Dr. Thomas Nanstad Hansen, MD

Thomas N. Hansen, MD, joined Seattle Children’s in October of 2005 as CEO. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Hansen received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, with postdoctoral fellowships in neonatal medicine at Baylor and in pediatric pulmonary disease at the University of California, San Francisco.

Formerly Dr. Hansen served as Chairman and CEO of Nationwide Children’s while retaining his title of Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics. During his ten-years in Columbus, Nationwide became one of the nation’s five largest, free-standing children’s hospitals and one of the ten largest pediatric research centers.  Â

Under Dr. Hansen’s leadership, Seattle Children’s has consistently been placed among the nation’s best children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and has ranked in the top five in National Institutes of Health funding for pediatric research. He is working closely with …board members, physicians, staff and the community to significantly expand the hospital’s clinical and research capabilities to support a growing need for the specialized services that Seattle Children’s provides to the region.  He leads the organization with a bold vision of becoming the best pediatric hospital in the nation.

Dr. Hansen is a member of the Seattle Chamber Community Development Roundtable, and currently serves on the Board of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce.Â