Denton Shanks, DO, MPH
Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health
Physician Informatics, Primary Care Quadrant Leader & Provider Adoption Lead - Innovative Technology Medical Directorship
Medical Director for Health of the Public and Science, American Academy of Family Physicians
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Professional Background
Dr. Denton Shanks is a board-certified family physician, Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, and medical director who spearheads system-level innovation—bringing multidisciplinary teams together, leveraging informatics, and applying human-centered design to remove barriers. He redesigns care workflows, alleviates clinician burden, and expands access to high-quality, patient-centered services. Beyond the clinic, he leads research, education, and practice collaborations; mentors residents and team-based learners; and shapes national initiatives in AI governance, digital-health strategy, and virtual-care efforts. His goal is to help everyone, everywhere be healthy, happy, and have fun.
Education and Training
- DO, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ
- MPH, Global Health & Environmental Health, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA
- Other, Biochemistry, Spanish, Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
- Residency, Family Medicine & Community Health, Unity Health Care Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Washington, District of Columbia