Leadership and Governance
The UW Telehealth Services program involves many individuals in a wide range of disciplines. UW Telehealth Services is lead by Tom Norris, MD, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs at the UW School of Medicine, and managed by Cara Towle, RN MSN, Director of Telehealth Services. UW Telehealth Services also maintains an Advisory Board comprised of:
- Chair: Dr. Tom Norris
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, UW School of Medicine - Dr. Norman Beauchamp
Professor And Chairman, UW Department of Radiology - Dr. Thomas J Benedetti
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Vice Chairman, UW Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Dr. Roy Colven
Associate Professor, Medicine/Dermatology, Harborview Medical Center - Dr. Larry Dean
Professor, Medicine/Surgery, UW Division of Cardiology - Ms. Carole Fisher
Executive Director, UW Office of Continuing Education - Dr. Hugh M Foy
Professor, UW Department of Surgery - Dr. Mark Lewin
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Washington and Seattle Childrens' Hospital - Dr. Kathleen Myers
Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington and Seattle Childrens' Hospital - Dr. Peter Camillus Neligan
Professor, UW Department of Surgery - Dr. Larry Robinson
Associate Vice President for Clinical Programs; Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs - Dr. John D. Scott
Acting Instructor in Infectious Diseases, Allergy and Infectious Diseases Hepatitis Clinic, Harborview Medical Center - Dr. David L. Tirschwell
Associate Professor, Neurology, Harborview Medical Center - Dr. Richard Veith
Professor/Chairman, UW Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
In addition, all UW Telehealth Network sites participate in regular UW Telehealth Network meetings with Dr. Norris and Cara Towle, and other participants from the UW as appropriate, to discuss programming status and development, technical issues, new opportunities, and issues at the state and federal levels that are relevant to telehealth.