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Faculty & Staff

Faculty & Staff

Leadership

 

Chris Longenecker

Longenecker, Chris

Director, Global Cardiovascular Health Program

Professor of Medicine & Global Health

Werner E. Samson Endowed Professorship in Cardiology

University of Washington School of Medicine

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; rheumatic heart disease; nurse led interventions

Sarah Masyuko

Masyuko, Sarah

Associate Director, Global Cardiovascular Health Program

Assistant Professor

MBChB, PhD, MPH

smasyuko@uw.edu

HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment and its relation to Non-communicable diseases

Aleisha Peresuh

 

Peresuh, Aleisha

Program Manager
MPH

alippinc@uw.edu

Faculty

 

Carey Farquhar

Farquhar, Carey

Professor
MD

206 542-4278
cfarq@uw.edu

AIDS epidemiology and HIV prevention in Africa; heterosexual and vertical HIV transmission

Annette Fitzpatrick

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)

Sarah Gimbel

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

Rizwan Kalani

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

Hyunju Kim

Kim, Hyunju

Assistant Professor
PhD, MPH

hyunjuk1@uw.edu

Nutrition, Metabolomics, Proteomics, DNA methylation, Cardiovascular disease, Kidney disease

James Kirkpatrick

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

Jay Pal

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

Nelangi Pinto

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.

Greg Roth

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

Kenneth Sherr

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

Nona Sotoodehnia

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

Yanfang Su

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

David Watkins

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

Allison Webel

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

Bryan Weiner

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

Joseph Zunt

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