Collin R. Hanson

Collin R. Hanson, MD serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. His clinical expertise focuses on adolescent/young adult palliative care, advance care planning, cancer-related symptom management, and serious-illness communication across pediatric and adult populations.

Dr. Hanson's educational background includes:

• MD from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Chicago Medical School (2019)
• Residency at University of Chicago (2023)
• Fellowship at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2024)

His research and clinical interests integrate Palliative Care, Hospice Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Pain Management, and Clinician-Patient Communication. He maintains active board certifications in:

• American Board of Internal Medicine - Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
• American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics

Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, Dr. Hanson provides culturally responsive care within Northwestern Medicine's integrated health system as part of the Northwestern Medical Group and Northwestern Medicine Physician Network.