SJM_PROFILE_Comprehensive_Cancer_Hematology_Specialists_1020_Final_profile 10 / 13 / 20 4 : 55 PM Page 1 PROMOTION B U S I N E S S T L I G H T S P O A Welcomed Addition Next month , Comprehensive Cancer Dr . Ruby Hanna is the newest doctor to join the staff & Hematology Specialists is adding at Comprehensive Cancer & Hematology Specialists and another experienced physician to its prac - tice — Dr . Ruby Hanna . Dr . Hanna has is excited to be a part of the South Jersey community . been in private practice since she gradu - ated from her fellowship in 2007 and is by JULIE SHANNON excited to make the transition from North Jersey to South Jersey . “ I think it’s a wonderful opportunity for omprehensive Cancer & Hematology Specialists is already known as one of the me to work in a community with a fan - leading practices in South Jersey treating oncologic and hematologic disor - tastic group of doctors , ” Dr . Hanna says . ders.The center offers state - of - the - art treatment and personalized attention C “ The level of expertise is unparalleled to each patient led by a talented and experienced staff that includes Richard L . and they are held to an amazingly high Gordon , D.O . and Trina Poretta , D.O . standard . The group already consists of top - quality physicians . ” Comprehensive Cancer & Hema - tology Specialists provides services for all oncology types , including breast cancer , lung cancer and a variety of gastrointestinal malignancies , as well as a broad spectrum of hematologic dis - orders . It is a smaller practice which allows Dr . Hanna and the rest of the physicians to offer personalized care to patients , one of the reasons why she is excited for this new opportunity . “ This allows us to be more personal and intimate with our patients , and gives us the time we need to spend with them . I have a strong desire to get to know each patient on an intimate level to provide them with personalized care as well as the most modern care in terms of the advances that are coming out in oncology , ” Dr . Hanna says . She became serious about pursuing medicine and knew she wanted to become a physician in high school after being inspired by her father , who was a primary care physician in Pittsburgh , where she grew up . “ I was truly inspired by the relationships he formed with his patients and I could see the impact he had on their lives , ” Dr . Hanna says . “ It was the first source of inspiration for me to pursue medicine . ” She initially pursued a medical career modeled after her father’s through an internal medicine residency at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City . It was during that residency program where she was first exposed and became drawn to the field of RUBY HANNA , MD hematology and oncology . She recalls very SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 17 issue 7 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 24 |