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Erin
Kross
MD

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Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Bio

Dr. Kross is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at the University of Washington and co-Director of the Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence at UW Medicine. Dr. Kross received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Wellesley College and her medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine. She completed training in internal medicine at the University of Iowa and in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Washington. She joined the faculty at UW in 2010.  
 

Dr. Kross practices medicine at Harborview Medical Center, the county hospital affiliated with UW Medicine, where she attends in the ICU, on pulmonary and palliative care consultation services, and in a general pulmonary clinic. She directs an active research and quality improvement program which focuses on improving palliative care for patients with serious illness and their families, with current funding from National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and the National Institute of Aging. She co-directs a T32 award from NHLBI for post-doctoral research training in palliative care and is a research mentor to residents, fellows, and junior faculty. 

HEALTH SYSTEMS-RELATED ACTIVITIES

Clinical Implementation

Leadership and Management

  • Other: Co-Director of CPCCE

Mentorship

  • Research

Research

  • Outcomes
  • Health Services
  • Pragmatic Trials