AboutGreetings! I am David.
David G. Zacharias, MD, MPH
I have over 20 years of experience working in healthcare and an extensive background in basic science and clinical research, public health, ethics, speaking, publishing, and developing programs to integrate worldview and medicine at some of the nation's top academic institutions. After completing my undergraduate and medical school education on full-tuition academic scholarships, I completed my medical residency in psychiatry at the University of Washington where I served as chief resident and graduated with a distinction in advanced psychotherapy.
Currently, I hold a faculty appointment at UW as a clinical instructor training future generations of doctors. I am also board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
I discovered a love for the humanities—notably literature and philosophy—at an early age due to the profound way in which they have helped me to understand and appreciate the human condition. This eventually merged with an interest in medicine and a desire to help improve people's lives.
Over my life, I’ve sought to understand individuals within a wide variety of frameworks—biological, behavioral, psychological, sociological/cultural, religious/spiritual, and philosophical. This has cultivated in me a deepening appreciation for paradox, mystery, and the individual realities of other minds. I bring these perspectives into treatment with each patient as I join them on their own respective journey toward growth.
Professional Experience
University of Washington Medical Center
Current clinical faculty in psychiatry, served as chief resident
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree
Harvard University
Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, concentration in biostatistics and epidemiology
Seattle Psychoanalytic Institute
Coursework in adult psychoanalytic psychotherapy
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Medical internship
NASA Johnson Space Center
Research fellow in extreme environment human physiology
University of Minnesota
Research fellow in neuroscience
Mayo Clinic
Research fellow in cardiovascular disease and regenerative medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Research fellow in anesthesiology and perioperative medicine
Trinity International University
Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees in biology and chemistry, summa cum laude
Select honors, awards, and distinctions
- Voted by medical residents as “Best Supervisor/Educator” (University of Washington Medical Center Department of Psychiatry)
- Dean's Outstanding Achievement Scholarship for full medical school tuition (Mayo Clinic College of Medicine)
- Ruud Leadership Scholarship for full college tuition (Trinity College)
- Voted by physician peers and featured as a “Top Doctor” (Seattle Metropolitan Magazine)
- Cardiovascular Outreach Award for exceptional research abstracts (American Heart Association)
- Research designated as “Best of Specialty Conferences” (American Heart Association)
- Lincoln Laureate Award presented by state governor (Lincoln Academy of Illinois)
- President’s Leadership Award presented by university president to one college graduate (Trinity College)
- Class valedictorian and commencement speaker (Trinity College)
