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LSDF 07-01 – Summary of Letters of Intent

Principal Investigator Department/Division Position Title Organization Organization Type City County Project Start Date Project End Date Amount Objective: Cost Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery Objective: Health Care Quality
Edward Kesicki/Joshua Odingo N/A Vice President +Scientific Director/Vice President+Director of Medicinal Chemistry Afya World Medicines Private Non-Profit Entity Bellevue KING 11/1/07 5/31/09 $1,000,000 X X 
Jeff Mero N/A Exeutive Director Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 10/1/07 4/1/09 $500,000 X X 
Rita Mangione-Smith Pedaitrics/General Pediatrics Associate Professor Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 10/1/07 6/30/10 $679,022 X X 
Kathleen Myers Psychiatry; Child Psychiatry & Behavioral Med Assoc Prof (UW); Dir Psychiatry Consultation Serv Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center Other Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $550,000 X X 
James Bassuk Program in Human Urothelial Biology Assistant Professor Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center Other Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/12 $1,000,000 X X 
Eugene Kolker Office of Business Intelligence and Data Integration Chief Data Officer Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $999,548 X  
Dimitri Christakis Pediatrics Associate Professor, Director Child Health Institute Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 1/1/08 12/31/10 $1,068,910 X X 
Helen Emery Pediatrics/Rheumatology Professor of Pediatrics and Section Chief Childrens Hospital and Regional Medical Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/09 $250,000 X X 
James Phillips/Avery Weiss Surgery/Ophthalmology Associate Professor/Chief Professor Childrens Hospital and Regional Medical Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $600,000 X X 
Heather McNamee Pharmacy Pharmacy Director Community Health Association of Spokane Private Non-Profit Entity Spokane SPOKANE 11/1/07 10/31/10 $1,942,740 X X 
Tanya Kinney LaPier Physical Therapy Distinguished Professor Eastern Washington University State Cheney SPOKANE 11/1/07 10/31/10 $711,287 X X 
Gerri Haynes/Bonnie Letinich Palliative Care Services Palliative Care Consultant/Pallative Care Coordinator Evergreen Healthcare Foundation Private Non-Profit Entity Kirkland KING 1/1/08 12/31/10 $880,287 X X 
Bonnie Letinich Palliative Care Services Palliative Care Coordinator Evergreen Healthcare Foundation Private Non-Profit Entity Kirkland KING 1/1/08 12/31/10 $880,287 X X 
Jeffrey Shaw Neurosciences Institute Neuropsychologist Evergreen Hospital Medical Center Neurosciences Institute State Kirkland KING 1/1/08 12/31/08 $350,000 X X 
Ron O'Halloran Ferry County Public Hospital District Administrator Ferry County Public Hospital District Other Republic FERRY 9/24/07 9/24/09 $553,650 X X 
William Grady Clinical Research Division Associate Member Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $1,000,000  X 
Oliver Press Clinical Research Division Member Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 9/17/07 9/17/10 $517,500  X 
Norman Greenberg Clinical Research Member and Professor Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $862,000  X 
Nicole Urban Public Health Sciences Division Full Member Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 11/1/07 10/31/10 $1,000,000 X X 
James Olson Clinical Research Division Associate Member Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 10/1/07 3/30/10 $290,000 X X 
Jeffrey Sullivan Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Staff Physician and Researcher Group Health Center for Health Studies Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 1/1/08 12/31/10 $1,200,000 X X 
Gregory Simon Center for Health Studies Senior Investigator Group Health Cooperative Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 1/1/08 12/31/09 $375,000 X X 
Beverly Green Center for Health Studies Affiliate Investigator Group Health Cooperative Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 1/1/08 12/31/09 $714,323 X X 
Graham Nichol Emergency Services Associate Professor Harborview Medical Center State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $1,000,000 X X 
   Kadlec Clinic Private Non-Profit Entity Richland BENTON 10/1/09 10/1/10 $875,000 X X 
William Hagopian N/A Principal Investigator Pacific Northwest Research Institute Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $1,000,000 X X 
Matthew Steele Technology Solutions/ Diagnostics Program Officer PATH Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 9/19/07 9/18/09 $750,000 X X 
Cheza Garvin Public Health/Prevention/Chronic Disease Prevention and Healthy Aging Program Director Public Health-Seattle & King County Local Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $977,500 X X 
