Diana McFarlane MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant and Medical Educator
GI Motility Expert | Clinical Director | Speaker | Consultant
GI Motility Expert | Clinical Director | Speaker | Consultant
Experienced Gastroenterology Physician Assistant with specialized expertise in gastrointestinal motility disorders including gastroparesis, pelvic floor disorders, esophageal dysmotility, chronic abdominal pain, and irritable bowel syndrome. Proven track record across inpatient and outpatient settings managing complex conditions including General GI, IBD, Therapeutic GI disorders.
Skilled in medical education, patient advocacy, and content development with extensive experience as a consultant, speaker, and educator in the GI field. Demonstrated leadership in onboarding and training, program development, clinical research, multidisciplinary team management, contributing to nationally recognized programs and advance care in gastrointestinal medicine.
Recipient of 2024 Carol Verga Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Award at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.
August 2022 - Present
Medical education development, slide deck creation, course speaker, and panelist regarding diagnosing, screening, treating those with medically refractory gastroparesis, and gastric neurostimulator programming education. Scaled up educational programs using webinars.
September 2007 - Present
Clinical Practice: Inpatient and outpatient GI provider and expert in motility and functional bowel disorders. Provide tertiary level 2nd opinions for five state Pacific Northwest Region.
APP Lead: Manage 10 GI APP's. Interview and hire APP's, design and implement onboarding, training, role utilization, template design. Mentor APP's and negotiate compensation redesign.
Clinical Director, Gastroparesis Program: Develop referral pathways, screening and diagnostic algorithms, multidisciplinary treatment regimens, and marketing plans. Provide medical education, conduct clinical trials, publish updates in gastroparesis management. Oversee multistate outreach efforts of our nationally renowned gastroparesis center.
Speaker: Continuing medical education speaker for VMFH hosted CME programs including Grand Rounds, GI and Hepatology Annual Courses, Multidisciplinary Pelvic Floor Annual Courses, Noon Resident Lectures, Fellows Lectures, Schwartz Rounds. Washington State Physician Assistant Academy Conference - IBD surgical management.
Board and Committee Participation: Complex GI Case Conference (Founder), IBS and Motility Workgroup, Gastroparesis Workgroup, Severe Acute Pancreatitis Committee, Colorectal Workgroup Committee, Multidisciplinary Pelvic Floor Committee & Case Conference, Medical Quality Assurance Committee, Mary McClintin Safety Award Selection Committee, Schwartz Rounds Planning Committee, Reducing Readmissions Kaizan Event, Pathology Conference, Radiology Conference, Chronic Non-Cancer Opioid Therapy Section Champion.
October 2005 - September 2007
GI PA-C caring for inpatients and outpatients with a focus on General GI, Hepatology, IBD, and Therapeutic GI.
Arizona School of Health Sciences
August 2003 - August 2005
Clinical Rotations: Emergency Medicine, OB/GYN, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, HIV Management, Pediatrics, General Surgery
International Rotations: Cape Town, South Africa and Belize
Arizona PA Student of the Year - 2004
Arizona State University, Barrett's Honors College
September 1998 - May 2001
Summa Cum Laude, Dean's List
Minor: Child Development and Family Studies
Honors Thesis, Barrett's Honors College, GPA 4.0
Regent's Scholar
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
2005 - Present
2003 - Present
King 5 New Day Segment
October 2023
View VideoAmerican Neurogastroenterology Motility Society
August 2023
Watch on YouTubeVirginia Mason Franciscan Health Bulletin, Volume 77, Number 1
Summer 2023
Arizona School of Health Sciences, Masters Thesis
2003
Barrett's Honors College Thesis & Clinical Research Project
2001
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
IBD Surgical Management
Medical Education Programs
Course speaker and panelist for gastroparesis diagnosis, screening, treatment, and gastric neurostimulator programming
2024 - Present
Secretary and Supply Chair
2019 - Present
2012 - 2018
2010 - 2018
Seattle, WA