Dr. Dellit leads a 35,000-person academic health system spanning two medical centers, a regional primary care network, air medical transport, the UW School of Medicine, and a clinically integrated cancer program with Seattle-based Fred Hutch. He is responsible for health system operations, clinical quality and safety, education and research programs, as well as systemwide advancement, policy and external relations, all while stewarding UW Medicine’s role as Washington’s public safety-net provider. He launched “Mission Forward” to stabilize finances and strengthen operations post-pandemic, securing Federal Emergency Management Agency recovery funds, new legislative support for safety-net and workforce education, and enhanced federal funding for undercompensated care that reached $856 million in fiscal year 2024. He also oversaw initiatives that improved operating room and ambulatory throughput, emergency department flow and length-of-stay. A champion of innovation and responsible AI across research, education and care, he centers transparent communication and people-first culture that earned UW Medicine Magnet designation and a 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognition for computational protein design. Dr. Dellit also serves on the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center board.
