Betty Hahneman , MD, MPH

Adjunct Associate Professor

Dr. Hahneman, is a BS graduate of University of Michigan and she received her MD from Northwestern (1952) and her MPH from the University of South Carolina (1989). She formerly practiced internal medicine, with subspecialties in hematology and medical oncology. She works with the Masters of Public Health Program as Associate Director for Special Projects.

Current Professional Activity

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Master's Degree in Public Health Program:

• Executive Committee, 2000 - Present
• Associate Director for Special Projects, 1999 - Present
• Evaluation Committee, 1999 - Present
• Curriculum Committee, 1995 - Present
• Admissions Committee, 1995 - Present
• Diversity Committee, 2002 - Present

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

• Admissions Committee, 1999 - Present
       Co-chair, West Subcommittee, 2003 - Present

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Alumni Association:

• National Alumni Board, 1998 - 2004
        Executive Committee, 1999 - 2004
• Class Representative, 1998 - Present
• Scholarship Committee, 2000 - Present
• Ward Rounds Editorial Board, 1996 - 1999

Honors and Awards

• Northwestern Alumni Associatioin Alumni Service Award, 2003
• Honoree, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Gala, 2002
• Outstanding Service Award, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Alumni Association, 2002
• Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, University of South Carolina,1989
• National Cancer Institute Trainee in Hematology, 1956-57
• Alpha Omega Alpha, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 1952
• Postdoctoral Fellow, National Heart Institute, 1952
• Alice Crocker Lloyd Fellow, University of Michigan, 1948-49

Professional Society Membership

• American College of Physicians (Fellow)
• American Society of Hematology
• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• American Society of Preventive Oncology
• Institute of Medicine of Chicago
• International Society of Hematology
• Sigma Xi
• American Public Health Association

Selected Publications

1. Hahneman BM, Thompson SJ, Babcock WH, Salters S. Recurrence of node-negative breast cancer in patients treated in a community hospital. Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association 85:560-64, 1989.

2. Moss BB, Hahneman BM. Geriatric and gerontologic education in a long term care facility. Perspectives in Aging 3:13-17, 1974.

3. Battifora HA, McCreary PA, Hahneman BM, Hass GM. Chronic magnesium deficiency in the rat. Archives of Pathology 122:610-20, 1968.

4. Battifora HA, McCreary PA, Hahneman BM, Laing GH, Hass GM. Leukocytosis, bone marrow hyperplasia, and leukemia in chronic magnesium deficiency in the rat. Blood 29:683-90, 1967.

5. Hahneman BM, Stamler J, Miller RA, Smith JM, Paul NH, Abrams I, Hait J. Use of tape recorded heart sounds to detect heart disease in children. Medical Record and Annals 57:1964.

6. Hahneman BM, Clarke TH. The rationale and technique of splenectomy. Surgical Clinics of North America 213-217, Feb. 1963.

7. Hahneman BM. Iron deficiency in women. Medical Clinics of North America 46:139-149, 1962.

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