UW Pediatrics

What UW Pediatrics does

UW Pediatrics is the Department of Pediatrics within the University of Washington School of Medicine, an academic medical department operating as a public state entity headquartered in Seattle, WA. The department delivers pediatric medical education across the medical student, residency, and fellowship levels; provides primary and specialty pediatric clinical care at Seattle Children's Hospital, UW Medical Center, and Harborview Medical Center; and conducts pediatric research spanning childhood disease, genetics, global health, and health disparities. It commands 690+ teaching and research faculty, 870+ affiliate faculty across the five-state WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho), 21 specialty divisions, 27 fellowship programs, and 57 community clinic teaching sites.

The department's underlying platform is its academic-clinical integration model, anchored by a strategic partnership with Seattle Children's Hospital — consistently ranked among the top 10 best children's hospitals in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report — and supported by affiliated hospitals and Fred Hutch Cancer Center. Research infrastructure includes specialized centers such as the Center for Firearm Injury Prevention, the Center for Indigenous Health, and the Institute on Human Development and Disability. Technology footprint is administrative in nature (website, social media, internal IT), with no disclosed proprietary technology products, patents, or commercial software platforms.

The department's revenue model is institutional rather than commercial. Funding flows from a mix of state appropriations, federal and foundation research grants (including NIH and the Gates Foundation), tuition and government funding for medical education, and clinical practice revenue that accrues through affiliated hospitals rather than directly to the department. Customer segments include pediatric patients and families (clinical care recipients) and medical trainees (students, residents, fellows). Pricing is not commercially disclosed. The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: the department recruits trainees through medical education programs, delivers clinical care through hospital partnerships, and conducts research through grant-funded programs and collaborations.

Name

UW Pediatrics

Legal name

University of Washington Department of Pediatrics

Website

https://peds.uw.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UW Pediatrics is an academic medical department within the University of Washington School of Medicine that trains pediatric physicians, delivers pediatric clinical care through Seattle Children's and UW Medicine hospitals, and conducts pediatric research across the five-state WWAMI region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Medical Education and Healthcare

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Specialty Care Centers (e.g., cardiology, oncology, neurology) (HLAFAJAH), Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG), Pediatric Rehabilitation & Developmental Therapy Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLAFAJAL), Pediatric Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAF)

Keywords

• Academic medical education
• Pediatric residency training
• Clinical pediatric care
• Pediatric research programs
• Medical fellowship training

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Clinical Care Revenue: Revenue generated from providing pediatric clinical care at affiliated hospitals and clinics including Seattle Children's Hospital, UW Medical Center, and Harborview Medical Center.
2. Research Grants and Sponsored Programs: Federal and foundation funding for pediatric research including NIH grants, Gates Foundation funding (e.g., Dr. Tanya Parish received $5M for TB drug discovery research), and other research grants.
3. Medical Education: Government and institutional funding for medical student education, residency programs, and fellowship training across the five-state WWAMI region.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UW Department of Pediatrics is an academic medical department that operates a unified pediatric clinical, educational, and research enterprise. Its core offerings include medical education programs (medical student program, pediatric residency, 27 fellowship programs, leadership training), primary and specialty clinical care delivered across affiliated hospitals and clinics in Washington state, and pediatric research initiatives including specialized centers for firearm injury prevention, Indigenous health, and human development and disability.

Product overview

UW Department of Pediatrics is an academic medical department that operates as a unified clinical, educational, and research enterprise. The core offerings include Medical Education Programs (medical student training, pediatric residency, fellowships, leadership training), Clinical Care Services across multiple hospital sites, and Pediatric Research Programs. The department also houses specialized research centers including the Center for Firearm Injury Prevention, Center for Indigenous Health, and Institute on Human Development and Disability. These components work together to fulfill the department's mission of educating pediatric leaders, providing exceptional clinical care, and advancing pediatric research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pediatric Residency Program
• Pediatric Fellowship Programs
• Medical Student Program
• Pediatric Leadership Training
• Five-State Medical Education (WWAMI)
• Pediatric Clinical Care Services
• Pediatric Research Programs
• Center for Firearm Injury Prevention (C-FIP)
• Center for Indigenous Health
• Institute on Human Development and Disability (IHDD)

