Dr. Ben Danielson

Benjamin Danielson MD, is a professor of practice at the University of Washington. Dr Danielson is the director of a center named AHSHAY, which is committed to addressing youth incarceration. He frequently speaks on the topic of equity in venues like the healthcare realm, academic settings and other relevant gatherings.

Dr Danielson is trained as a pediatrician, having completed medical school at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and his residency at the Seattle Children’s Hospital. He practiced for two decades in primary care in a community-based clinic and served as an attending physician in the hospital.

Benjamin serves on a number of committees and boards at the local and national levels. He considers it a great honor to work within brilliant communities that know what they need, cherish their youth, and have too often been overlooked.

On a personal level, Ben believes in young people. He believes there is an abundance of brilliance all around us and that we do not lack ideas or effective approaches to even our greatest challenges. Ben understands that the best solutions most often come from the wisdom of those most impacted by injustice. He holds outrageous certainty that cultivating relationships makes for a better world. Ben has benefitted from co-conspiring with brilliant youth and a movement of compassionate people. He realizes he is often the least useful member of the circles he joins and he is inspired - every day - by the children, families, communities and organizations with whom he interacts.

There is a profound joy that each of us is due. It comes from a deep regard for our ancestral paths, the powerful love of those who know us, a reflective understanding of our worth and purpose, a sense of dignity that is expressly offered and received, continuous discovery based on the unfading spark of curiosity, and the honor of the long collective journey.