Eric Hanson

Dr. Hanson has 27 years of experience as a scientific advisor, physician, researcher, and author.He served for 17 years as a U.S. Air Force (USAF) Senior Flight Surgeon.

He also served as the Division Chief for Science & Technology and the Chief of Operational Biotechnology and Genomics at the USAF Surgeon General’s office, where he was responsible for technology assessments,research oversight and funding prioritization. In this position, he was designated the USAF programmatics lead for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). Dr.Hanson has been awarded over $68 million in research grants as a principal investigator. He has written four books and two dozen peer-reviewed articles, holds eight patents, and is the founder of five companies.

He is an affiliate Associate Professor and Graduate Faculty Advisor at Oregon Health & Science University in the Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, and he also is an adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in the Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences.

Dr. Hanson earned his M.D.from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, and holds a Masters of Public Health (MPH) degree in epidemiology with a genetics concentration from Johns Hopkins University.