ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, SEATTLE CHILDREN’S CENTER FOR DIVERSITY AND HEALTH EQUITY

CO-DIRECTOR, UW CHILD HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Hometown

Sylmar, CA

College

Stanford University

Graduate School

The Anderson School at UCLA ‘01- MBA

Medical School

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Drew/UCLA Medical Education Program

Residency

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

Fellowship

University of Chicago – Research Fellowship

What are your identities?

Black, Mother

Who are your people?

Family, friends, and anyone who loves backyard barbecues that start late and end late.

What are you most proud of?

My twin boys, Jomo and Jahi, and my daughter, Kaia.

Why UW Pediatrics/Seattle Children’s?

I came here in 2016 because of the level of research innovation and excellence that occurs in child health here. And I am still here because of the amazing people I get to work with everyday– across clinical, research, and  education.

What’s next?

There is so much more to do! Primary care transformation so that patients and families get the care that they need, in the way that they need it. Inclusion of BIPOC clinicians and scientists so that patients are represented by the people who care for them. And a career in academic pediatrics to fulfill the mind and the soul. I am not asking for too much, right?