Women's History Month 2019: Dr. Jo Hannafin '77, Women's Crew
3/26/2019 10:18:00 AM | Women's Crew, Diversity & Inclusion
Throughout the month of March, Brown Athletics will celebrate Women's History Month through a series of profiles. Over the course of the month, the Bears will recognize women who have made an impact on the university community and beyond.
Women's History Month 2019
Jo Hannafin '77, Women's Crew
Dr. Jo Hannafin '77, P'12, M.D., Ph.D., is considered a founding mother of women's crew at Brown and was the first Bear rower to compete internationally for a national team. After a successful rowing career, Dr. Hannafin moved to New York for medical school where she was a member of just the third class to admit women at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. By the time she began her residency, Dr. Hannafin had an M.D., Ph.D., three gold medals from the U.S. National Rowing Championships, and a silver medal in the 1984 World Rowing Championships. Dr. Hannafin started her orthopedic career as the team physician for the U.S. Rowing Team in 1994, and continues to be on the staff today. Dr. Hannafin has traveled to the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and was an event physician at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. In addition to serving as the U.S. Rowing Team Physician, Dr. Hannafin is the Head Team Physician for the WNBA's New York Liberty. Dr. Hannafin served as the 42nd and first woman president of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) in 2013. She successfully completed her term as president and continues to serve as a member of the Board. Dr. Hannafin is an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon and Director of the Women's Sports Medicine Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery, where she was the first Clinician-Scientist. She is a Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Women's History Month 2019
Jo Hannafin '77, Women's Crew
Dr. Jo Hannafin '77, P'12, M.D., Ph.D., is considered a founding mother of women's crew at Brown and was the first Bear rower to compete internationally for a national team. After a successful rowing career, Dr. Hannafin moved to New York for medical school where she was a member of just the third class to admit women at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. By the time she began her residency, Dr. Hannafin had an M.D., Ph.D., three gold medals from the U.S. National Rowing Championships, and a silver medal in the 1984 World Rowing Championships. Dr. Hannafin started her orthopedic career as the team physician for the U.S. Rowing Team in 1994, and continues to be on the staff today. Dr. Hannafin has traveled to the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and was an event physician at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. In addition to serving as the U.S. Rowing Team Physician, Dr. Hannafin is the Head Team Physician for the WNBA's New York Liberty. Dr. Hannafin served as the 42nd and first woman president of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) in 2013. She successfully completed her term as president and continues to serve as a member of the Board. Dr. Hannafin is an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon and Director of the Women's Sports Medicine Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery, where she was the first Clinician-Scientist. She is a Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College.
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