Division Head
Dr. Thomas Hawn became the Interim Head of the Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2026.
Dr. Tom Hawn completed his MD and PhD at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington. He joined the Division faculty in 2005 and has since built an internationally recognized research program focused on the immunology and genetics of infectious diseases.
Dr. Hawn's research has focused on understanding the genetic and immunologic factors that influence human susceptibility to infection and using this knowledge to design more effective vaccines and therapies. His group defines and characterizes the cellular function of genetic polymorphisms in innate immune response genes and the mechanisms by which they regulate susceptibility to human infection, with the overall goal of elucidating novel therapeutic strategies, with a particular emphasis on tuberculosis. His work has also examined immune responses to Mycobacterium leprae, Pseudomonas, and Legionella pneumophila.
Teaching and mentoring have been a prominent part of his academic career. He has mentored numerous fellows, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and junior faculty and remains actively involved in the training of future physicians and scientists, receiving the University of Washington Department of Medicine Housestaff Research Mentorship Award in 2013. Dr. Hawn is Co-Director of the Kenya Tuberculosis Research and Training Program which supports Kenyan trainees. He holds adjunct appointments in the Department of Global Health and the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology and continues to care for patients through Harborview Medical Center.
Section Heads
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Head, Infectious Diseases Sciences Program, Vaccine & Infectious Diseases Division (VIDD)
Head, Infectious Disease Consulting Service, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Associate Chief Medical Officer, UW Medicine
Co-Founder, S.H.E (Safe.Healthy.Empowered) Clinic
Section Head, Harborview Medical Center Infectious Diseases
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Director, Solid Organ Transplant Infectious Disease Program
Associate Professor of Clinical Practice, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Section Chief, Infectious Disease and Travel Medicine Clinic at UWMC Northwest
Director, UWMC Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Chief of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center
Vice Chair, Department of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Associate Professor, Medicine and Global Health
Adjunct Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Medical Director, Roosevelt Virology Clinic
Section Head, UW Medical Center General Infectious Diseases
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Interim Section Head, Allergy
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Section Chief, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
Allergy & Immunology Fellowship Directors
Associate Professor, UW Department of Pediatrics: Immunology
Seattle Children's Hospital
Interim Director, Allergy and Immunology Training Program
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases.
Interim Associate Director, Allergy and Immunology Training Program
Global and Rural Health Fellowship Director
Laura Romcevich, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine
Director, Global & Rural Health Fellowship Training Program, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases Fellowship Directors
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Attending Physician, Harborview Medical Center
Medical Director, MAX Clinic
Editor and Host, National STD Podcast
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Associate Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program
Attending Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
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