Department Chair
Susan Stern, MD
Dr. Stern heads the Department of Emergency Medicine, which includes the Harborview and University of Washington Medical Center Emergency Departments. She is also an active researcher in resuscitation science, specifically evaluating novel therapeutic strategies in the early phases following traumatic injury with hemorrhagic shock.
Vice chairs
Vice Chair, Faculty Development & Education
ilgen@uw.edu
Vice Chair, Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
Interim Vice Chair, Finance and Administration
tjhanson@uw.edu
Section heads
Medical Directors & Associate Medical Directors
Associate Medical Director, Harborview Medical Center Emergency Department
Medical Director, Operations and Patient Safety, Harborview Medical Center Emergency Department
Medical Director, UWMC‐Northwest Emergency Department
Medical Director, UWMC Montlake Emergency Department
Richard B. Utarnachitt, MD, MS
Medical Director, Airlift Northwest
Medical Director, Washington Medical Coordination Center
Associate Medical Director, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS), UW Medical Center – Northwest Emergency Department
Associate Medical Director of QA/QI, Harborview Medical Center Emergency Department