Imad Haque, MD, FACS

Dr. Imad Haque (COL, Retired, Army) is a native of Chicago, Illinois. He is an active trauma and acute care surgeon at Overlake Medical Center, and he is currently a master's student in UW’s Health Care Simulation Science and Educational Design program, as well as the Simulation Fellow, at the University of Washington. Since retiring from active duty in 2020, he has remained active in medic, resuscitation, and surgical team training.

He earned his BS in Chemistry with a minor in Nuclear Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated as an NCAA All-American gymnast in the Class of 1994. He received his medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he served as class president, and he completed his internship and residency training in General Surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center in 2003.

He was assigned to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and deployed to Iraq shortly thereafter with the 160th Forward Surgical Team. He commanded and deployed the team multiple times, culminating in a Command Deployment to Afghanistan in 2006–2007. He completed a fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopy, Endoscopy, and Ultrasound at St. Vincent Hospital–Indiana University in Indianapolis, then returned to Madigan Army Medical Center in 2008, where he established the General Surgery Simulation Program. He was selected as Director of the Andersen Simulation Center and Deputy Chair of the Central Simulation Committee. Under his leadership, the Center established both the Operational Medicine Training Annex and the Just-In-Time Training Center, and he developed a nationally recognized program integrating TeamSTEPPS and simulation in the operating room (MUSSTT). Committed to military medical readiness, he directed and/or developed comprehensive trauma and operational medical programs, including the Graduating Resident CAPSTONE course, TC3, ATLS/ATCN, ASSET, ATOM, BEST, and FCCS. He established Madigan as the only FLS and FES test center in Washington State.

He served as the General Surgery clerkship site director for the University of Washington. As core residency faculty, he directed and delivered weekly surgical simulation training to students and residents. His clinical practice focuses on advanced laparoscopic and robotic, foregut, and bariatric procedures, with an emphasis on revisional surgery, nutrition, and a team-based, empathic approach to patient care. Over the course of his career, he received numerous military awards, including the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, and Air Medal (with Valor), as well as recognition for medical student teaching and his contributions to simulation. He completed seven combat deployments, concluding his military career by providing deployed surgical support to multiple Special Operations Task Forces.

He currently lives in Redmond, WA, and enjoys hiking, cooking, and coaching soccer goalkeepers.