Mr. Hanson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri – Columbia and Graduate degree from the University of Missouri – St Louis. His background includes 6 years of experience on the Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Unit at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and is a US Army veteran. He has been a part of the Palliative Care service since July 2011, and is credentialed as an Adult Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Mr. Hanson has also obtained Advanced Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care through the Hospice and Palliative Nurses’ Association in 2016.