Dr. André Dick is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Washington Medical Center and Seattle Children’s Hospital. He was born in Jamaica and attended medical school at the State University of New York School of Medicine at Buffalo. Dr. Dick fulfilled his residency at Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center and completed his fellowship in abdominal transplant surgery at the University of Washington Medical Center. In 2008 he joined both the University of Washington Department of Surgery and Seattle Children's Hospital as Assistant Professor of Surgery. Dr. Dick was promoted to Professor of Surgery in July 2020. He was appointed Surgical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplantation at Seattle Children's Hospital in July 2016. Dr. Dick also served as Associate Surgeon-in-Chief since 2020. He was appointed Senior VP & Surgeon-in- Chief at Seattle Children's on January 2022 after serving in the role as interim capacity since April 2021. Dr. Dick has been board certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery since 2006. In 2011, he earned his Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH) at the Harvard School of Public Health. He has served as the Region 6 Representative on the Pediatric Transplant Committee for the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS/OPTN). Dr. Dick is also dedicated to the training and education of young surgeons. He served as the Transplant Fellowship Program Director at University of Washington for many years until August 2021. He has served as the interim Chief of Pediatric Transplant at Seattle Children’s Hospital from July 2022 to July 2023. He has served as the President of the Seattle Surgical Society from February 2023 to February 2024. Nationally, he has served as Chair of the ASTS (American Society of Transplant Surgeons) Fellowship Training Committee and served on the Transplant Accreditation and Certification Council. Dr. Dick is also an active member of IPTA (International Pediatric Transplant Association), where he currently serves as a councilor. Dr. Dick was the recipient of the 2024 PSBJ (Puget Sound Business Journal) Healthcare Leadership Award. Dr. Dick's clinical interests include liver, kidney and pancreas transplant and hepatobiliary surgery. His research is focused on obesity and its effects on transplant outcomes and on health care disparities in transplantation.