Dr. Mona Hanna

A pediatrician, scientist, activist, and author, Dr. Mona Hanna, MD, MPH (commonly known as Dr. Mona) was named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People and recognized as one of USA Today’s Women of the Century for her role in uncovering the Flint, Michigan water crisis and in leading recovery efforts. She is the Founding Director of the Pediatric Public Health Initiative, a partnership of MSU and Hurley Children’s Hospital in Flint. She is reimagining how society can come together to eliminate infant poverty with a first-in-the-nation program, Rx Kids. 

She has testified multiple times before Congress, lectures at dozens of colleges and universities, and frequently contributes to national media outlets championing the cause of children in Flint and beyond. She is the author of the widely acclaimed and New York Times Notable Book, What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City. 

With concentrations in environmental health and health policy, Dr. Hanna received her bachelor’s degree and Master of Public Health degree from the University of Michigan. She completed her medical degree at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and her residency and chief residency at Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit.

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