Advisory Council
Kathleen Kieran, M.D.
Delegate
Dr. Kathleen Kieran is a board-certified pediatric urologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital, an Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Washington, and an Olympic College Faculty Member within the University of Washington School of Medicine. Her clinical interests include general and prenatal urology and urologic oncology, and her research interests include health care disparities, impact of public health initiatives on pediatric urologic health, and teaching and optimizing communication skills in surgeons. Among her leadership roles, she is the Co-Chairperson of the Genitourinary Late Effects Subcommittee for the Children’s Oncology Group, President of the Society of Women in Urology and the Pediatric Urologic Oncology Working Group , Committee Chair for pediatric urology for the Washington State Urology Society, Member of the Pediatric Urology Editorial Board for the Journal of Urology and of the Medical Student Education Committee of the American Urological Association.
Christopher Porter, M.D. FACS
Delegate
Christopher Porter MD FACS, is a nationally recognized expert on testicular cancer with more than 20 years of experience in treating men with testicular cancer. Dr. Porter has developed a multidisciplinary clinic at Virginia Mason Medical Center, to treat men with the disease. He has over 75 published peer reviewed manuscripts. Dr. Porter has served as the Chair of the Shelby Webster Testis Cancer Educational Program that is an annual event for the training of Urological Residents and Fellows on the West Coast. He Co-Directs the Below the Belt golf tournament to benefit prostate and testis cancer.
In Addition, Dr. Porter currently serves as the Director of Clinical Fellowship in Urologic Oncology and Medical Director of Clinical Research for Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.
Christopher R Porter, MD FACS
Urologic Oncology Fellowship Director,
Director Clinical Research.
Members at Large
Debi Johnson
Debi Johnson is a passionate patient and provider advocate with more than 25 years serving as a strategic consultant to organizations in the Pacific Northwest, nationally and internationally. She has an extremely wide network and uses her myriad skills both serving and advising local nonprofits, including the Family Jewels Foundation. Her current clients include the Northwest Urological Society, Oregon State Urological Society and Washington State Urology Society, who conduct research and care for testicular cancer patients throughout WA, OR, ID, AK, BC and AB.
