SAN FRANCISCO -- Erik N. Hansen, MD, a hip and knee surgeon within the UCSF Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, has been named Section Chief in the Division of Arthroplasty.
“Dr. Hansen brings his wealth of experience to leading his team of arthritis and joint replacement surgeons,” said Dr. Thomas P. Vail, MD, chair of the Department. “His stellar communication skills, technical expertise and exceptional compassionate care sets the standard for physician excellence. The Department is thrilled to have him lead his colleagues.”
In his new role, Dr. Hansen will be responsible for providing the vision and leadership in practice of adult total joint replacement.
About Dr. Hansen
A native San Franciscan, Dr. Hansen is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, who specializes in adult total joint replacement, specifically primary and revision hip and knee replacement.
Completing his undergraduate education in Human Biology at Stanford University, he went on to earn his medical degree from UCSF, where he also completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery. Dr. Hansen then completed a fellowship in Adult Reconstruction at the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
In 2012, Dr. Hansen returned to the Bay Area at which time he joined the Department as an assistant clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery, as well as concurrently serving as a clinical professor at the Veterans Administration. In recognition of his consistent commitment to education, Dr. Hansen was selected in 2015 to become the Fellowship Director for the Department’s arthroplasty program.
“As important as technical skills are, working to develop an efficient, evidence based, patient-centered care model is crucial to providing compassionate, culturally sensitive musculoskeletal care to patients ailing from hip and knee arthritis,” said Dr. Hansen, who is proficient in both Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.
His clinical and research efforts are focused on mitigating complications, including periprosthetic joint infection, following joint replacement surgery. One of his goals in this new role is to increase collaborate efforts with other local, regional, and national arthroplasty divisions to improve clinical care pathways, optimize cost effective strategies, and conduct high quality multicenter research.
At the Orthopaedic Institute, where he sees patients in an outpatient clinical setting, Dr. Hansen also serves as the Physician lead for the True North Quality and Safety Project.
For more information, visit https://orthosurgery.ucsf.edu/about/faculty/erik-hansen.html.
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