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Dr. Derek Hanson

Hackensack University Medical Center

[/cs_text][cs_text]Dr. Hanson is the Program Head of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center.

Appointments: (551) 996-5437 to schedule.

30 Prospect Ave.
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: (551) 996-5437
E-mail: derek.hanson@hackensackmeridian.org[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0 0px 45px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”three-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Background” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Education” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Selected Publications” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”]Dr. Hanson leads the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center. He also serves as chair for the New Jersey Pediatric Neuro-oncology Board. Dr. Hanson’s primary research interest is phase I/II trial development. He has authored a number of clinical protocols investigating new therapies for childhood brain tumors. Dr. Hanson is dedicated to finding a cure for pediatric cancer and actively collaborates with experts across the country through Beat Childhood Cancer and other research groups.[/x_tab][x_tab active=”true”]

[/x_tab][x_tab active=”false”]De Witt M, Gamble A, Hanson D, et al. Repurposing mebendazole as a replacement for vincristine for the treatment of brain tumors. Molecular Medicine 2017 Apr 5;23.

Hanson D, Walter AW, Dunn S, Rittenhouse D, Griffin G. Infantile choriocarcinoma in a neonate with massive liver involvement cured with chemotherapy and liver transplant. Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 2011 Aug;33(6):e258-60.

Hanson D, Walter AW, Powell J. Ehrlichiosis-induced hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in two children. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2011 Apr;56(4):661-3.
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