Physician Assistant
University of Washington; Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Leah Hampson Yoke is an infectious disease physician assistant (PA-C) with a clinical appointment within the Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Disease as well as the Fred Hutch Cancer Center. She also serves in the MEDEX Training Program within the Department of Family Medicine. Her clinical roles include inpatient and outpatient infectious disease consultations for the immunocompromised services at UW-Montlake and the Fred Hutch Cancer Center, as well as infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship. Leah has also published extensively about the role of APPs within the health care team, specifically within the infectious disease subspecialty, and has spoken on this topic at multiple national conferences.
Administratively, Leah serves UWMC as the Chief PA, representing and supporting over 800 APPs across UWMC. She has served on system-wide committees, chaired workgroups, and helped form, build, and maintain clinical teams across the system. She has a specific interest in how health care teams intersect with business operations to ultimately provide the highest quality patient care. She was also the first APP to be nominated and elected to the UW Physicians Board of Trustees, continuing to highlight her role as a healthcare leader.
She serves on the board of the Washington Academy of PAs (WAPA) as well as on the UW Advanced Practice Advisory Committee, UW and FHCC Credentialing Committee, the Medical Leadership Council, and the Medical Staff Advisory Council at UWMC.