Faculty and Staff

The Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, led by Dr. Benjamin S. Wilfond, director; Dr. Douglas J. Opel, associate director; and Dr. Douglas S. Diekema, director of education, is the first bioethics center in the country to focus on pediatric issues and serves as a national resource for addressing the complex bioethical issues affecting families, healthcare institutions and society.

Benjamin S. Wilfond, MD

Professor and Chief, Division of Bioethics and Palliative Care, Department of Pediatrics
Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics

Douglas J. Opel, MD, MPH

Associate Professor and Bioethics Section Chair, Division of Bioethics and Palliative Care
Associate Director, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics
Associate Professor, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics
Vice-Chair, Ethics Committee, Seattle Children's

Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH

Professor, Division of Bioethics and Palliative Care, Department of Pediatrics
Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Director of Education, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics
Chair, Institutional Review Board, Seattle Children's

Faculty

• Emily Berkman, MD, MA
• Jori Bogetz, MD
• Jonna Clark, MD, MA  
• Kate Gentry, MD, MA
• Ross Hays, MD
• Stephanie Kraft, JD
• Mithya Lewis-Newby, MD, MPH  
• Amy Trowbridge, MD
• Elliott Weiss, MD, MSME
• Aaron Wightman, MD, MA
• Joon-Ho Yu, MPH, PhD

Affiliates

• Denise Dudzinski, PhD, MTS
• Jeff Sconyers, JD

Fellows

Bioethics fellows

• Brittany Lee, MD
• Kate MacDuffie, PhD
• Aleksandra Olskewski, MD
• Claire Shearer, RN
• Holly Vu, MD

See past fellows.

Research Staff

• Devan Duenas, MA
• Nicolas Dundas, MPH
• Jessica Giang BA, BS
• Kristi Klee, DNP, MSN, MA
• Leah Kroon, MN, MA
• Hannah Lewis, BA
• Amanda Mercer, BA
• Kathryn Porter, JD, MPH
• Heather Spielvogle, PhD

Administration

• Jennifer Scott, MHA, PMP
• Sharee Smith, BA
• Diana Wells, BA