Dr Fritha Hanning

Dr Hanning is a medical oncologist who treats patients with a number of different cancers but her main focus is genitourinary cancer.

Dr Hanning is a graduate of the University of Auckland School of Medicine, having also studied at Otago University. During her advanced training she worked in the United Kingdom at the Royal London and St Bartholomew's hospitals, the Royal Free Hospital London, and at Cancer Research UK in Oxford. While in the United Kingdom she completed a certificate in palliative care and symptom management from the University of Wales.

Fritha works at Auckland Hospital and is the chairperson and initiator of the Genitourinary Special Interest Group for New Zealand. She is a key contributor to on-going scientific research in genitourinary cancer, with involvement in current trials and as a New Zealand representative on the Australia New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer scientific committee.

Fritha is committed to carefully considering all the issues that face a person and their family as they go through a diagnosis of cancer and their treatment plan. While she has a strong scientific background, communication and empathy are an important part of Fritha's care.

Areas of Specialisation
Prostate, Renal, Testicular, Penis & Bladder

Specialist Experience includes:
Director Cancer & Blood Auckland City Hospital. Worked in UK at Royal London & St Bartholomew's Hosps,
Royal Free Hosp London & at Cancer Research UK, Oxford

Year of Registration as Specialist: 2006

Hospitals Practicing At: Canopy Cancer Care, Auckland City

Qualifications
MBChB, FRACP, MRCP