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Hospital Leadership

Hospital Leadership is responsible for overall administration of hospital operations.

Leadership

  • Patrick Hagan, MHSA, Chief Operating Officer and President, Seattle Children's Hospital
  • James Hendricks, PhD, President, Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute
  • Douglas Picha, President, Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation
  • Lisa Brandenburg, Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
  • David Fisher, MD, Senior Vice President, Medical Director
  • Susan Heath, RN, MN, CNAA, Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer
  • Sanford Melzer, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Business Development
  • Jeffrey Sconyers, JD, Senior Vice President, General Counsel
  • F. Bruder Stapleton, MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Academic Officer
  • Kelly Wallace, MBA, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
  • Jennifer Abermanis, MS, Vice President, Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Support Services
  • Cara Bailey, BA, MBA, Vice President, Continuous Performance Improvement
  • Ruth Benfield, RN, MS, FACHE, Vice President, Facilities and Psycho-Social Services
  • Mark Del Beccaro, MD, Pediatrician-in-Chief and Chief Medical Information Officer
  • Judy Dougherty, RN, Vice President, Surgical and Preoperative Services, Heart Center and Transplant
  • Cindy Evans, RN, MN, MHA, Vice President, Ambulatory and Regional Services
  • Warren Hewitt, CPA, Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President, Finance
  • Eugene Kolker, PhD, Chief Data Officer
  • Erik Lausund, Vice President, Research Operations and Logistics
  • David Perry, Vice President, Marketing and Communications
  • Suzanne Petersen, MASSA, Vice President, External Affairs and Guest Services
  • Robert Sawin, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief and President, CUMG
  • Blake Smith, MSME, Chief Information Security Officer