Thomas Staiger, MD | Division of General Internal Medicine

Professor

Medicine

Associate Dean, UW School of Medicine

Medical Director, UW Medical Center

Faculty Information

Biography

Education & Training:

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

1985

Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine, Primary Care Track

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

1985–1987

Residency in Internal Medicine

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

1990–1991

Honors:

Phi Beta Kappa

1979

Alpha Omega Alpha

1984

James Haviland Award, "Leadership and Clinical Excellence"

1985

Fellow, American College of Physicians

2009

UWMC Service Excellence Award

2009

Leadership in Improving Healthcare Award

2011

Contact

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Research & Clinical Interests

Research Interests:

Physician/patient communication
Primary care of orthopedic problems
Cross-cultural medicine
Promoting scholarship in quality improvement

Publications

Publications:

Staiger TO, Gaster B, Sullivan MD, Deyo RA. 2003. Systematic review of antidepressants in the treatment of chronic low back pain. Spine. 28(22):2540–5.
Staiger TO, Jarvik JG, Deyo RA, Martin B, Braddock CH. 2005. BRIEF REPORT: Patient-physician agreement as a predictor of outcomes in patients with back pain. Journal of general internal medicine. 20(10):935–7.
Staiger TO, Chew LD, Helenius I. 2008. A case-based approach to outpatient evaluation and management service coding. Postgraduate medicine. 120(4):101–6.
Staiger TO, Wong EY, Schleyer AM, Martin DP, Levinson W, Bremner WJ. 2011. The role of quality improvement and patient safety in academic promotion: results of a survey of chairs of departments of internal medicine in North America. The American journal of medicine. 124(3):277–80.
Henderson DM, Staiger TO, Peterson GA, Sinanan MN, Angiulo CL, Makrewicz VA, Wild LA, Whimbey EE. A Collaborative, Systems-Level Approach to Eliminating Healthcare-Associated MRSA, Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections, Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Respiratory Virus Infections. J Health Qual. 2012;34:39–47.