Chair's Corner
F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
Welcome to the Department of Pediatrics.
Our Department has undergone tremendous growth during the past year. We are especially pleased to announce the recruitment of Leslie Walker, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics as our new Division Chief of Adolescent Medicine. Dr. Walker was formerly on the faculty at Georgetown University and has special expertise in addiction medicine. In addition to Dr. Walker, 30 other new faculty members joined the department in 2006-07.
The Children's Hospital celebrated our 100 year anniversary in 2007. On September 27 we held a centennial symposium and gala. Many of our former residents and faculty returned for this important and fun celebration. We now look forward to our next 100 years.
Important recent Departmental accomplishments include Richard Shugerman, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Residency Director was awarded the Parker Palmer Courage to Teach Award by the ACGME, Andrew Scharenberg, MD, received a $24 million grant from the NIH for genome engineering, Sandra "Sunny" Juul, MD, PHD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics received a $3.5 million NIH grant examining neuroprotection from hypoxia, David Rawlings, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief of Immunology was named to the Association of American Physicians, and Fred Rivara, MD, MPH, Vice Chair for Academic Affairs and Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics was named by the Governor to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.
Please visit our website to learn more about our outstanding faculty.
Bruder Stapleton, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Ford/Morgan Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine
Chief Academic Officer and Senior Vice President
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center