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VA » Health Care » Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation (COIN) » COIN Investigators & Staff

Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation (COIN)

COIN Investigators & Staff

Leadership | Core Investigators | Affiliate Investigators | Fellows

Leadership

Directors

Paul Hess, MD: Title: Director
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Paul.Hess@va.gov; Location: Denver

Steven B. Zeliadt, PhD, MPH: Title: Director
Research Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health; Contact: Steven.Zeliadt@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Associate Directors

Lucas M. Donovan, MD, MS: Title: Co-Associate Director
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Lucas.Donovan@va.gov; Location: Seattle; More information

Laura C. Feemster, MD, MS: Title: Co-Associate Director
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Laura.Feemster@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Heather Gilmartin, PhD, NP: Title: Associate Director (Denver);
Fellowship Program Co-Director (Denver)
Clinical Associate Professor
Contact: Heather.Gilmartin@va.gov; Location: Denver; More information

Fellowship Directors

Jacob A. Doll, MD: Title: Fellowship Program Co-Director
Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Jacob.Doll@va.gov; Location: Seattle; More information

Charles C. Engel, MD, MPH: Title: Fellowship Program Co-Director
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Charles.Engel@va.gov; Location: Seattle

John C. Fortney, PhD: Title: Fellowship Program Co-Director
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Division Director - Population Health, University of Washington; Contact: John.Fortney@va.gov; Location: Seattle; More information

Sridharan Raghavan, MD, PhD: Title: Fellowship Program Co-Director
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Sridharan.Raghavan@va.gov; Location: Denver

Erica Tartaglione, BS: Title: Fellowship Coordinator; Seattle Fellowship Contact: erica.tartaglione@va.gov; Location: Seattle

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Core Investigators

David Au, MD, MS: Title: Investigator
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: David.Au@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Roman A. Ayele, PhD, MPH: Title: Investigator
Assistant Professor Adjunct, Colorado School of Public Health; Contact: Roman.Ayele@va.gov; Location: Denver

Catherine T. Battaglia, PhD, MSHA, RN: Title: Investigator
Professor, University of Colorado School of Public Health; Contact: Catherine.Battaglia@va.gov; Location: Denver

David B. Bekelman, MD, PhD: Title: Investigator
Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: David.Bekelman@va.gov; Location: Denver

Catherine Butler, MD: Title: Investigator
Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Catherine.Butler2@va.gov; Location: Seattle; More information

Lisa S. Callegari, MD, MPH: Title: Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Lisa.Callegari@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Liron Caplan, MD, PhD: Title: Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Liron.Caplan@va.gov; Location: Denver

Jessica A Chen, PhD: Title: Investigator
Assistant Professor, University of Washington School Medicine; Contact: Jessica.Chen663@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Kristina A Crothers, MD: Title: Investigator
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Kristina.Crothers@va.gov; Location: Seattle

James Danahey, MD: Title: Investigator; Contact: James.Danahey@va.gov; Location: Denver; More information

Marguerite Daus, PhD, RN: Title: Investigator
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: marguerite.daus@va.gov; Location: Denver

Vincent S. Fan, MD, MPHDr: Title: Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Vincent.Fan@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Margaret A. Fitzpatrick, MD, MS: Title: Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: margaret.fitzpatrick@va.gov; Location: Denver; More information

Joseph W. Frank, MD, MPH: Title: Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Joseph.Frank2@va.gov; Location: Denver; More information

Kristen E. Gray, PD, MS, BS: Title: Investigator
Research Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health; Contact: Kristen.Gray2@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Matthew F. Griffith, MD: Title: Investigator
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Matthew.Griffith@va.gov; Location: Denver; More information

Leah M. Haverhals, PhD, MA: Title: Qualitative Core Co-Director
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Leah.Haverhals@va.gov; Location: Denver; More information

Eric J. Hawkins, PhD: Title: Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Eric.Hawkins@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Kamal Henderson, MD: Title: Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Kamal.Henderson@va.gov; Location: Denver

Katherine D. Hoerster, PhD, MPH: Title: Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington, School of Medicine,
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Adjunct Associate Professor,
Department of Health Systems and Population Health,
School of Public Health
Contact: Katherine.Hoerster@va.gov; Location: Seattle; More information

Teresa S. Jones, MD: Title: Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: teresa.jones@va.gov; Location: Denver

Allison Lange, PhD: Title: Investigator
Staff Physician
Instructor; Contact: Allison.Lange@va.gov; Location: Denver; More information

Paula Langner, PhD: Title: Investigator; Data Analytics Core - Methods Lead; Contact: paula.langner@va.gov; Location: Denver

Chelsea Leonard, PhD: Title: Qualitative Core Co-Director
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Chelsea.Leonard@va.gov; Location: Denver

Cari R. Levy, MD, PhD: Title: Investigator; Professor of Medicine; National Director of Palliative and Hospice Care for the Veterans Health Administration; Division Head of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Cari.Levy@va.gov
Location: Denver; More information

Alyson J. Littman, PhD, MPH: Title: Investigator
Research Professor; University of Washington School of Public Health; Contact: Alyson.Littman@va.gov; Location: Seattle; More information

Christine Melillo, PhD, RN: Title: Investigator; Contact: Christine.Melillo@va.gov; Location: Denver
More information

