Sharon J Hammer, MD

Save doctor

You saved a doctor View your saved doctors

  Sharon J  Hammer, MD

Sharon J Hammer, MD

Psychiatry (Board Certified)

Nebraska Medicine Employed Physician

Where are the ratings?

We post satisfaction data when a Nebraska Medicine employed provider has a minimum of 30 surveys returned over the previous two years.

Locations

EDUCATION

  • Medical School
    UNMC College of Medicine, 1988
  • Residency
    Psychiatry, Washington University In St Louis, 1992

Interests

Dr. Hammer is a psychiatrist specializing in women’s mental health. She began her career at Methodist Health System in Omaha NE in 1992. She spent 14 years in outpatient psychiatric practice working closely with family physicians, obstetricians and therapists in the Omaha community. Her interest in women’s mental health evolved from her collaboration with obstetricians helping women with depression and anxiety throughout their lives including such risk times as pre-menstrual, postpartum, and perimenopausal phases.

Dr. Hammer joined the UNMC department of psychiatry in 2006. She is the psychiatric consultant for the Olson Center for Women’s Health and sees women referred for assessment and treatment of mental health problems during and after pregnancy. Peripartum psychiatry is a specialized area for women who are pregnant or planning pregnancy and need or desire collaboration between a psychiatrist and their obstetric provider. Research about psychiatric treatment during pregnancy is rapidly evolving with new information that can help a women and her doctors make treatment decisions. Dr. Hammer leads the women’s health training course for the Creighton University Psychiatry residency.

Her professional interests are improving  access to mental health treatment for pregnant and postpartum women. She is a member of Postpartum Support International, The Governor’s Council on Women’s Health and Baby Blossoms Cooperative.

Insurance and Coverage

View insurance plans and networks accepted by Nebraska Medicine

Licensed to practice medicine in: Nebraska

This provider has met the requirements to practice medicine in these states. To schedule a telehealth visit with this provider, you must be physically located within one of these states.