Faculty

Research Interests

His research interests have included the efficacy and promotion of bicycle helmets, prevention of pedestrian injuries, youth violence, the epidemiology of firearm injuries, intimate partner violence, interventions for alcohol abuse in trauma patients and the effectiveness of trauma systems in the care of pediatric and adult trauma patients. He continues as an active clinician, teacher, investigator, and advocate at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital.

Education

MD University of Pennsylvania, 1974

MPH University of Washington, 1980

In the News

King County tackles short and long term plans to restrict local gun violence
MyNorthwest , 07/06/2022

‘Shakes us to our core’: State researchers using data to curb all forms of gun violence
KXLY, 05/26/2022

Texas elementary shooting prompts tough conversations with children about school-violence
MyNorthwest, 05/25/2022

Gun violence expert responds to Texas shooting
UW Medicine News, 05/25/2022

Decadeslong gap in gun violence research funding has lasting impact
ABC News, 11/05/2021

Opinion: Use gun laws to protect our communities from violence
The Seattle Times, 01/14/2021

Nearly half of Seattle’s helmet citations go to homeless people
Crosscut, 12/16/2020

With national data lacking, Harborview Medical Center joins new study on gunshot injuries
The Seattle Times, 09/08/2020

Seattle likely to see a record number of shootings this year
KUOW, 08/21/2020

Lawmakers move to ban high-capacity magazines
The Journal of the San Juan Islands, 01/31/2020