Juneteenth 2026: Dignity is Our Vital Sign

About Dr. Benjamin Danielson

Ben Danielson, MD, (he/him) is a pediatrician and advocate for the health and well-being of children and families with low incomes. For 20 years, he served as the medical director of Seattle Children’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic – a post he resigned from in November 2020 to protest ongoing racist and discrim­i­na­tory practices at Seattle Children's. He is a clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington and currently serves as the Clinical Director of AHSHAY (Allies in Healthier Systems for Health and Abundance in Youth). Along with two sisters, Dr. Danielson was raised by an amazing single mom who instilled in him an appreciation for the value of education and a desire to be a contributing member of the community. In college, he decided that becoming a doctor was a good way to meld his scientific and human service interests. Dr. Danielson graduated from Harvard and then the University of Washington School of Medicine, specializing in pediatrics. He completed his residency at Seattle Children’s before assuming responsibility for the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic in 1999.