Associate ProfessorDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Associate Program Director, UW Sleep Medicine FellowshipDirector of Sleep Medicine, VA Puget Sound Healthcare SystemFaculty Information Biography Education & Training: Fellowship, Critical Care MedicineUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA2012 Fellowship, Sleep MedicineUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA2011 Fellowship, Pulmonary MedicineMayo Hospitals and ClinicsScottsdale, AZ2010 Residency in Internal MedicineUniversity of IowaIowa City, IA2002 MDCreighton Medical SchoolOmaha, NE1999 BA, BiologyHastings CollegeHastings, NE1994 Honors: Top Doctor, SeattleMet Magazine2017-2022 Practitioner Lead in Quality and Safety Award, VA Puget Sound2021 United States Air Force Commendation Medal2006 Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award2001 Contact Email: brian.palen@va.govPhone: (206) 277-4319Mailing Address: Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System 1660 South Columbian WayCampus Box 358280 (S-111 Pulm) Seattle, WA 98108-1532 Fax: (206) 764-2659 Publications My NCBI: My NCBI Bibliography