Leana Wen

Leana Sheryle Wen (Chinese: 温麟衍; born January 27, 1983) is an American physician and writer. She is a former president of Planned Parenthood, a former Health Commissioner for the City of Baltimore, and author of the book When Doctors Don't Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests. Currently, she is a visiting professor of Health Policy and Management at the George Washington University, where she is also a Distinguished Fellow in the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity. Wen previously practiced as an emergency physician at the George Washington University, where she also served as a professor in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences and professor in health policy at the Milken Institute School of Public Health. Prior to this, she was an emergency physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. She also served as the national president of the American Medical Student Association and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine/Resident and Student Association. From December 2014 until October 2018, Wen served as the health commissioner for Baltimore City under two mayors. On September 12, 2018, Wen was appointed head of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She was Planned Parenthood's first Asian American president and the first physician to serve as the organization's president in nearly 50 years. Wen was asked to step down by Planned Parenthood's board of directors on July 16, 2019.