Terry Gernsheimer N/A Director, Medical Education Puget Sound Blood Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 1/15/08 12/15/08 $175,000 X X 
Jeffrey Hummel N/A Medical Director for Clinical Informatics Qualis Health Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 10/1/07 4/30/08 $530,000 X X 
  Rural Resources Community Action Rural Resources Community Action Local Colville Stevens 9/1/07 8/30/09 $325,000  X 
Bassem Bejjani Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory Co-Director Sacred Heart Medical Center Private Non-Profit Entity Spokane SPOKANE 1/1/08 12/31/10 $450,000 X X 
Blythe Thomson Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinical Associate Professor Seattle Childrens Hospital Regional Medical Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 9/1/07 9/1/10 $915,000 X X 
David Newell N/A Executive Director and Medical Director Seattle Neuroscience Institute at Swedish Hospital Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 10/15/07 6/15/08 $114,500 X X 
Gregory Foltz Neurosurgery Neurosurgeon Swedish Neuroscience Institute at Swedish Medical Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 10/1/07 10/31/10 $250,000 X X 
Gaetano Borriello CSE/College of Engineering Professor Univeristy of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 8/31/10 $900,000 X X 
Santosh Devasia Mechanical Engineering Professor Univerity of Washington State Seattle KING 4/1/08 3/31/11 $339,408 X X 
Wei Li Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/09 $300,000 X X 
Daniel Chiu Chemistry Professor, Neurological Surgery University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $1,000,000   
Tueng Shen Ophthalmology Assistant Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $862,500  X 
Thomas Flemmig Periodontics Professor and Chairman University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/09 $454,478 X X 
Sean Sullivan Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research & Policy Program Professor and Director University of Washington State Seattle KING 11/1/07 10/31/09 $849,203 X X 
   University of Washington State Seattle KING 9/1/07 8/31/11 $915,290 X X 
   University of Washington State Seattle KING 1/1/08 12/31/10 $750,000 X X 
Raymond Yeung Surgery Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $600,000  X 
Ram Samudrala Microbiology Associate Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 9/1/07 8/31/10 $800,000 X X 
Paul Yager Department of Bioengineering Professor and Vice Chair University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 3/31/09 $748,000 X X 
Norman Beauchamp Radiology Professor and Chairman University of Washington State Seattle KING 9/1/08 8/31/11 $1,000,000 X X 
Nancy B Kiviat Pathology Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $975,000  X 
Jeffrey Jarvik Neurological Surgery Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 9/1/07 8/31/10 $1,130,986  X 
Michael Katze Microbiology Professor, Associate Director of Primate Center University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/09 $700,000 X X 
Kenneth Schenkman Pediatrics Associate Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 1/1/08 12/31/10 $956,090  X 
John Mittler Microbiology Assistant Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 9/1/07 8/31/10 $250,000 X X 
John Clark Biological Structure Professor and Chairman University of Washington State Seattle KING 11/1/07 10/31/09 $158,930 X X 
Jesse Wiley Department of Comparative Medicine Acting Instructor University of Washington State Seattle KING 9/1/07 8/31/10 $500,000 X X 
Tueng Shen Ophthalmology Assistant Professor University of Washington State Seattle King 10/1/07 10/1/08 $350,000   
Jay Rubinstein Otolaryngology Professor & Director University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $862,500  X 
Jay Heinecke Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, Nutrition Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $690,150 X X 
James Stout Pediatrics/General Pediatrics  University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 12/31/09 $519,710 X X 
James Phillips Otolaryngology-HNS Res. Assoc. Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $350,000 X X 
Jae-Hyun Chung Mechanical Engineering Professor of Chemistry University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $390,000 X  
Florence Sheehan Medicine/Cardiology Research Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/09 $555,000 X X 
Eric Seibel Mechanical Engineering Research Associate Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 1/1/08 12/31/10 $960,000 X X 
Elaine Peskind Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 1/1/08 12/31/11 $1,840,000 X X 
Donna Berry Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/09 $1,000,000 X X 
Debra Schwinn Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine & Pain Prevention Professor & Chairman of Anesthesiology University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/1/10 $1,200,000 X X 
