Healthcare Simulation Science
"To improve the health of the public through simulation science"
The Division of Healthcare Simulation Science was established in January 2020 within the Department of Surgery. This new Division is the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, and combines the research and educational delivery expertise of two well-established simulation programs at the University of Washington: The Center for Research Education and Simulation Technologies (CREST) and the WWAMI Institute for Simulation in Healthcare (WISH).
The Division of Healthcare Simulation Science (HCSS) promotes a shared mission, "to improve the health of the public through simulation science." Healthcare simulation at its core, exists to improve the safety, effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of healthcare delivery.
The establishment of the Division allows for continued growth of the program at a new level, including the creation of a formal academic structure that in partnership with clinical/home departments will enhance opportunities to recruit, retain, and support mechanisms for faculty appointments. It will also support and provide interested faculty with opportunities to build their academic careers on the ground floor of this emerging science through recognition of partnerships with other adjacent areas of study (e.g., bioengineering, education, etc.). Along these lines, and as a next logical step, we are poised for future expansion of educational and research offerings, including exploration of degree granting programs to further the mission.
Simulation Programs
Division Leadership
Robert M. Sweet, MD, FACS
Professor & Chief, Division of Healthcare Simulation Science
Professor of Urology, Professor of Surgery
Adjunct Professor, Bioengineering
Executive Director, WWAMI Institute for Simulation in Healthcare (WISH)
Executive Director, Center for Research in Simulation Technologies (CREST)
Division Faculty
Austin J. Baird, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Division of Healthcare Simulation Science
David M. Hananel, BSEE, BACS
Director, Center for Research in Education and Simulation Technologies &
Assistant Teaching Professor, Division of Healthcare Simulation Science
Victoria Roach, PhD
Director, Evaluation and Assessment, WWAMI Institute for Simulation in Healthcare (WISH) & Research Assistant Professor, Division of Healthcare Simulation Science
Adjunct Faculty
Anjum Anwar, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, UW Medicine
anjuma@uw.edu
Paula Carvalho, MD
Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Section Head, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)
Director, Simulation Lab
paula.carvalho@med.va.gov
John Clark, PhD
Professor, Biophysics, Chemistry and Biology of the Lens, UW Department of Biological Structure
clarkji@uw.edu
Alexandra Collis, MD
Clinical Instructor, Division of General Internal Medicine, UW Medicine
acollis@uw.edu
Ashley Elizabeth Keilman, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, UW Medicine
ashley.keilman@seattlechildrens.org
Orpheus Kolokythas, MD
Associate Professor, Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, UW Medicine
orpheus@uw.edu
Wolfgang Muhlhofer, MD, MSHS
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, UW Medicine
wmuhlho@uw.edu
Peter Napolitano, MD, FACOG
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine
Director for Obstetric Sim and Team Training
pgn@uw.edu
Ali Ravanpay, MD, PhD, FAANS
Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Associate Residency Program Director
ravanpay@uw.edu
Jennifer Reid, MD
Professor, Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UW Medicine
Co-Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Simulation Seattle Children's Hospital
jennifer.reid@seattlechildrens.org
Joan Roberts, MD
Professor, Critical Care, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), UW Medicine
Chair, Code Blue/RRT/Risk Program, Seattle Children's Hospital
joan.roberts@seattlechildrens.org
Liza Rosenman, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UW Medicine
Director, Simulation, Harborview Medical Center
er24@uw.edu
Maya Sardesai, MD, MEd
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery UW Medicine
sardesai@uw.edu
Taylor Sawyer, DO, MBA, MEd
Professor, Department of Neonatology, UW Medicine
Director, Neonatal Perinatal Fellowship Program
Director of Medical Simulation, Seattle Children's Hospital
tlsawyer@uw.edu
Amanda Shepherd, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, UW Medicine
amanda24@uw.edu
Anita Thomas, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UW Medicine
amanda24@uw.edu
Rachel Umoren, MBBCh, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Neonatology, Pediatrics, UW Medicine
rumoren@uw.edu
Members
Judy Chen-Meekin, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Assistant Professor, UW Department of Surgery
jycm@uw.edu
Carlos A. Pellegrini , MD, FACS
Professor Emeritus
pellegri@uw.edu
Ruth Rogers, MN, RN
Simulation Education Specialist
UW SoN Simulation Center
ruthrl@uw.edu
Richard Satava, MD, FACS, MAMSE
Professor Emeritus, UW Department of Surgery
rsatava@uw.edu
Andrew Wright, MD, FACS
Center for VideoEndoscopic Surgery Endowed Professor, UW Department of Surgery
awright2@uw.edu
Affiliate Faculty
Rose Fernandez, MD
Affiliate Professor, University of Florida
COL Robert Rush (Ret.), MD, FACS
Distinguished Faculty, Society of Military Surgeons
rmrj64@hotmail.com
Division Fellow
Haneen Alnazzawi, MD
ACS-AEI WISH Fellow (2022-2023)
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Past Fellows
Andrew Rabley, MD
ACS-AEI Pellegrini/Oelschlager Endowed Fellow (2021-2022)
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Lauren Poniatowski, MD, MS
HCSS Simulation Science Fellow (2020-2021)
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Jonathan Wingate, MD
WISH/CREST Simulation Fellow (2019-2020)
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Martin Palavecino, MD
ACS-AEI Pellegrini/Oelschlager Endowed Fellow (2019-2020)
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jon Keller, MD
WISH/CREST Simulation Fellow (2017-2019)
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Tony Chen, MD
ACS-AEI Pellegrini/Oelschlager Endowed Fellow (2017-2018)
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Yasser Noureldin, MD
ACS-AEI Pellegrini/Oelschlager Endowed Fellow (2016-2017)
Benha University, Cairo, Egypt
Zichen Zhao, MD
ACS-AEI Pellegrini/Oelschlager Endowed Fellow (2016)
Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, China
Our Teams
WISH Team
CREST Team
