Pediatric Committee on Faculty Diversity

Committee Leadership

Leslie Walker

Committee Chair
Recruitment Sub-Committee Co-Chair

Leslie Walker, MD

Professor
Division Chief, Adolescent Medicine

Nino Ramirez

Recruitment Sub-Committee Co-Chair

Nino Ramirez, PhD

Professor, Neurological Surgery
Director, Center for Integrative Brain Research

Doug Jackson

Retention Sub-Committee Chair

Doug Jackson, DMD, MS, PhD

Affiliate Clinical Professor, Bioethics
Chief, Center for Diversity and Health Equity, Seattle Children's

Ben Danielson

Climate Sub-Committee Co-Chair

Ben Danielson, MD

Clinical Professor
Clinical Director, Odessa Brown Children's Clinic
General Pediatrics

Fred Rivara

Climate Sub-Committee Co-Chair

Fred Rivara, MD, MPH

Professor
Division Chief, General Pediatrics

Recruitment Sub-Committee Members

Jeselle Albert, MD, MPH

Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Patient Safety
Critical Care Medicine

Heather Bliss

Human Resources Manager
Department of Pediatrics

David Breland, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Adolescent Medicine

Mark Del Beccaro, MD

Professor
Emergency Medicine

Doug Hawkins, MD

Professor
Associate Division Chief, Hematology-Oncology

Mark Lewin, MD

Professor
Division Chief, Cardiology

Jesus Lopez-Guisa, PhD, MBA

Research Assistant Professor
Nephrology
Center for Tissue and Cell Sciences

Richard Shugerman, MD

Professor
Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Emergency Medicine

Kim Smith, MD

Pediatric Resident

Retention Sub-Committee Members

Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH

Professor
Director, Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development
General Pediatrics

Christine Gleason, MD

Professor
Division Chief, Neonatology

Abena Knight, MD

Clinical Instructor
Hospital Medicine

Heather McPhillips, MD

Associate Professor
Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program

Glen Tamura, MD

Associate Professor
Division Chief, Hospital Medicine

William Walker, MD

Professor
Division Chief, Developmental Medicine

Climate Sub-Committee Members

Shaquita Bell, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
General Pediatrics

Monique Burton, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Interim Chief, Sports Medicine Program
General Pediatrics and Orthopedics

Susan Marshall, MD

Professor
Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Heather Mefford, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Genetic Medicine

Bonnie Ramsey, MD

Professor
Vice Chair of Research
Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Michelle Terry, MD

Clinical Associate Professor
Hospital Medicine

Benjamin Wilfond, MD

Professor
Division Chief, Bioethics