Medical Inpatient Committee

The mission of the Medical Inpatient Committee is to improve the health of our patients through:

  • Aligning with DOM goals of care quality and health equity
  • Optimizing inpatient workflows and the transition to post-acute and outpatient care settings
  • Fostering collaboration among divisions
  • Sharing inpatient metrics and data to improve our practice, with the flexibility to recognize the uniqueness of each division
  • Prioritizing education for our learners
  • Enhancing our role as a regional referral center
  • Acting as a conduit between DOM inpatient care and UW Health strategic initiatives

Meets monthly.

Members
  • Kerstin Austin, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
  • Nicole Bonk, MD, committee co-chair (Hospital Medicine)
  • William Bradham, MD, PhD, MS (Cardiovascular Medicine)
  • Carmen Campbell, MD (Rheumatology)
  • Elizabeth Chapman, MD (Geriatrics and Gerontology)
  • Micah Chan, MD, MPH (Nephrology)
  • Amy Chybowski, NP (Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
  • Paula Cynkar, PA (Hospital Medicine)
  • Deepak Gopal, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
  • Barbara Higgins, MD (Hospital Medicine)
  • Christos Kyraiakopoulous, MD (Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care)
  • Sheri Lawrence, MBA (Administration)
  • Erin Lowery, MD, MS (Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
  • Suzanne Norby, MD, committee co-chair (Nephrology)
  • Krissy Ngo, PA (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism)
  • Jennifer Passini, MD (Hospital Medicine)
  • Christopher Saddler, MD (Infectious Disease)
  • Elizabeth Trowbridge, MD (General Internal Medicine)
  • UW Health Leadership non-voting members: Aimee Becker, Jonathan Lewis, Ashley Petit

QI/Patient Safety Committee

The QI/Patient Safety Committee promotes and advances the Department of Medicine's QI and patient safety initiatives. It recommends QI initiatives that will improve the quality of care provided and optimize patient experience while promoting a supportive environment fostered in the principles of honesty, transparency, accountability, and professionalism.

Members
  • Mark Benson, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
  • Subarna Dhital, MD (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism)
  • Alexis Eastman, MD (Geriatrics and Gerontology)
  • Steven Ewer, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
  • Sancia Ferguson, MD, MPH (Rheumatology)
  • Quarshie Glover, MD/Danielle McQuinn, MD (Residents)
  • Deepak Gopal, MD, committee chair (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
  • Ebenezer Idowu, MBA (Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care)
  • Sujani Kakumanu, MD (Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
  • Matthew Kempfer, NP (Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
  • Jordan Kenik, MD, MPH (Hospital Medicine)
  • Peter Kleinschmidt, MD (General Internal Medicine)
  • Alexander Lepak, MD (Infectious Disease)
  • Ryan Mattison, MD (Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care)
  • John McCartney, MD (Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
  • Sean O'Neill, MD (Hospital Medicine)
  • Sarah Panzer, MD (Nephrology)
  • Tosha Wetterneck, MD, MS (General Internal Medicine)

Specialty Care Ambulatory Committee

The Specialty Care Ambulatory Committee improves the health of our patients through:

  • Defined standard ambulatory metrics for all divisions with the flexibility to recognize the uniqueness of each division 
  • Aligning with DOM goals of care quality and health equity
  • Improving care delivery by optimizing team based care
  • Fostering collaborative, effective, and efficient communication between divisions including transparently sharing data and best practices
  • Acting as a conduit between the DOM ambulatory care and UW Health strategic initiatives

Meets monthly.

Members
  • Christie Bartels, MD, MS (Rheumatology)
  • Siobhan Byrne, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
  • Subarna Dhital, MD (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism)
  • Alexis Eastman, MD (Geriatrics and Gerontology)
  • Sancia Ferguson, MD, MPH (Rheumatology)
  • Deepak Gopal, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
  • Robert Hegeman, MD, committee co-chair (Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care)
  • Sheri Lawrence, MBA (Administration)
  • Audrey Nelson, MBA (Nephrology)
  • Jane Nixon, PA  (Rheumatology)
  • Suzanne Norby, MD (Nephrology)
  • Anne O'Connor, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
  • James Runo, MD (Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
  • Anurag Soni, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
  • Elizabeth (Betsy) Trowbridge, MD, committee co-chair (General Internal Medicine)
  • Ravi Viswanathan, MD (Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
  • UW Health Leadership non-voting members: Michael Sloan, MD; Debra Brausen, Troy Lawrence, DNP, APNP; Bartho Caponi, MD