15 Facts About Mona Hanna-Attisha

Mona Hanna-Attisha is a pediatrician, professor, and public health advocate whose research exposed the Flint water crisis.

Mona Hanna-Attisha is the author of the 2018 book What the Eyes Don't See, which The New York Times named as one of the 100 most notable books of the year.

Mona Hanna-Attisha grew up in Royal Oak, Michigan and graduated from Royal Oak's Kimball High School.

Mona Hanna-Attisha Hanna received her Bachelor of Science from University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, her Master of Public Health degree in Health Management and Policy from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.

In 2009, Mona Hanna-Attisha served as the associate pediatric program director at Children's Hospital of Michigan where she supervised over 100 residents, the development of academic curriculums, online education platform implementation, recruitment of residents, and participated in program committees.

Mona Hanna-Attisha was appointed director of Hurley Medical Center's pediatric residency program in 2011; there, she continued to supervise residents, develop instruction for students and a 'master clinical teacher series' for faculty.

In 2012, Mona Hanna-Attisha was elected to the Michigan Board of Directors for the American Academy of Pediatrics.

In 2013, Mona Hanna-Attisha was named a member of the Public Health Code Advisory Committee who was called upon by then Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to complete a comprehensive review of the then 35-year-old Michigan Public Health Code.

Mona Hanna-Attisha's findings were published in the February 2016 volume of American Journal of Public Health.

Mona Hanna-Attisha testified again in April 2016 before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy and Subcommittee on Health regarding the need for federal action to help increase access to care and provide relief to the people impacted by the man-made disaster resulting from the Flint water crisis.

In January 2017, Mona Hanna-Attisha received a grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to lay the groundwork for the Flint Registry.

Mona Hanna-Attisha has served as the principal investigator of the registry, which has grown into a congressionally-funded and CDC-supported public health program that helps provide long-term surveillance of and support to Flint water crisis victims.

In March 2017, Mona Hanna-Attisha was named vice-chair of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's Child Lead Exposure Elimination Commission.

In 2019, Mona Hanna-Attisha's book was named a Michigan Notable Book of 2019.

Mona Hanna-Attisha was appointed to co-chair Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's Protect Michigan Commission.