Forrest "Curt" Bennett, MD
Discipline Leader
fbennett@u.washington.edu
206.685.1350

Responsibilities: Dr. Forrest "Curt" Bennett is the Discipline Leader for Developmental Pediatrics. He is also the Director of the High Risk Infant Follow-up Clinic. He participates in the core seminar series as both a presenter and discussant. Dr. Bennett is a critical faculty member with respect to the partnership with State of Washington Title V in regard to Community Early Identification Training. He is an established independent investigator. He is the Director of the Pediatric Medical Student Program and the Pediatric WWAMI Program.

Nuhad Dinno, MD
nddjfk@u.washington.edu
206.685.1296

Responsibilities: Nuhad Dinno is a developmental pediatrician and an emeritus member of the Clinical Training Unit faculty. She continues to participate in training and exemplary service in the Child Development Clinic, and the High Risk Infant Follow-up Clinic. She supervises UW LEND fellows and trainees in this context.

Gwen Glew, MD, MPH
glew@u.washington.edu
206.987-2204

Responsibilities: Dr. Glew is a developmental pediatrician who works in the autism and neurodevelopmental pediatrics clinics at Seattle Children's Hospital and at the High Risk Infant Follow-Up Clinic at the CHDD. She also acts as attending inpatient physician at Seattle Children's Hospital. She has special interests in Fragile X, autism, prematurity, and complementary medicine for children with cerebral palsy and autism.

Vanja Holm, MD
vahswede@u.washington.edu

Responsibilities: Vanja Holm is an emeritus member of the CTU faculty. She continues to participate in training and exemplary service in the Child Development Clinic, especially regarding her long-time specialty in Prader-Willi syndrome. She supervises LEND fellows and trainees in this context.

John F. McLaughlin, MD
UW LEND Director
jfmcl@u.washington.edu
206.685.1350

Responsibilities: Dr. John F. McLaughlin is the MCH Leadership Training Project Director and Director of the Clinical Training Unit (CTU). He provides trainee supervision and participates in the leadership curriculum. He provides liaison with Seattle Children's Hospital as the Director of the Spasticity Management Clinic. Dr. McLaughlin coordinates the annual Duncan Seminar, a major interdisciplinary CE activity. He is an established independent investigator and has public health training and experience. He conducts community consultation clinics and technical assistance for Title V programs and other entities in Washington and Alaska. He serves on an Maternal and Child Health Bureau work group, one NIH data and safety monitoring committee and two national task forces regarding cerebral palsy and related disorders. He chairs the Washington Elk's Therapy Program Medical Advisory Committee and serves on the pediatric workgroup for the King County disaster preparedness taskforce.

Katherine TeKolste, MD
kat423@u.washington.edu
206.598.6804

Responsibilities: Dr. TeKolste is project director for the Adolescent Health Transition Project and co-director of the Washington State Medical Home Project. She works with the Washington State Learning Collaborative as co-lead on the Medical Home Learning Collaborative. She is a member of the Child Health Notes project team and was part of the Interdisciplinary Children's Oral Health Project. Dr. TeKolste serves on several LEND-oriented committees. She also serves on the Children's Health Improvement System subcommittee on EPSDT and Developmental Screening for Washington State. Dr. TeKolste was instrumental in developing and continues to update the Washington State Medical Home website. She remains active in efforts statewide to implement medical home principles, improve developmental screening for young children and improve children's oral health and mental health.

Sam Zinner, MD
szinner@u.washington.edu
206.598-3986

Responsibilities: Dr. Samuel Zinner is Director of Residency and Medical Student Training - and assistant director of fellowship training - in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP). Dr. Zinner provides trainee supervision in the evaluation of children and families with concerns regarding a broad range of neurodevelopmental, behavioral and psychosocial issues and he participates in the leadership curriculum. Dr. Zinner is instrumental in several LEND-oriented committees. He provides liaison with Seattle Children's Hospital as Attending Physician with the Birth Defects Clinic, and with the Autism Center at the CHDD. Dr. Zinner has developed and maintains the Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics training website. This website dovetails all clinical, educational and administrative aspects of the Developmental pediatrics training experience, and links faculty, trainee and community participants. He serves on the medical advisory board of the national Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA), and is active in the Washington state chapter of the TSA, creating a regional medical advisory board.