Meet the leaders who support the Department's mission and vision.
Department Chair
Dr. Barbara Jung became the sixth chair of the Department of Medicine on September 1, 2019.
She received her medical degree with thesis in 1996 from the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center in San Diego, she completed a residency in internal medicine and fellowship in gastroenterology at UC San Diego.
Department Director
Margaret Paternek, PhD, has a remarkable record of excellence through a career spanning over 20 years and intersecting academic medicine, social science and public health. A native of Chicago, she received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana, before moving to Ontario to complete a master’s degree and doctorate in political economy and public policy from the University of Toronto.
Vice Chairs
Bradley D. Anawalt, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center
Rudy Rodriguez, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Medicine, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Associate Chairs
Thomas Gallagher, MD
Associate Chair for Patient Care Quality Improvement, Safety and Value
Professor of Medicine
Bessie Young, MD, MPH
Associate Chair for Diversity and Inclusion
Professor of Medicine
Program Directors
Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Director, Medicine Student Programs
Professor of Medicine
Rathmann Family Foundation Endowed Chair for Patient-centered Clinical Education
Kenneth P. Steinberg, MD
Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Professor of Medicine