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OB COAP Executive Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Medical Director <\/strong><\/em>– <\/strong>Angela Chien, MD \u2013 Obstetrician\/Gynecologist<\/span><\/h3>\n

Seattle, WA[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”48px”][vc_empty_space height=”48px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Chair – <\/strong><\/em>Amy VanBlaricom, MD\u00a0\u2013 Medical Director of Operations, OB Hospitalist Group<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Seattle, WA[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”48px”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Peter Napolitano, MD, FACOG; Maternal Fetal Medicine, UW Medical Center<\/h3>\n

Seattle, WA[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”48px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”1558″ img_size=”150X175″][vc_single_image image=”1559″ img_size=”150X175″][vc_single_image image=”1605″ img_size=”150 x 175″][vc_single_image image=”1301″ img_size=”150X175″ css=””][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Strategic Advisor <\/strong><\/em>– <\/strong>Barbara Levy, MD \u2013 Obstetrical Consultant, The Levy Group<\/span><\/h3>\n

Seattle, WA[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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Research Director <\/strong><\/em>– <\/strong>Vivienne Souter, MD \u2013 Obstetrician\/Geneticist, Natera<\/span><\/h3>\n

Seattle, WA[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_empty_space height=”48px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Consumer Advisor to Executive Team<\/strong><\/em> – Kandi Bauman, MPA \u2013 University of WA<\/span><\/h3>\n

Seattle, WA<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_empty_space height=”48px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Executive Director <\/strong><\/em>– Kristin Sitcov<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Clinical Programs<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Management Committee Members<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Amy VanBlaricom, MD<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 OB COAP Management Committee CHAIR; Medical Director Operations, OB Hospitalist Group WA
\nBarbara Levy, MD<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 OB COAP Strategic Advisor; Consultant, The Levy Group
\nBeth Tinker, PhD, MN, MPH, RN<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Clinical Nurse Advisor MCH, WA State Health Care Authority
\nCarl Olden, MD <\/strong>\u2013 Residency Program Director, Central WA Family Medicine Residency
\nCharissa Fotinos, MD – <\/strong>
\nColleen Daly, PhD\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Director, Occupational Health, Safety and Research, Microsoft
\nDaniel Enquobahrie, MD, PhD<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Director, Center of Excellence in Maternal Child Health, UW
\nEsther Chung, MD, MPH<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Pediatrics, UW Medical Center\/Seattle Children\u2019s
\nKandi Bauman, MPA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 OB COAP Consumer Advisor to Exec Committee; Brotherhood Initiative, UW
\nKirtikumar Upadhyay, MD \u2013 <\/strong>Medical Director, NICU; Neonatologist; UW Medical Center\/Seattle Childrens
\nLisa Galbraith, DO, MPH<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Executive Medical Director; MultiCare Health System
\nMelissa Cheyney, PhD<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Co-Director, Community Birth Data Registry
\nMelissa Denmark, MS, LM<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Co-Chair, Smooth Transitions
\nPeter Napolitano, MD<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Maternal Fetal Medicine, UW Medical Center
\nTerra Palomarez, MSN, RN \u2013 <\/strong>Nursing Director, Family Birthplace and Acute Care Services; Prosser Memorial Health
\nVivienne Souter, MD<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 OB COAP Research Director
\nWendy Smith, MD, MPH, MS<\/strong> \u2013 OB\/GYN; Interdisciplinary Collaboration; Addiction Medicine; Oregon Health Sciences University[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Management Committee Advisors<\/em><\/h3>\n

Ashby Wolfe, MD, MPP, MPH\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u2013 Regional Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, San Francisco CA, Seattle WA, Denver CO Offices
\nAmber Weiseth, DNP, RNC-OB<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Associate Director Delivery Decisions, Ariadne Labs, Boston MA
\nEllen Kauffman, MD<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Founder, Medical Director Emeritus, OB COAP, Seattle WA
\nGinny Weir, MPH<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 CEO, Foundation for Health Care Quality, Seattle WA
\nLara Blair, RN \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Clinical Specialty Coordinator, Armus Corporation, San Mateo CA
\nMarit Bovbjerg, PhD<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Co-Director, Community Birth Data Registry
\nSheena Hembrador, MD<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 OB Anesthesiology, Virginia Mason Medical Center
\nZeila Schmidt, MLIS<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Business Analyst, Armus Corporation, Chicago IL[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Statisticians\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ian Painter, PhD <\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” content_placement=”top” overlay_dotted=”” css=”.vc_custom_1548381681121{background-color: #0063a7 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”3″ el_class=”about-wpsc-menu”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”bottom” parallax=”content-moving” parallax_speed_bg=”1.2″ overlay_dotted=”” css=”.vc_custom_1548437465805{background-color: #91278f !important;background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size:contain;}” overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.22)”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] OB COAP Executive Team [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”1561″ img_size=”150X175″][vc_single_image image=”1649″ img_size=”150×200″][vc_single_image image=”2054″ img_size=”150×175″ css=””][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text] Medical Director – Angela Chien, MD \u2013 Obstetrician\/Gynecologist Seattle, WA[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”48px”][vc_empty_space height=”48px”][vc_column_text] Chair – Amy VanBlaricom, MD\u00a0\u2013 Medical…","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-624","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t