Overview
The Out List is meant to promote visibility and build community for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies within the Department of Medicine.
Out List
The following individuals openly identify as LGBTQ+ and have chosen to share their identities with the public.
Collette Abbott, MD
Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine
Pronouns: She/her
Identities: Lesbian
Specialties/Interests: Global health
Email: ceabbott@uw.edu
Anthony Back, MD
Professor, Hematology and Oncology
Pronouns: He/him
Email: tonyback@uw.edu
Jared Baeten, MD, PhD
Affiliate Professor, Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Pronouns: He/him
Email: jbaeten@uw.edu
Shiv Bhandari, MD
Acting Instructor, General Internal Medicine
Pronouns: He/him/his
Identities: Gay
Specialties/Interests: Education, Critical Care
Email: shivb@uw.edu
Lauren Carpenter, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Pronouns: She/her
Specialties/Interests: VA geriatrics & palliative care
Email: laureliz@uw.edu
Adam Cheng, MD
Fellow, Hematology and Oncology
Pronouns: He/him
Identities: Gay
Specialties/Interests: Basic science research in viral oncogenesis
Email: azcheng@uw.edu
Michael Deng, MD
Clinical Instructor, General Internal Medicine
Pronouns: He/him, they/them
Identities: queer, nonbinary
Email: mzdeng@uw.edu
Steven Disharoon, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine
Pronouns: He/him
Jim Drechsler, PA-C, MHA
Physician Assistant, Hematology and Oncology
Pronouns: He/him
Identities: Gay
Email: jdrechsl@seattlecca.org
Anna Feiss, MD
Acting Instructor, General Internal Medicine
Pronouns: She/her
Identities: Queer, lesbian
Email: afeiss@uw.edu
Meredith Hale
Grants and Contracts Manager, Nephrology
Pronouns: She/they
Identities: Bisexual
Email: haleme@uw.edu
Corinne Heinen, MD
Clinical Professor, Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Pronouns: She/her
Identities: Lesbian, cisgender
Specialties/Interests: Primary care, UW Medicine Transgender & Gender Non-Binary Health Program, UWSOM LGBTQ Health Pathway
Email: cheinen@uw.edu
Mack Holmberg, MD
Acting Instructor, General Internal Medicine
Pronouns: He/him
Identities: Gay, cisgender
Specialties/Interests: Primary care and medical education
Email: mackhh@uw.edu
Mary P Horan, MD
Emeritus Clinical Associate Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Pronouns: She/her
Email: horanm@uw.edu
Chi F. Hung, MD
Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Pronouns: He/him
Email: cfhung@uw.edu
Sylvia LaCourse MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Pronouns: She/her
Specialties/Interests: Infectious diseases, HIV, TB, pregnancy
Email: sylvial2@uw.edu
Darlin Lozano
LGBTQ+ Program Manager, Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Health Program/Office of Healthcare Equity
Pronouns: She/her
Identities: Queer, Latinx
Email: darlinbl@uw.edu
Shay Martinez, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine
Pronouns: She/they
Identities: Queer, genderfluid
Specialties/Interests: Care of people living unhoused, harm reduction, trauma-informed and patient-centered care
Kat McGhee Drummond, MPA
Program Manager, Office of Faculty Affairs, School of Medicine
Pronouns: She/her
Email: kmcghee@uw.edu
Darrell Owens, DNP, MHA
Clinical Associate Professor, Palliative Care Medicine
Pronouns: He/him
Specialties/Interests: Palliative care
Email: owensd@uw.edu
Brad Rolf, MS, CGC
Assistant Teaching Professor, Medical Genetics
Pronouns: He/him
Identities: Gay, cisgender, white
Specialties/Interests: Genetic counseling for LGBTQ+ patients
Email: barolf@uw.edu
Jeffrey Schouten, MD, JD, AAHIVE
Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus, Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Pronouns: He/him
Identities: Gay
Specialties/Interests: HIV and HIV-related malignancies
Email: schouten@uw.edu
Peter Shalit, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor, Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Pronouns: He/him
Identities: Gay male
Specialties/Interests: LGBTQ primary care, HIV prevention and treatment
Email: peter@tribalmed.com
Kayla Sheridan, MD
Acting Instructor, General Internal Medicine
Pronouns: She/her
Email: kadele@uw.edu
Connor Walsh, MD
Internal Medicine Resident (2026)
Pronouns: He/him
Identities: Gay, cis man
Email: cdwalsh1@uw.edu