Anne Hansen

Anne Hansen is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and serves as Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Boston Children's Hospital. Her clinical and research work focuses on improving care for critically ill newborns through evidence-based practices and technological innovations.

Education:

• Haverford College (BA, 1985)
• Harvard Medical School (MD, 1990)
• Harvard School of Public Health (MPH, 1995)
• Neonatology Fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital (1996)

Her research spans two primary domains: 1) Developing medical innovations like infection-resistant venous catheters and non-electric infant warmers for resource-limited settings, and 2) Creating clinical protocols including New England's first therapeutic hypothermia program for birth complications. She leads international collaborations with Rwandan health authorities to implement national neonatal care standards.

Recent publications demonstrate focus on global health implementation science, neonatal metabolic disorders, healthcare policy impacts, and bias reduction in critical care settings. Her scholarly output frequently addresses translational research bridging clinical practice and health systems improvement.

Awards & Leadership:

• Best Tutor of the Year Teaching Award
• Multiple nominations for excellence in medical education
• Chair, Harvard-wide Neonatal Research Review Committee
• Medical Director, NICU at Boston Children's Hospital

She directs communication training programs for difficult family consultations and leads multidisciplinary teams developing novel medical devices through engineering partnerships. Her global health team has implemented neonatal care protocols across Rwanda's provincial hospitals.