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Sonia Hassan

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine, Wayne State University

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine, Wayne State University Dr. Hassan is Associate Vice-President at Wayne State University (WSU), a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine. She has founded and led all research, program administration, staffing and budget allocation for multiple Women’s Health initiatives and centers throughout WSU and in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health including: the WSU Office of Women’s Health (2019), WSU COVID-19 in Pregnancy State of Michigan Collaborative, Make Your Date, an implementation science program to reduce preterm birth, the leading cause of infant mortality (2014), The WSU Perinatal Initiative (2012) and NIH’s Center for Advanced Obstetrical Care and Research (2007). In addition, Sonia has extensive policy experience including currently serving as co-chair of the State of Michigan’s Maternal Infant Health and Equity Collaborative and has several roles supporting access of medical care to