Becker's Healthcare October 7, 2024
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine recently named Nadia Hansel, MD, physician-in-chief of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. At the same time, she was appointed director of the Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In accepting that appointment, she became the first woman director in the department’s 131-year history.
Dr. Hansel has spent 20 years with Johns Hopkins, two of those serving as the department of medicine’s interim director. Now in her new roles, Dr. Hansel told Becker’s she is focused on finding the balance between pushing the department forward and honoring its history.
“The Department of Medicine has historically been very successful in terms of pioneering medical research and education programs,” she said. “To continue to be...