Deborah A. Nickerson Genome Sciences Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 9/1/07 8/31/08 $841,715 X X 
Dayong Gao Mechanical Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/15/07 10/14/09 $510,000 X X 
David Veenstra Pharmacy Associate Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 1/1/08 12/31/10 $690,000 X X 
David Tirschwell Harborview Neurology Associate Professor of Neurology University of Washington State Seattle KING 1/1/08 12/31/10 $1,050,000 X X 
David Flum General Surgery Associate Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 11/1/07 10/31/10 $1,956,453 X X 
Daniel Sabath Laboratory Medicine Associate Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $862,500 X X 
Daniel Leotta Applied Physics Laboratory Research Engineer University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/09 $440,741 X  
Clement Furlong Medicine/Medical Genetics & Genome Sciences Research Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 2/1/08 1/31/11 $592,000 X X 
Carol Collins Pharmaceutics Senior Research Scientist University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $643,243 X X 
Buddy Ratner Bioengineering Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $900,000 X X 
Asuman Kiyak Institute on Aging Professor/Director University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $862,500 X X 
Antoinette Krupski Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Resarch Associate Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 9/1/07 8/31/10 $886,557 X X 
Ann Vander Stoep Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Associate Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/09 $400,000 X  
Andy Chien Medicine/Dermatology Acting Assistant Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 1/1/08 1/1/12 $400,000 X X 
Alvin Liu Urology Research Associate Professor University of Washington State Seattle KING 12/1/07 11/30/10 $1,327,829  X 
Yongmin Kim Bioengineering Professor and Chair University of Washington State Seattle KING 12/1/07 5/31/07 $450000 X X 
Chun Yuan Radiology/Vascular Imaging Lab Professor; Director University of Washington State Seattle KING 10/1/07 9/30/10 $1,000,000 X X 
   University of Washington at Bothell State Bothell KING 07/01/2007 06/30/2010 $998,800  X 
   University of Washington Medecine Neighborhood Clinics State Seattle KING 9/1/07 8/30/08 $100,000   
Lisa Norton Information Systems Director Valley General Hospital Foundation Other Monroe SNOHOMISH 11/1/07 10/31/08 $646,755 X X 
Marnee Iseman Administration Vice President Virginia Mason Medical Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 1/1/08 12/31/10 $1,000,000 X X 
Robert Mecklenburg Medicine Chief, Department of Medicine Virginia Mason Medical Center Private Non-Profit Entity Seattle KING 1/1/08 12/31/10 $1,000,000 X X 
Amit Bandyopadhyay MME Professor Washington State University State Pullman WHITMAN 10/1/07 9/30/10 $0 X X 
Cornelius Ivory Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Professor Washington State University State Pullman WHITMAN 10/1/07 9/30/10 $750,000 X  
David Sclar Health Policy & Administration Boeing Distinguished Professor of Health Policy Washington State University State Pullman WHITMAN 10/1/07 9/30/09 $576,000 X X 
Diane Cook Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Washington State University State Pullman WHITMAN 1/1/08 12/31/10 $750,000 X X 
Herbert Hill Chemistry Professor of Chemistry Washington State University State Pullman WHITMAN 10/1/07 9/30/10 $750,000 X X 
John McNamara Animal Sciences Scientist & Professor Washington State University State Pullman WHITMAN 9/1/07 8/31/09 $242,000 X X 
Jonathan Reynolds Pharmacotherapy Clinical Assistant Professor Washington State University State Pullman WHITMAN 10/15/07 10/15/10 $3,000,000  X 
Joseph Coyne Health Policy and Administration, & Center for International Health Services Research and Policy Professor and Director Washington State University State Pullman WHITMAN 10/1/07 9/30/10 $1,100,000 X X 
Kevin Tomsovic School of EECS Professor Washington State University State Pullman WHITMAN 9/1/07 8/31/10 $175,000  X 
Lorrie Dawson Nursing Assistant Dean, Regional Academic Director Washington State University State Richland BENTON 7/1/08 6/30/11 $450,000 X X 
Susmita Bose MME Associate Professor Washington State University State Pullman WHITMAN 10/1/07 9/30/10 $0 X X 
Suzan Kardong-Edgren College of Nursing Assistant Professor Washington State University State Pullman WHITMAN 9/18/07 9/18/10 $606,683  X 
Emily Carolyn Johnson/Ken Daratha Program in Health Sciences Associate Professor/Assistant Professor Washington State University State Pullman WHITMAN 10/1/07 12/31/10 $350,000 X X 
Tamara Odom-Maryon Clinical Research Director Washington State University, Spokane State Pullman WHITMAN 10/1/07 9/30/09 $281,750 X X 
Marc Pierson/Ronald Kleinknecht Clinical Information and Special Projects Vice President/Dean and Professor Western Washington University State Bellingham WHATCOM 10/1/07 9/30/09 $500,000 X X