold Lee Smith Endowed Professorship for Research Faculty Development
There is no holder at this time.
Wallace T. Staatz Endowed Professorship in Neurological Surgery
Richard S. Morrison, Ph.D.
Jules and Doris Stein Research to Prevent Blindness Professorship
There is no holder at this time.
Ann Streissguth, Ph.D. Endowed Professorship in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Therese M. Grant, Ph.D.
Craig Tall Family Professorship for Heart Failure Research
April Stempien-Otero, M.D.
Allan J. Treuer Endowed Professorship in Anesthesiology
There is no holder at this time.
Richard D. and Bernice E. Tutt Endowed Professorship in the Neurosciences
Richard C. Veith, M.D.
UW Medicine Distinguished Endowed Professorship in Lung Transplant Research
Michael S. Mulligan, M.D.
Allison T. Wanamaker Endowed Professorship in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Neal D. Futran, M.D.
Arthur A. Ward, Jr. Professorship in Neurological Surgery
Daniel L. Silbergeld, M.D.
Washington Research Foundation Endowed Professorship in Bioengineering
Patrick S. Stayton, Ph.D.
Robert F. Willkens, M.D.-Lucile T. Henderson Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology
There is no holder at this time.
George and June Winkels Endowed Professorship for Parkinson’s Disease Research
Phillip D. Swanson, M.D., Ph.D.
Dennis and Mary Wise Endowed Professorship in Surgery
There is no holder at this time.
Arra and Eva Woods Endowed Professorship
Charles E. Murry, M.D., Ph.D.
Peter Wootton Professorship in Radiation Oncology
George E. Laramore, M.D., Ph.D.
Term Professorships and Their Holders at UW Medicine
This list is alphabetized by a key word in the endowment title, often a donor’s last name. We also have an alternate list, sorted by the name of the department or division that benefits from the endowment.
Bishop Term Professorship in Ophthalmology
Jay F. Neitz, Ph.D.
Dr. Roger H. Johnson & Angie Karalis Johnson Term Professorship in Pediatric Ophthalmology
Avery H. Weiss, M.D.
Lions Club Professor in Cornea and External Disease
Tueng Shen, M.D., Ph.D.