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Marie Hanna

Marie Hanna, MD

Critical Care MedicineAnesthesiology

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Infant 0-2
  • Child 3-12
  • Adolescent 13-17
  • Young Adult 18-25
  • Adult 26-64
  • Older Adult 65+

Languages

  • French
  • Arabic
  • English

Gender

Female

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Marie Hanna

Professional Titles

  • Director of Acute Pain Service
  • Associate Director, Residency Program
  • Chief, Division of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Johns Hopkins Physician

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Background

Dr. Marie N. Hanna is an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Hanna specializes in obstetric anesthesia, as well as regional and acute pain management. She serves as the director of the Acute Pain Service and the chief of the Division of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management.

Dr. Hanna has been instrumental in developing regional anesthesia and pain management educational programs for residents, fellows and faculty in the U.S. and abroad. She recently worked with United Arab Emirates physicians to establish a pain-management education research project there.

Her many educational roles at Johns Hopkins include serving as the associate director of the Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Residency Program, as well as the director of Pain Management and Regional Anesthesia Education.

Dr. Hanna earned her medical degree at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. She completed anesthesiology residencies at both the Loyola University School of Medicine and Cairo’s Coptic Hospital. She also completed an internal medicine internship at Metro West Medical Center in Framingham, Massachusetts, and served as a research assistant at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Prior to joining the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2005, Dr. Hanna served on the faculty of the University of Kentucky Department of Anesthesiology, where she led the Regional Anesthesia Program during her final two years.

Dr. Hanna is a member of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia. She has co-authored four book chapters, published more than 15 journal articles and delivered invited lectures around the world.

Research Interests

Acute pain management, Anesthesia, Obstetric anesthesia, Pain measurement, Patient-controlled analgesia, Postoperative pain, Regional anesthesia

Lab Website

Marie Hanna Lab

  • The Marie Hanna Lab conducts research on key topics within the field of anesthesiology. Our interests include both regional and obstetric anesthesia as well as patient-controlled analgesia, pain measurement, post-operative pain and acute pain management. Examples of our work include researching whether a surgery patient's perception of pain control affects his or her satisfaction level and a comparison of air and liquid for use in the loss-of-resistance technique during labor epidurals.

Selected Publications

    1. Hanna MN, González-Fernández M, Barrett AD, Williams KA, Pronovost P. “Does patient perception of pain control affect patient satisfaction across surgical units in a tertiary teaching hospital?” Am J Med Qual. 2012 Sep-Oct;27(5):411-6. doi: 10.1177/1062860611427769. Epub 2012 Feb 16.
    2. Murphy JD, Ouanes JP, Togioka BM, Sumida SM, Isaac GR, Gelfand HJ, Hanna MN. “Comparison of air and liquid for use in loss-of-resistance technique during labor epidurals: A meta-analysis.” J Anesth Clinic Res 2011; 2:175. doi:10.4172/2155-6148.1000175.
    3. Hanna MN, Sloan PA. “A comparison of levobupivacaine and ropivacaine for interscalene and femoral nerve blocks: A randomized double-blind, prospective clinical trial.” J Anesth Clinic Res 2011; 2:135. doi:10.4172/2155-6148.1000135.
    4. Hanna MN, Jeffries MA, Hamzehzadeh S, Richman JM, Veloso PM, Cox L, Wu CL. “Survey of the utilization of regional and general anesthesia in a tertiary teaching hospital.” Reg Anesth Pain Med 2009; 34(3):224-228.
    5. Hanna MN, Elhassan A, Veloso PM, Lesley M, Lissauer J, Richman JM, Wu CL. “Efficacy of bicarbonate in decreasing pain on intradermal injection of local anesthetics: A meta-analysis.” Reg Anesth Pain Med 2009; 34(2):122-125.

Honors

  • Armstrong Award, The Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, 1/1/12
  • Award in Leadership Program for Woman Faculty, Johns Hopkins University, 1/1/11
  • Abraham Flexner Master Educator Award in Educational Innovation and Development, Center for Excellence in Medical Education, 1/1/03
  • Circles of Power Award in Leadership for Woman Faculty, University of Kentucky, 1/1/03

Memberships

  • American Society of Regional Anesthesia

Professional Activities

  • Journal of Urology, Peer review, 1/1/05
  • Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Editorial board, 1/1/05

Locations

  1. Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center
    • 601 North Caroline Street, Suite 3062, Baltimore, MD 21287
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Expertise

Education

  • Residency: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Anesthesiology, 1997
  • Residency: Cairo University Faculty of Medicine, Anesthesiology, 1989
  • Medical Education: Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine, MBBCh, 1985

Board Certifications

  • Anesthesiology: American Board of Anesthesiology, 1999

Insurance

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Search plans
  • Aetna
  • CareFirst
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • HealthSmart/Accel
  • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
  • MultiPlan
  • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
  • Point Comfort Underwriters
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)

Ratings & Reviews

4.7 out of 5

37 ratings, 16 reviews

The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

Overall Rating by Patient
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    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/17/2026

    Dr. Hanna has been great from the very start of my care at the hospital . She listens during the follow up visits and she's there to lend advice in between visits when I needed guidance . Johns Hopkins is lucky to have her and I'm lucky that I'm her patient .

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/16/2026

    Dr Hanna is the best! Very kind and patient.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/16/2026

    This was my first time visiting a pain doctor. She is very knowledgeable, and I received excellent care.

    4 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/25/2026

    Dr Hanna was compassionate and genuinely seems to care about taking care of me

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/6/2026

    The best

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/3/2026

    Very knowledgeable

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/15/2026

    Dr. Hanna is very knowledgeable & caring. I respect her personally & professionally very much.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/8/2025

    Dr. Hanna is very understanding and easy to talk to about any concerns I have

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/8/2025

    Dr Hanna is the best! Very empathetic and gives great advice. She genuinely cares about me.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/2/2025

    Very satisfied with our collaborated plan and direction for healing and pain!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/17/2025

    Dr. Hannah has followed me for some time and is thoroughly aware of my lengthy medical history. She is knowledgeable, easy to talk with, and is straight forward while remaining compassionate and empathetic!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/14/2025

    The doctor's been very helpful with my surgeries with empathy for my condition

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/13/2025

    Dr. Hanna is a wonder provider. She makes me feel very supported in managing my pain through a long orthopedic recovery process. She is wonderful. I hope all patients in my situation can work with her.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 8/15/2025

    Dr Hanna,Very kind, empathetic, knowledgeable, caring, stern, good listener and very understanding

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/22/2025

    Dr. Hanna advised me on melatonin and fewer doses of Tylenol and understands my pain from nerve damage. With my pegabalin 75mg at bedtime and 2nd dose of Tylenol along with 5mg of Tylenol I've been sleeping with little to no pain

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/19/2025

    Dr. Hanna is attentive, understanding, and incredibly informative.