Chaya Pflugeisen, MSc, MEd
Manager, Investigator Initiated Research
MultiCare Health System
Chaya Pflugeisen brings over 15 years of experience in healthcare research, primarily within community healthcare systems. Her work centers on improving healthcare access, delivery, and patient experience, with a particular emphasis on pregnancy and newborn outcomes, adolescent and young adult oncology, gender-based disparities in care. She is also deeply involved in initiatives aimed at reducing healthcare inequities. Chaya has served as both lead and co-investigator on projects funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), Washington State’s Cancer Research Endowment (CARE), the CDC, NIH, and various local foundations. She currently serves as Manager of Investigator Research within MultiCare Health System, a large community hospital system in the Pacific Northwest.