Meet the people who provide expert guidance and strategic planning for the Center.
Oversight Committee
Barbara Jung, MD
Chair, Center Oversight Committee
Chair, Department of Medicine
Email: vcbroudy@uw.edu
Timothy H. Dellit, MD
Chief Medical Officer, UW Medicine
President, UW Physicians
President, UW Physicians
Email: thdellit@uw.edu
Marcia Rhodes
Director, Health Sciences & UW Medicine Risk Management
Manager, UW Medicine CQIP
Manager, UW Medicine CQIP
Email: mrhodes@uw.edu
Jurgen Unutzer, MD, MPH, MA
Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Email: unutzer@uw.edu
Leslie R. Walker-Harding, MD, FAAP, FSAHM
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Internal Advisory Committee

Mika Sinanan, MD, PhD
Chair, Center Internal Advisory Committee
Special Senior Advisor
Special Senior Advisor
Professor, Department of Surgery
Email: mssurg@uw.edu
Dena Brownstein, MD
Medical Director, Patient Safety, Seattle Children's Hospital
Christopher Kim, MD, MBA
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Quality and Safety Medical Director, Center for Clinical Excellence
Associate Medical Director, Quality and Safety Medical Director, Center for Clinical Excellence
Email: seoungk@uw.edu
Katie Colleen A. Maletich, MBA, BSN, RN
Director, Quality and Safety, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Email: kmaletich@seattlecca.org
Brenda Zierler, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems
Email: brendaz@uw.edu