Sharon J. Hammer, MD
Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Psychiatry
Director, UNMC Reproductive Psychiatry Services
![Sharon Hammer](https://www.unmc.edu/psychiatry/_images/sharon_hammer_psychiatry_2013.jpg)
After joining the Department of Psychiatry, she established the UNMC Reproductive Psychiatry Clinic which has evolved into a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians serving women with psychiatric disorders during the perinatal period. The reproductive psychiatry team provides pre-conception counseling, treatment during pregnancy and the postpartum and offers educational opportunities for psychiatry residents in perinatal behavioral health. Dr. Hammer is currently the Director of Reproductive Psychiatry Services at UNMC.
Dr. Hammer is the Director of Medical Student Education for the Department of Psychiatry and serves as the Psychiatry Clerkship Director.
Her interests are improving the quality and access of psychiatric care for women during the perinatal period. She is a member of the Marce of North America, Postpartum Support International and serves on the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Maternal Review Board.
Education
- MD: University of Nebraska Medical Center, 1988
- Residency: Psychiatry, Washington University/Barnes Hospital, 1992
Patient Care
Clinic Practice Location:
Poynter Hall, southwest corner of 42nd and Dewey Streets, 5th floor
Hospital Appointments:
Nebraska Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
University of Nebraska Medical Center
985575 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5575