David Au, M.D., MPH
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Brian Custer, MPH, PhD
Affiliate Assistant Professor

Scientist, Epidemiology and Health Policy Research
Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, CA

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Pete Fullerton, PhD, RPh
Strategic Pharmacy Innovations
Affiliate Professor

D.S. "Pete"”Fullerton has had a distinguished career in managed care, teaching and research. From 1993-2003, he served as Vice President and Assistant Vice President for Regence Blue Shield, Seattle. In 2000, he received the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's highest award for innovative pharmacy programs. In 1998 he was one of the original developers of the drug dossier format which was later adopted by AMCP in 2000. In addition, he has been very active in the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), and has served as a member of the Board of Directors.

Dr. Fullerton's academic background includes Professor of Pharmacy (affiliate) - University of Washington; Dean of Pharmacy, University of Utah; Associate Vice President and Professor of Pharmacy, Oregon State University.

William Hollingworth, PhD
Affiliate Research Assistant Professor
University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Dr Hollingworth trained in Health Economics and Health Services Research at the University of York and the University of Cambridge.  Between 1998 and 2002 Dr Hollingworth was a Research Associate with the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge.  Since 2002, Dr Hollingworth has been a Research Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of Washington with an adjunct appointment with the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research & Policy Program.  His research interests include:  the cost-effectiveness of imaging technologies - diagnostic, therapeutic and patient outcomes; the use of decision analysis to evaluate drugs, devices and clinical guidelines; and the validity and responsiveness of preference based outcome measures.  Dr Hollingworth's current research projects focus on the cost-effectiveness of spinal cord stimulators for the treatment of chronic low back pain and the role of injury and illness in the rise of personal bankruptcies. Dr. Hollingworth is now teaching and doing research at the University of Bristol in the Department of Social Medicine.  
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Todd Lee, PharmD, PhD.
Midwest Center for Health Services and Policy Research
Affiliate Associate Professor

Dr. Lee earned his PhD in Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy from the University of Washington and his PharmD from Drake University. Previously, Dr. Lee was a managed care fellow with Regence Blue Shield and Premera Blue Cross in Washington state and he worked as a home care pharmacist. Current areas of research include projects in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, quality of life and formulary changes. He has published papers relating to the health economics of asthma, COPD, and HIV.
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Donald L Patrick, PhD.
Professor and Director of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Health Services, University of Washington
Adjunct Professor

Donald Patrick has been on the University of Washington faculty since 1987. He was the first Director of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Public Health, holding this position from 1987 to 2006. He teaches in the MPH and PhD programs in Health Services. He publishes widely on outcomes in vulnerable populations, chronic illness, health disparities, and end-of-life care. He directs the Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program funded by the National Cancer Institute. He teaches Assessing Outcomes in Health and Medicine. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine. He was founding president of the International Society for Quality of Life Research. He is co-convenor of the Quality of Life Methods Group of the Cochrane Collaboration.
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Eric Johnson, MPH, PhD
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy


Dr. Johnson specializes in the design of epidemiologic studies that evaluate drug safety and describe the outcome of illness. Most of his research investigates patients with diabetes using population-based registries and insurance databases. He collaborates with investigators at the Center for Health Research at Kaiser Permanente Northwest. Dr. Johnson teaches a graduate course on pharmacoepidemiology and another on the principles of publishing clinical evidence. He began his career in epidemiology in 1991 at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) where he evaluated blood product safety. He earned an MPH in Health Services Research at the University of Washington in 1994 with a concentration in outcomes research. He earned his PhD in epidemiology in 1999, also at the University of Washington. Prior to joining the Department of Pharmacy, Dr. Johnson worked as an epidemiologist for the firm Epidemiology Resources, Inc. (ERI) in Newton, Massachusetts. He is currently a member of the International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

David H. Smith, PhD
Kaiser-Permanente Center for Health Research
Affiliate Associate Professor

Dr. Smith’s research focus is on the economic evaluation of medical interventions and pharmacoepidemiology. He is involved in studies analyzing prescribing behavior, medication adherence, drug use and outcomes, and FDA funded studies on drug safety. He is currently leading several industry-funded studies on the natural history (including cost and consequences) of chronic kidney disease. He is also leading an RWJ-funded investigation into financial incentives in the treatment of depression in the primary care setting.

Dr. Smith received his pharmacy degree from the University of Washington in 1990, completed a residency in General/Clinical Pharmacy, and worked as a clinical pharmacist in home care for several years. He received a Master’s in Health Services Administration (M.H.A.) in 1995, and was awarded a Ph.D. in Pharmacy Outcomes Research from the University of Washington in 1998. He is Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of York, Centre for Health Economics, and is adjunct assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy.
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