Karin M. Nelson, MD, MSHS: Title: Investigator
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Karin.Nelson@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Ann M. O’Hare, MD: Title: Investigator
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Ann.OHare@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Luis M. Perez, PhD, RD: Title: Investigator; Contact: luis.perez2@va.gov; Location: Denver

Mattie Pontiff, PhD, DPT: Title: Investigator; Contact: mattie.pontiff@va.gov; Location: Denver

Ashok Reddy, MD, MS, BS: Title: Investigator
Associate Director, VA Primary Care Analytics Team (PCAT),
Office of Primary Care, Veterans Health Administration
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine,
University of Washington School of Medicine
VA GMS Deputy Section Head/Co-Director of UW DGIM Research, Seattle, WA; Contact: Ashok.Reddy@va.gov; Location: Seattle; More information

Taufiq Salahuddin, MD: Title: Investigator
Staff Cardiologist, RMR VAMC; Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Taufiq.Salahuddin@va.gov; Location: Denver
More information

Amneet Sandhu, MD: Title: Investigator
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Amneet.Sandhu2@va.gov; Location: Denver

Linnaea Schuttner, MD, MS: Title: Investigator; Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Washington; Chief Scientific Officer, Primary Care Innovations Laboratory,
VA Puget Sound Health Care System; Primary Care Physician, Seattle VA
Contact: linnaea.schuttner@va.gov; Location: Seattle; More information

Emily C. Williams, PhD, MPH: Title: Investigator
Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health; Contact: Emily.Williams3@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Edwin S. Wong, PhD, MA: Title: Investigator
Research Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health; Contact: Edwin.Wong@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Susan P.Y. Wong, MD, MS: Title: Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Susan.Wong2@va.gov; Location: Seattle; More information

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Affiliate Investigators

Lauren Abbate, MD, PhD: Title: Affiliate
RMRVAMC Geriatric Emergency Director
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: lauren.abbate@va.gov; Location: Denver

Evan Carey, PhD: Title: Affiliate
Clinical Assistant Professor, Colorado School of Public Health; Contact: Evan.Carey@va.gov; Location: Denver

Jason A. Dominitz, MD, MHS: Title: Affiliate
Executive Director for Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
Department of Veterans Affairs
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: jason.dominitz@va.gov; Location: Seattle; More information

Kelty Fehling, MPH: Title: Affiliate
Deputy Director
Contact: Kelty.Fehling@va.gov; Location: Denver
More information

Jeremy Bryce Graber, PT, DPT: Title: Affiliate
VA HSR Advanced Fellow - Rehabilitation Scientist; Contact: jeremy.graber@va.gov; Location: Denver

Melanie Harned, PhD, ABPP: Title: Affiliate
Psychologist, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
University of Washington; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington; Contact: Melanie.Harned@va.gov; Location: Seattle; More information

George N. Ioannou, MD, MS: Title: Affiliate
Director, VA Puget Sound Health Care System Hepatology
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: George.Ioannou@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Michaela McCarthy, PhD: Title: Affiliate; Contact: Michaela.McCarthy@va.gov; Location: Denver

Lauren McKown, PhD: Title: Affiliate; Contact: Lauren.McKown@va.gov; Location: Denver

‪Mayuree Rao, MD: Title: Affiliate; Contact: Mayuree.Rao@va.gov; Location: Seattle

‪David E. Reed, II, PhD: Title: Affiliate; Contact: David.Reed7@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Comilla Sasson, MD, MHS: Title: Affiliate
Associate Clinical Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Comilla.Sasson@va.gov; Location: Denver

David Saxon, MD: Title: Affiliate; Assistant Professor, Medicine-Endocrinology/Metabolism/Diabetes, University of Colorado; Contact: David.Saxon@va.gov; Location: Denver

Laura Scherer, PhD: Title: Affiliate
Associate Research Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Laura.Scherer@va.gov; Location: Denver

Joseph A Simonetti, MD: Title: Affiliate
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Joseph.Simonetti@va.gov; Location: Denver
More information

Tracy L Simpson, PhD: Title: Affiliation
Professor of Psychiatry amd Behavioral Sciences; Contact: Tracy.Simpson@va.gov; Location: Seattle

‪Jonathan Staloff, MD, MSc: Title: Affiliate; Contact: Jonathan.Staloff@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Stephen Waldo, MD: Title: National Director, VA Clinical Assessment, Reporting and Tracking (CART) Program
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Stephen.Waldo@va.gov; Location: Denver

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Post-Doctoral Fellows

Kyla Bauer: Title: Fellow; Contact: Kyla.Bauer @va.gov; Location: Denver; Location: Seattle
More information

Josh Bilello: Title: Fellow; Contact: Joshua.Bilello@va.gov; Location: Denver

James Danahey: Title: Fellow; Contact: James.Danahey @va.gov; Location: Denver
More information

Andrew Devendorf, PhD: Title: Fellow; Contact: Andrew.Devendorf@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Madeline Frost, PhD, MPH: Title: Fellow; Contact: madeline.frost@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Elizabeth P D Koselka, PhD: Title: Fellow; Contact: Elizabeth.Koselka@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Cristina Parsons: Title: Fellow; Affiliate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Colorado State University; Contact: Cristina.Parsons@va.gov; Location: Denver; More information

Fernando Picazo: Title: Fellow; Contact: Fernando.Picazo2@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Michelle Rauzi PT, DPT, PhD, ATC: Title: Fellow; Contact: michelle.rauzi@cuanschutz.edu; Location: Denver
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