Wendy Hansen, MD

Dr. Hansen is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Kentucky. She is a Michigan native, attending the University of Michigan for undergraduate studies and Northwestern University for Medical School. Internship, Residency and Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship were all completed at the University of North Carolina. She has worked as a faculty - clinician/educator at the University of North Carolina and the University of Iowa before joining the University of Kentucky in 2004 as Division Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine. For twelve years (2010 -2022) she led the Department as the John W Greene Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Research interests include substance abuse in pregnancy, breastfeeding and preterm labor. Major accomplishments and honors include:

 APGO Scholar and leaders 2003
 APGO Excellence in Teaching, 1996, 2006
 CREOG Excellence in Teaching, 2009
 Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Board of Directors 2006-2009
 Authored the MFM Fellowship application and lead its accreditation at the University of Kentucky starting in 2008
 MFM Fellowship Director from 2008-2010
 University of Kentucky Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program Director; 2008-2012
 ELAM (Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program for women, Drexel University College of Medicine) class of 2011-2012
 Co -Chair of the Search Committee for Executive Vice President for Health Affairs (EVPHA) for the University of Kentucky-2017
 Obstetrics and Gynecology “Green Journal” Editorial Board 2018-2022
 Principal Investigator of the PATHHome Trial: A Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Peripartum OUD in Rural Kentucky- 2019-2026
PCORI ID: MAT-2017C27842 ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03725332