Dr. Derek Hanson

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.

August 2004 – May, 2008	Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ Doctor of Medicine
June 2008 – June 2011	Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA Pediatric Residency, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children/Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
July 2011 – June 2014	Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York
July 2014 – June 2015	Harvard University, Boston, MA Pediatric Neuro-oncology Fellowship Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children’s Hospital