Leana Wen

Dr. Leana Wen selected as new president of Planned Parenthood

Dr. Leana Wen selected as new president of Planned Parenthood

BY CHEYENNE ELLIS ’21

Planned Parenthood has recently selected Dr. Leana Wen, a former emergency room doctor and current health commissioner for Baltimore, as their next president. Wen will assume the position with experience in patient and community activism, as well as hands-on medical experience. She will be the first physician to accept the role in over 50 years, according to the New York Times.