Hillary A. Hahm, MD, PhD joined the cancer care team of Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, P.C. (NGOC) following her medical training, residency and fellowship at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Hahm treats a broad spectrum of cancer and blood disorders, but has a special interest in treating patients with breast cancer.
Dr. Hahm also is actively involved in cancer research and clinical trials to find a cancer cure and provide her patients with the most advanced cancer treatment available in Georgia.
“I’m committed to providing community-based state-of-the-art cancer care to my patients and educating them about their disease and treatment options. My involvement in breast cancer clinical trials allows me to offer patients new and promising treatments that are not only personally beneficial, but help improve outcomes for women facing breast cancer in the future.”
Dr. Hahm provides patient-centered cancer care at NGOC’s Marietta Cancer Center.
| Personal Data | Birthplace: West Islip, NY |
| Undergraduate Education | BS in Pharmacy, 1981 State University of New York at Buffalo, NY |
| Medical Education | PhD, Pharmacology, 1988 State University of New York at Buffalo, NY Doctor of Medicine, 1992 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
| Postdoctoral Training | INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY Internal Medicine Johns Hopkins University, University Hospital Baltimore, MD July 1992 – June 1995 FELLOWSHIP Medical Oncology Johns Hopkins University, University Hospital Baltimore, MD July 1995 – Dec 1999 |
| Board Certification | American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, 1995, 2005, 2015 American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, 1997, 2007 |
| Medical Licensure | State of Georgia (Active) |
| Professional Societies | American Society of Clinical Oncology, 1997 - Present Cobb County Medical Society, 2000 - Present Georgia Society of Clinical Oncology, 2000 - Present Medical Association of Georgia, 2000 - Present |
| Honors | Pharmacy Scholarship, State University of NY, 1979 Past President’s Scholarship, State University of NY, 1980 School of Pharmacy Scholarship, State University of New York, 1980 Election to Graduate School Assistantship, University Teaching & Research Fellowship, State University of New York, 1986 – 1987 Election to Alpha Omega Alpha, 1992 Election to Phi Beta Kappa, 1992 Election to American Cancer Society Fellowship, 1995 Election to Pearl M. Stetler Research Fund for Women Physicians, 1996 - 1997 Election to Breast Cancer Research Program, 1998 - 1999 |
| Publications | ARTICLES: H.A.Hahm, D.S. Ettinger, K.Bowling, B. Hoker, T.L. Chen, Y. Zabelina, and R.A. Casero Jr “Phase I Study of N1-N11-Diethylnorspermine (DENSPM) in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).” In Clinical Cancer Research, Vol 8, 684-690, 2002. H.A. Hahm, V.R. Dunn, K.A. Butash, W.L Deveraux, P.M. Woster, R.A. Casero Jr, N.E. Davidson “Combination of Standard Cytotoxic Agents with Polyamine Analogues in the Treatment of Breast Cancer Cell Lines.” In Clinical Cancer Research Vol 7, 391-399, 2001. H.A. Hahm, D.K. Armstrong, T.L. Chen, L. Grochow, J. Passos-Coelho, S.N. Goodman, N.E. Davidson, and M.J. Kennedy, "Novobiocin in combination with high-dose chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced breast cancer." In Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation Vol. 6(3A), 335-343, 2000. C. Jackisch; H.A. Hahm, B. Tombal, D. McCloskey, K. Butash, N.E. Davidson, and S. Denmeade: "Delayed micromolar elevation in intracellular calcium precedes induction of apoptosis in thapsigargin-treated breast cancer cell." Clinical Cancer Research, Vol. 6(7), 2844-2850, 2000. H.A. Hahm, N.E. Davidson, J.K. Giguere, C. DiBernardo, and S. O'Reilly: "Breast Cancer Metastatic to the Choroid." Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 16(6), 2280-2282, 1998. ABSTRACTS: H.A. Hahm, U. Kim, and M.M. Ip, "Isolation and Characterization of a New Highly Metastatic Rat Mammary Adenocarcinoma Cell Line.", in Proceedings of AACR, Vol 27, Abstract 101, 1986. G.A. White, H.A. Hahm, and C. Ip, "Selenoprotein Expression in Three Rat Mammary Tumor Cell Lines with Different Sensitivity to Selenium Inhibition of Growth.", in Proceedings of AACR, Vol 28, Abstract 222, 1987. H.A. Hahm and M.M. Ip, "Growth and Development of Normal Rat Mammary Epithelium within a Basement Membrane Matrix.", in Proceedings of AACR, Vol 28, Abstract 117, 1987. |
| Major Research Interests | Clinical Trials (Oncology & Hematology) |