Zachary Hansen, MD

Zachary Hansen, MD is the Medical Director of the Division of Addiction Sciences in the Department of Family Medicine through the Marshall University School of Medicine. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts, emphasis on Biology. He received his medical degree from the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University in 2004 and was awarded the Bertha and Lake Dolan Award for highest GPA in his class. He completed his residency in Family Medicine in 2006 via the Marshall University School of Medicine Family Medicine department. He has maintained his Board Certification in Family Medicine since 2006. From 2006 to 2020, he worked for Valley Health Systems, based out of Huntington, WV and dedicated his time to providing quality healthcare to all individuals, emphasizing those who are underserved. In 2010, he obtained the DATA 2000 waiver and started to build his addiction medicine practice. He was instrumental in creating PROACT, provider response organization for addiction care and treatment, a collaboration between the two local hospitals, Cabell Huntington and St. Mary’s, as well as Valley Health, Marshall Health, and Thomas Health. These partners bring together behavioral, social, and medical resources from the community to provide comprehensive care for those seeking treatment for substance use disorders.

Dr. Hansen currently resides in Huntington, WV with his wife, Rebecca, and his two daughters, Hannah and Josie Kate. He enjoys running, riding his road bike, skiing, camping, and any other outside activity he can find to get some exercise and spend time with his family. He has completed three marathons, multiple road and trail half marathon, the local duathlon, and one Tough Mudder. He is an avid reader, averaging a book a month and enjoys reading medical journals to keep up with his profession. He loves to travel, spending time on the beach at Hilton Head or in the Caribbean, ski in Utah, work as a medical missionary in Haiti, or just get away for a weekend to spend time with family or friends.