Dan Y. Han, PsyD, CELM, FANA, FRSM, FRSPH

Dr. Dan Han is a Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He serves as the Director of the Neuropsychology Division at UK HealthCare. Dr. Han is a James B. Beam Institute Fellow, a Fellow of the American Neurological Association, and an elected International Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health and the Royal Society of Medicine. He has previously served as the president of the International Society of Neurogastronomy and the Lexington Board of Brain Injury Alliance.

Currently, Dr. Han chairs the Medical & Scientific Advisory Board for the Association of the U.S. Army – McMillan Chapter and sits on the governor-appointed Board of Directors of the Kentucky Traumatic Brain Injury Trust. Clinically, he oversees the UK HealthCare neurocognitive diagnostic services, providing consults for 24 hospital service lines and 63 regional hospitals and clinical practices. His work has been sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, Department of Education, foundation grants, industry clinical trials, and national think tanks, focusing on brain–behavior relationships, behavioral economics, and program development.

Dr. Han’s work has been featured in Newsweek, National Geographic, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, the APA’s Monitor on Psychology, CNN with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, NPR, BBC (Great Britain), ABC (Australia), CBC (Canada), NBC, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and many others. His work has received global coverage, spanning 17 countries in 12 languages.

Honors and Awards

2024:  Vision Award: The Mission, Vision, Pillar, and Enabler (MVPE) Awards, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
2024:  William R. Young Jr. Endowed Lecture, Brescia University
2022:  Fellow, The Royal Society of Medicine
2022:  Fellow, The Royal Society for Public Health
2021:  Excellence in Medical Education Award - Category: Mentorship, The Academy of Medical Educators
2020:  Visionary Award, 150th Anniversary of Alfred Adler: The 2020 Adlerian Summit
2019:  Excellence in Medical Education Award - Category: Teaching, The Academy of Medical Educators
2019:  Psychologist of the Year Award, Kentucky Psychological Association
2019:  Fellow, American Neurological Association
2017:  Blavatnik Nominee for Life Sciences, The New York Academy of Sciences
2016:  Excellence in Medical Education Award - Category: Leadership, The Academy of Medical Educators
2016:  Jack Runyon Service Award, Kentucky Psychological Association
2015:  Founder Recognition, International Society of Neurogastronomy
2014:  Honor the Fallen Soldier Patriot Coin Medallion, Association of the United States Army – CPL Bill McMillan Chapter