Dr. Kurt Hansen obtained an undergraduate degree at University of California Los Angeles and went on to medical school at University of California at Davis where he earned Alpha Omega Alpha honors. He then followed with residency in Emergency Medicine at Los Angeles County-Harbor UCLA Medical Center where he was also part of a team that won a national competition among trainees for simulated critical care. Dr. Hansen has worked in the Emergency Department at Torrance Memorial for the past 4 years happily serving the south bay population where he also resides. His special interests include orthopedics and sports injuries stemming from a life of sports. Dr. Hansen additionally works with the Resuscitation Committee working to improve the hospital response to critical patients anywhere on campus. Outside the hospital, Dr. Hansen enjoys spending time with his wife, 3 young boys and large extended family.