Christina Marie Hanna, MD, MPH, MSCE

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Oncology)
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The HUB for Clinical Collaboration
Oncology, Third Floor
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2673031788
Education:
BS (Science, Technology and International Affairs)
Georgetown University, 2008.
MPH (Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, 2013.
MD
Georgetown University School of Medicine , 2014.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2022.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Leukemia & Lymphoma

Description of Research Expertise

Epidemiology

Selected Publications

Christina Hanna, Mairi Bassingthwaighte, Thandeka Ngcana, Carleen Tuge, Thando Vilakazi, Elizabeth Lowenthal, Nickhill Bhakta, Gita Naidu: Implementing a Hospital-Based Registry and Examining Treatment Abandonment in Children with Cancer in South Africa. SIOP Annual Congress October 2024.

Christina M. Hanna, Nickhill Bhakta, Natasha Abrahams, Mairi Bassingthwaighte, Yasmin Goga, Mariana Kruger, Hedley Lewis, Douglas Momberg, Mazvita Muchengeti, Beverley Neethling, Johani Vermuelen, Ayomide Omotola, Gita Naidu, David Reynders: Co-Designing Process Maps to Scale-Up Hospital-Based Cancer Registries (HBCR) in South Africa: A Study. Jude Global and South African Children's Cancer Study Group (SACCSG) Collaboration. SIOP Annual Congress October 2023.

Metha, S., Congdon, M., Phillips, C., Hanna, C., Galligan, M., Muthu, N., Ruiz, J., Stinson, H., Shaw, K., Sutton, R., Rasooly, I. : Opportunities to improve diagnosis in emergency transfers to the pediatric ICU. Journal of Hospital Medicine 18(6): 509-518, June 2023.

C. Lam, C. Hanna, J. Ritter, C. Salaverria, E. Lowenthal: Strategies to Support Treatment Completion in Children with Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Cancer Treatment Abandonment and Adherence Interventions. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 68(S5), November 2021.

C. Lam, C. Hanna, J. Ritter, C. Salaverria, E. Lowenthal: Treatment Completion in Children with Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Cancer Treatment Abandonment and Adherence Interventions- Preliminary Results. 13th Annual CHOP Pediatric Global Health Conference, Virtual October 2021 Notes: Poster.

Yang G, Hanna CM: Hematopoietic findings in a patient with scurvy. Blood. 134(25): 2330, December 2019.

Manirakiza A, Dugan G, Hanna C, Nguyen C, Fadelu T, Iradukunda E, Fehr AE, Ruhangaza D, Albert E, Mpunga T, Shyirambere C, Lehmann L: Implementation of a graduated-intensity approach for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a Rwandan district hospital. Blood Adv. 30(1): 19-20, November 2018.

Juo YY1, Hanna C1, Chi Q1, Chang G1, Peacock WJ1, Tillou A1, Lewis CE2.: Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Cadaver Dissection Course for General Surgery Interns: An Innovative Approach for Filling the Gap Between Gross Anatomy and the Operating Room. J Surg Educ. 75(6): 1526-1534, November 2018.

Martei YM, Chiyapo S, Grover S, Hanna C, Dryden-Peterson S, Pusoentsi M, Shulman LN, Tapela N.: Methodology to Forecast Volume and Cost of Cancer Drugs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. J Glob Oncol. 4(1): 1-8, September 2018.

Berens JC, Jan S, Szalda D, Hanna CM: Young Adults With Chronic Illness: How Can We Improve Transitions to Adult Care? Pediatrics. 139(5): e20170410, May 2017.

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