Core Faculty & Staff
Longenecker, Chris
Director Global Cardiovascular Health Program, Associate Professor
MD
206 616-1159
ctlongen@uw.edu
Prevention of cardiovascular disease in PLHIV; HIV and hypertension integration; reciprocal innovation; health equity; quality of care and outcomes; rhuematic heart disease; nurse led interventions
Masyuko, Sarah
Assistant Professor
MBChB, PhD, MPH
smasyuko@uw.edu
HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment and its relation to Non-communicable diseases
Su, Yanfang
Assistant Professor
ScD
yfsu@uw.edu
Health system strengthening; financial/economic evaluation; program impact evaluation; cardiovascular disease; tuberculosis; malaria; HIV; primary health care and long-term care; evaluating health systems
Affiliated Faculty
Farquhar, Carey
Professor
MD
206 542-4278
cfarq@uw.edu
AIDS epidemiology and HIV prevention in Africa; heterosexual and vertical HIV transmission
Fitzpatrick, Annette
Research Professor
PhD, MA
206 616-6409
fitzpal@uw.edu
Studies of aging and chronic diseases; cardiovascular disease and its risk factors; physical and cognitive functioning in the elderly; dementia including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia; chronic disease in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
Gimbel, Sarah
Associate Professor
PhD, MPH, BSN, MA
206 616-5064
sgimbel@uw.edu
HIV/AIDS; cardiovascular diseases; oneHealth; innovative interventions and health equity; improving clinical care quality; accessible models, tools and approaches for health workers
Kalani, Rizwan
Assistant Professor
MD
206 744-3251
rkalani@uw.edu
Stroke epidemiology and population-based approaches to stroke prevention in LMICs, novel risk factors for intracranial atherosclerotic disease
Kim, Hyunju
Assistant Professor
PhD, MPH
hyunjuk1@uw.edu
Nutrition, Metabolomics, Proteomics, DNA methylation, Cardiovascular disease, Kidney disease
Kirkpatrick, James
Professor
MD
kirkpatj@cardiology.washington.edu
echocardiography in limited resource settings, education, cardiac palliative care, cardioethics, echocardiography with cardiac assist devices, heart failure
Pal, Jay
Professor
MD, PhD
206 543-5517
jaydpal@uw.edu
Heart Failure; heart valve diseases; cardiovascular surgery; atrial fiibrillation; heart transplantation; coronary artery bypass surgery; Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass
Pinto, Nelangi
Pediatric Cardiologist
MD
nelangi.pinto@seattlechildrens.org
Population health, early detection of pediatric heart disease with a particular focus on limited resource settings, outcomes and costs related to pediatric heart disease and variations in diagnosis and care, access and healthcare delivery for perinatal and postnatal care in pregnancies affected by heart disease, shared decision making.
Roth, Greg
Associate Professor
MD, MPH
206 897-2897
rothg@uw.edu
Cardiovascular disease modeling; global cardiovascular health surveillance, population health, and quality of care and outcomes for cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure
Sharma, Malveeka
Assistant Professor
MD, MPH
206 744-3654
malveeka@uw.edu
Cerebrovascular disease and stroke prevention, as well as neuro-infectious diseases, global health neurology, specifically medical education and sustainable health systems development.
Sherr, Kenneth
Professor
PhD, MPH
206 221-7635
ksherr@uw.edu
Systems Analysis and Improvement Approaches; Implementation Science; Primary Health Care; Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs
Sotoodehnia, Nona
Professor
MD, MPH
206 744-8712
nsotoo@uw.edu
Preventive cardiology; Arrhythmias including sudden cardiac death and atrial fibrillation; Coronary heart disease; Precision medicine; International health; Diabetes and gender ; Ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk and outcomes
Temu, Tecla
Clinical Assistant Professor
MD, PhD
ttemu@uw.edu
Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease; HIV/AIDS; HIV and interations with infectious diseases; health equity
Watkins, David
Associate Professor
MD, MPH
206 744-7785
davidaw@uw.edu
Global health; Health economics; Health policy analysis; Integrated healthcare delivery; Epidemiological and demographic modeling; Evidence-to-policy/knowledge translation
Webel, Allison
Associate Dean for Research, School of Nursing
RN, PhD, FAAN
awebel@uw.edu
Innovative Interventions, Symptom Science, Health Equity, Lifespan Health, HIV and aging, diet and exercise, interdisciplinary research, global health, cardiovascular disease management, nurse-led interventions
Weiner, Bryan
Professor
PhD
206 221-7882
bjweiner@uw.edu
Adoption, implementation, and sustainability of innovations; evidence-based practices in health care delivery; quality improvement practices; care management practices; patient safety practices; clinical information systems; collaborative service delivery models; cancer prevention and control in communities; evidence-based diabetes practices
Zunt, Joseph
Professor
MD, MPH
206 744-3715
jzunt@uw.edu
Infectious Diseases; Neglected Diseases, Tropical Medicine (incl. Parasites); Neurology; Stroke; Research methodology and priorities; Research ethics; Capacity building