Ying Zhang, MD MPH
Fellowship Co-Director
Dr. Ying Zhang is a family physician and faculty in the UW Family Medicine Residency since 2016. She completed her residency at the UW Family Medicine Residency and then completed a National Research Service Award Fellowship and Master of Public Health at UW prior to joining the faculty in the Department of Family Medicine at UW. Dr. Zhang is faculty at the Harborview Family Medicine Clinic and practices full spectrum family medicine, including outpatient, inpatient, and OB care. Her clinical and research interests focus on reproductive health and family planning among refugee and immigrant communities in the U.S. Together with Dr. Grace Shih and other Seattle family medicine residency program faculty, Ying co-leads the Continuing Reproductive Health Education for Advanced Training Efficacy (CREATE) curriculum in WA. This curriculum focuses on developing clinical, advocacy, and leadership training in reproductive health among family medicine residents. In addition, Ying is the AAFP Liaison for the Washington Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) Cluster. Outside of work, Ying enjoys spending time with her family, outdoor adventures, and exploring new restaurants.
Grace Shih, MD MAS
Fellowship Co-Director
Dr. Grace Shih is Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at University of Washington. She is originally from Florida and completed her medical degree at University of Florida. Following medical school, Grace spent a year in Ecuador and Mexico, working with a non-profit family planning organization. She completed her family medicine residency at Brown University and her Family Planning Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. She is the RHEDI Director for the UW Family Medicine Residency and Associate Director of Faculty Development for the WWAMI Network. Her clinical and research interests focus on vasectomy, men’s roles in family planning, and integration of abortion into primary care.
Dr. Grace Shih co-founded CREATE in the Bay Area and helps to lead the curriculum in Seattle, as mentioned above. She is Co-Chair of the AAFP Member Interest Group on Reproductive Health, is a RHAP Liason for the Washington Association of Family Physicians, and runs the Reproductive Health Clinic at the UWNC Northgate Clinic. Grace enjoys biking, cooking, and playing piano/guitar.
Charlie Browne, MD
Fellowship Faculty
Dr. Charlie Browne is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Washington and Medical Director of All Women’s Care in Seattle, Washington. He is also the Director of Second Trimester Services at Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho and Clinical Faculty at the Pacific Northwest University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Yakima, WA.
Dr. Browne completed his training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Washington, and later did a fellowship in Pelvic and Gynecological surgery, with a focus in Minimally Invasive Surgery.
He has been actively involved in the medical community working as a consultant for medical organizations. He served as a national accreditation surveyor of clinical and surgical centers, has presented workshops and lectures nationally and internationally on techniques involved in dilation and evacuation, has published articles in peer-reviewed journals, and mentors high school and college students who are under-represented in medicine and interested in careers in medicine.
Dr. Browne was appointed by the Governor of Washington State to the Washington State Medical Board which oversees all licensed physicians and physician assistants in the State of Washington.