Quantifiable outcome

• 21 specialty divisions providing comprehensive pediatric care
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Kenyan Healthcare PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Global Health Collaborative partners with Kenyan institutions to improve community health and transform care for critically ill children in Africa. Dr. Leslie R. Walker, Dr. Maneesh Batra, Dr. Amelie von Saint Andre-von Arnim, and Dr. Abigail R. Grant traveled to Kenya to see collaborative programs in action.
• Seattle Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeattle Children's is the primary teaching, clinical, and research site for UW Pediatrics. The majority of physicians practicing at Seattle Children's hold faculty appointments in the UW School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics.
• University of Washington Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA 450-bed teaching and research hospital offering comprehensive pediatric care as part of the UW Medicine system.
• Harborview Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe region's only Level I adult and pediatric trauma and burn center, with the Pediatric Clinic providing walk-in primary care for youth experiencing homelessness.
• Fred Hutch Cancer CentermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution in the UW Medicine network, collaborating on cancer research and treatment programs.
• UW School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent institution providing administrative, academic, and financial support for the Department of Pediatrics.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) / University of Pennsylvania Pediatrics: CHOP's partnership with Penn Medicine forms one of the largest pediatric academic enterprises in the U.S. Comparable to UW Pediatrics in scale of faculty, fellowship programs, and research output, and consistently ranks among top U.S. children's hospitals.
• Stanford Medicine Department of Pediatrics / Lucile Packard Children's Hospital: Stanford's pediatrics department operates the faculty practice for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, with strong research funding, fellowship breadth, and Bay Area clinical integration — directly comparable to UW Pediatrics' West Coast academic pediatric model.
• UCLA Pediatrics / Mattel Children's Hospital: UCLA's Department of Pediatrics trains residents and fellows who deliver care at Mattel Children's Hospital and across UCLA Health. Comparable in large public-university academic structure, breadth of subspecialties, and research portfolio.
• UCSF Department of Pediatrics / UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals: UCSF's pediatrics department is the academic counterpart to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, with a similar tripartite mission of education, research, and clinical care across Northern California. Comparable in scale, fellowship count, and research portfolio.
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital / University of Cincinnati Department of Pediatrics: Top-3 ranked U.S. children's hospital closely integrated with UC's pediatrics department, with comparable fellowship scale, NIH funding base, and pediatric subspecialty depth. A natural peer for academic pediatric research and training benchmarking.
• Duke Department of Pediatrics / Duke Children's Hospital: Duke's pediatrics department runs residency, fellowship, and research programs through Duke Children's Hospital and Health Network. A comparable mid-to-large academic pediatric enterprise with strong research funding and specialty divisions.
• Johns Hopkins Pediatrics / Johns Hopkins Children's Center: Johns Hopkins' Department of Pediatrics combines a top-ranked children's hospital with extensive research programs and residency/fellowship training. A leading East Coast peer for academic pediatric benchmarking on research funding and specialty care delivery.
• Columbia Pediatrics / NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital: Columbia's pediatric department operates as the academic practice for Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, with strong fellowship breadth, NIH research base, and urban tertiary care complexity — a comparable large East Coast academic pediatric enterprise.
• Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School Department of Pediatrics: Harvard's pediatric academic department operates as the teaching faculty for Boston Children's Hospital, the top-ranked children's hospital in the U.S. It mirrors UW Pediatrics in combining physician training, specialty clinical care, and NIH-funded research across dozens of subspecialties.
• University of Michigan Pediatrics / C.S. Mott Children's Hospital: Michigan's pediatrics department supports C.S. Mott Children's Hospital with extensive specialty divisions and fellowship programs. It mirrors UW Pediatrics' multi-state training footprint and depth of specialty care within a large public university system.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xbsky.app/profile/uwpediatrics.bsky.social
• Facebookfacebook.com/UWPediatrics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uwpediatrics
• Instagraminstagram.com/uwpediatrics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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