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Dr. Litvack met with Dr. Futran on December 26, 2018, and he notified her of her

termination. Dr. Litvack told Dr. Futran that he had issues with women and linked his

decision to terminate her to both her being a woman and his broader issues with

discriminating against women and underrepresented minorities in medicine.

The next day, Dr. Merati e-mailed Dr. Futran about Dr. Litvack’s performance:

I have serious concerns about [Dr. Litvack] and her early performance in
the UW OR (an early case from this ? summer) – I heard reports from
other practitioners and also from an OR RN about her being in over her
head on a case. There are few cases being generated out of practice that
[Dr. Humphreys] and [Dr. Houlton] have more successfully navigated (not
sure if this is her or the situation, but I suspect it is her) and finally this
major incident that came to light a[t] grand rounds.

In February 2019, Dr. Litvack spoke to Dr. Futran about her intention to stay on

at the VA after her acting professorship ended to which Dr. Futran told her that was not

an option. Dr. Litvack testified:

I said what if I continue to work at the VA or try to work at the VA? And he
said, I will make it extremely difficult for you . . . I would take away your
clinical faculty appointment, I would prevent you from being able to work
with the residents, and I would make it an extremely difficult place for you
to work.

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No. 84592-6-I/13

The VA told Dr. Litvack it would do whatever Dr. Futran instructed. Dr. Litvack’s

appointment ended on June 30, 2019. UW posted two open positions in late 2019, an

associate professor of otolaryngology and an assistant professor of otolaryngology.