Reflecting on the history of vaccines at a historic moment
Peter Barkett, MD, an internist with Washington Permanente Medical Group, examines the history of vaccines and how they are powerful tools to promote public health.
From plague to COVID: Pandemics drive health care transformation
Paul Minardi, MD, president and executive medical director of Washington Permanente Medical Group, surveys the history of pandemics and finds that infectious disease outbreaks have driven transformation and innovation in public health.
JAMA features viewpoint on population genomics co-authored by David Grossman, MD
David Grossman, MD, of Washington Permanente Medical Group, and Eric Larson, MD, of Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, published a peer-reviewed viewpoint in JAMA about the potentially powerful implications of population genomics for the future of health care.
Permanente physician-researcher quoted in national media about results of COVID-19 vaccine trial
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, led by Lisa A. Jackson, MD, of Kaiser Permanente’s Washington Health Research Institute, reports on promising results in the phase 1 trial of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine.
Eric Larson, MD, quoted in The Wall Street Journal about new dementia report
In a recent article by The Wall Street Journal, Eric Larson, MD, a physician with Washington Permanente Medical Group and senior investigator for the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, is quoted about dementia prevention research published in a report commissioned by the Lancet medical journal.
Washington Permanente Medical Group announces new chief operations officer
Julia Bae, MD, has accepted the role of chief operations officer for Washington Permanente Medical Group.
Special Olympics and Permanente Medicine form a winning team
As part of a growing partnership, Permanente physicians are working to provide world-class care for Special Olympics athletes across multiple specialties.
Focused eye care for newborns
New specialty care at Kaiser Permanente Washington provides expert care in the neonatal intensive care unit for babies at risk for blindness.
Tweetcap: 2019 PCORI Annual Meeting highlights patient-centered research
The 2019 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Annual Meeting took place in Washington, D.C. this week, highlighting how patients, researchers, clinicians, payers, and others across the health care community are working to make health care research more useful and relevant.
Washington Permanente Medical Group ratifies Paul Minardi, MD, as new president and EMD
Dr. Minardi assumes his new role on July 1, 2019, with the retirement of current WPMG President and Executive Medical Director Steve Tarnoff, MD.