Professor of Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Hanna is a surgical oncologist and clinical researcher who specializes in the treatment of patients with complex/advanced/recurrent gastrointestinal cancers and particularly those with diffuse peritoneal metastases.
He received his medical degree from Ain Shams University School of Medicine in Cairo, Egypt. He completed his residency in general surgery at St. Elisabeth’s Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and a fellowship in surgical oncology at University of Chicago.
He is Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and currently serves as the Director of Clinical Operations, Division of General & Oncologic Surgery.
Dr. Hanna is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Surgical Oncology. He is a member of the Society of University Surgeons, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the American Academy on Communications in Healthcare. He is currently the Chair of the International Relationship Committee of the ACS and the Secretary of the Maryland Chapter of the ACS. He is an AJCC Cancer Staging System Expert Panel Member of the Lower GI Tract (anus, appendix carcinoma, colon and rectum). He is a committee member of the Colorectal Cancer Disease site working group, Society of Surgical Oncology and serves as a Consultant for the Complex General Surgical Oncology Continuous Certification Assessment, American Board of Surgery.