Dr. Hanson is a native of Missoula, MT. She graduated magna cum laude from Duke University in 1995 and subsequently earned her PhD in immunology from Washington University in 2000. She then studied medicine at Cornell University where she became a member of AOA, the medical honor society. She graduated in 2004 with her MD and honors in research. Dr. Hanson completed her dermatology residency at Emory University in 2008 and is certified by the American Board of Dermatology. She joined Dermatology Associates of Georgia in November of 2008 and is a current partner. She and her husband, Arash, have two children, Amelie and Ashton, and enjoy travel, fly fishing, music and having fun in the outdoors.