Nancy Hardt, M.D.

Nancy Hardt, M.D., is Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville. She is a graduate of Sweet Briar College (Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude) and the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine (Alpha Sigma Nu). At the University of Florida, she completed training in obstetrics-gynecology, maternal fetal medicine, anatomic and clinical pathology, and cytopathology. She was Associate Dean for Managed Care and Group Practice, charged with negotiating managed care contracts and oversight of physician reimbursement for the University of Florida’s 600-physician multispecialty group practice.

For four years, she directed the Institute for Women’s Health at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, including programs in infant mortality, K-12 science education, teen pregnancy, literacy, workforce development, and domestic violence.

In 2006, she received the Distinguished Service Award of the National Board of Medical Examiners, for services that included serving as Chair of the Computerized Case Simulation test development committee for Step 3 of the medical licensing examination. A core faculty member of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program for women medical and dental school faculty, she teaches medical and dental school finance.

Most recently, she worked with insurance companies and employers to devise strategies for efficient and cost-effective use of laboratory services. These strategies include office based decision support and customized continuing education for physicians.