Curtis A. Hanson MD

Curtis Hanson, M.D., is the Chief Medical Officer at Mayo Clinic Laboratories and holds the academic rank of Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. Dr. Hanson is a hematopathologist with a research focus on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and the myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). He has played a key role in the development of novel flow cytometry assays to detect minimal residual disease in CLL and the application of laboratory-based prognostic risk factors. His current interest in CLL is focused on monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis and its relationship to CLL. He works closely with the CLL and Lymphoma groups. Dr. Hanson also has a long-standing interest in the MPNs. He has worked with an international group regarding the classification of the MPNs and works closely with the Myeloproliferative group at Mayo.