Physicians
Wahid Hanna, MD
Dr. Hanna is an internationally known physician, faculty member and research specialist in hematology and oncology. His patients know him as a caring, compassionate person who places nothing above their treatment and comfort.
His medical practice is founded on developing a “patient partnership” with everyone he sees and on developing an individual treatment program that is based on the latest clinical research. Dr. Hanna has led more than 90 percent of all clinical trials into blood cancer and hematological diseases that have been conducted at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
After receiving his medical degree and completing an internship at Ain-Shams University in his native Cairo, Egypt, Dr. Hanna did internships, residency and fellowship programs in England. He joined the UT Medical Center staff in 1978 and celebrated three decades of service there last year.
Dr. Hanna was appointed to the UT Graduate School of Medicine faculty in 1980, was named a full professor in 2002, and currently is chief of the Department of Medicine Division of Hematology and Oncology. He has served as director of the East Tennessee Comprehensive Hemophilia Center since 1983.
He is a member of more than 20 medical and research societies and associations and the findings from his scientific research have appeared in the world’s most prestigious peer-reviewed journals.
Staff
Allison Birchfiel, RN, OCN
Allison credits a strong family tradition of caring for her interest in a nursing career. At Hanna Cancer Associates, she enjoys meeting and developing relationships with a diverse group of patients and their families for whom she provides patient care and education.
She is a graduate of Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York, where she earned an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. Her 21 years as a registered nurse includes 18 years in oncology nursing. She is certified in oncology. She is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society and the Tennessee Valley Oncology Nursing Society.
Allison shares her home with her husband and two step daughters. She enjoys traveling.
Kat London, FNP-C
As a nurse, Kat was able to learn how to take care of people who were sick. She also learned how to use other interventions to help improve my patients’ quality of life, how to effectively communicate, and how to strengthen the nurse-patient relationship. Kat shares, “This, I believe, gave me a great framework for my practice as a nurse practitioner. While I have added prescriptive authority to my practice, my focus remains holistic, as I attempt to improve my patient’s physical and emotional well-being.”
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