![Cancer patient Hanna with doctors Dominique Higgins and Yasmeen Rauf in the lobby of the cancer hospital.](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2023/11/Hanna-patient-story-Higgins-Rauf-feature-600x400.jpeg)
August 4, 2023
Ukrainian refugee seeks brain tumor treatment at UNC Health
Hanna was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, which required a highly skilled and experienced neurosurgeon and is an area of expertise for neurosurgical oncologist Dominique Higgins, MD, PhD.