She graduated from Princeton University with a degree in History. After graduation, she spent three years traveling through Europe, waiting tables, and as a Editorial Assistant for Houghton Mifflin Publishing House prior to starting medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine. After completing her residency in Anesthesiology at Mount Sinai Hospital, she worked in private practice before transitioning to her current position at Memorial Sloan Kettering. She specializes in regional anesthesia and her research interests are in pain management and improving quality of recovery for patients undergoing breast cancer surgery. Hanae’s other career passion is global health disparities, and she has been involved in medical mission work and research in East and West Africa, India, and South America.