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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

Christine Jones, MD, MS: Title: COIN Director (Denver); Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Christine.Jones17@va.gov; Location: Denver

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

Associate Directors

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

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

Fellowship Directors

Catherine T. Battaglia, PhD, MSHA, RN: Title: Core Investigator; Co-Director VA Advanced Fellowship Program in HSR (Denver)
Professor, University of Colorado School of Public Health; Contact: Catherine.Battaglia@va.gov; Location: Denver

Jacob A. Doll, MD: Title: Core Investigator; Co-Director VA Advanced Fellowship Program in HSR (Seattle)
Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Jacob.Doll@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Charles C. Engel, MD, MPH: Title: Core Investigator; Co-Director VA Advanced Fellowship Program in HSR (Seattle)
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Charles.Engel@va.gov; Location: Seattle

John C. Fortney, PhD: Title:Core Investigator; Co-Director VA Advanced Fellowship Program in HSR (Seattle)
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Division Director - Population Health, University of Washington; Contact: John.Fortney@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Heather Gilmartin, PhD, NP: Title: Core Investigator; Learning Health Systems Curriculum Director, HSR Fellowship (Denver); Career Development Awardee
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Public Health; Contact: Heather.Gilmartin@va.gov; Location: Denver

Sridharan Raghavan, MD, PhD: Title: Core Investigator; Career Development Awardee; Co-Director VA Advanced Fellowship Program in HSR (Denver)
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Sridharan.Raghavan@va.gov; Location: Denver

Erica Tartaglione, BS: Title: VA Advanced Fellowship Program in HSR Coordinator (Seattle); Seattle Fellowship Contact: erica.tartaglione@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Erica Valdez: Title: VA Advanced Fellowship Program in HSR Coordinator (Denver); Denver Fellowship Contact: erica.valdez@va.gov; Location: Denver

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Core Investigators

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

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

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

Catherine Butler, MD, MA: Title: Core Investigator; K-23 Awardee
Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Catherine.Butler2@va.gov; Location: Seattle

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

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

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

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

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

Lucas M. Donovan, MD, MS: Title: Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Lucas.Donovan@va.gov; Location: Seattle

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paul L. Hebert, PhD: Title: Core Investigator
Research Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health; Contact: Paul.Hebert2@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Christian D. Helfrich, PhD, MPH: Title: Core Investigator
Research Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health; Contact: Christian.Helfrich@va.gov; Location: Seattle

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

Paul Hess, MD: Title: Core Investigator; Career Development Awardee
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Paul.Hess@va.gov; Location: Denver

P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD: Title: Core Investigator
Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Michael.Ho@va.gov; Location: Denver

Katherine D. Hoerster, PhD, MPH: Title:Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Katherine.Hoerster@va.gov; Location: Seattle

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

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

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

Cari R. Levy, MD, PhD: Title: Core Investigator
Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Cari.Levy@va.gov; Location: Denver

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

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

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

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

Ashok Reddy, MD, MS, BS: Title: Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Ashok.Reddy@va.gov; Location: Seattle

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

Linnaea Schuttner, MD, MS: Title: Core Investigator, Career Development Awardee
Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: linnaea.schuttner@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Joseph A Simonetti, MD: Title: Core Investigator, Career Development Awardee
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Contact: Joseph.Simonetti@va.gov; Location: Denver

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

Edwin S. Wong, PhD, MA: Title: Core 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: Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Contact: Susan.Wong2@va.gov; Location: Seattle

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Affiliate Investigators

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

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

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

Kelty Fehling, MPH: Title: Deputy Director (Denver); Affiliate Investigator; Contact: Kelty.Fehling@va.gov; Location: Denver

George N. Ioannou, MD, MS: Title: Affiliate Investigator
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 Investigator; Contact: Michaela.McCarthy@va.gov; Location: Denver

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

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

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

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

George Sayre, PsyD: Title: Director, Qualitative Core (Seattle)
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health; Contact: George.Sayre@va.gov; Location: Seattle

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

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

‪Jonathan Staloff, MD, MSc: Title: VA HSR Advanced MD Fellow; 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

Jake Cotton, MD: Title: VA HSR Advanced MD Fellow; Contact: jake.cotton@va.gov; Location: Denver

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

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

Elizabeth P D Koselka, PhD: Title: VA HSR Advanced Fellow - Allied Health Research; Contact: Elizabeth.Koselka@va.gov; Location: Seattle

Luis M. Perez, PhD, RD: Title: VA HSR Advanced Fellow - Allied Health Research; Contact: luis.perez2@va.gov; Location: Denver

Mattie Pontiff, DPT, PhD: Title: VA HSR Advanced Fellow - Allied Health Research; Contact: mattie.pontiff@va.gov; Location: Denver

Michelle Rauzi PT, DPT, PhD, ATC: Title: VA HSR Advanced Fellow - Health Systems Research; Contact: michelle.rauzi@cuanschutz.edu; Location: Denver

The diverse substantive, methodological, and clinical expertise across our investigators and staff is invaluable to VA health care research and delivery.

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