EDUCATION

Undergraduate 1986 B.S. Nutritional Biochemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Medical School 1990 M.D. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

Internship and 1990-1993 Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical

Residency Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

Chief Resident 1993-1994 Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

Fellowship 1994-1997 Clinical and Research Fellow, Combined Program in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Boston Children’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Executive Leader 2015-2016 Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Fellowship Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

FACULTY POSITIONS

1997-2003 Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.

2003-2007 Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

2007-Present Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

2011-Present Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

2016-Present Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

2018-2019 Interim-Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

I have taken care of children chronically infected with hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) for over 20 years, and have participated in research to advance the understanding of and treatment for these viral infections for the same length of time. I have helped the Hepatitis B Foundation develop expert-opinion guidelines for the screening and treatment of children with HBV, and I and my research team have participated in most of the anti-viral treatment trials against HBV in children, consistently leading recruitment for many multi-center treatment trials. I am also a principle investigator in the NIH/NIDDK Hepatitis B Research Network (HBRN), where we have advanced the understanding of the epidemiology of pediatric HBV in North America, treatment options for infected children, and are investigating the unique immunological host-response of children and the resulting infectious phenotype. Similarly, for children infected with HCV, I and my research team have advanced the understanding of the disease pathogenesis and have led both corporate and NIH/NIDDK-sponsored treatment trials against the virus.