John Hainsworth, MD

Dr. Hainsworth is board certified in Medical Oncology and has been with Tennessee Oncology since 1993. He is currently the Director of Clinical Research at the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center in Nashville, TN.

Dr. Hainsworth received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University, followed by a medical degree from Vanderbilt University. After completing an internal medicine residency and a medical oncology fellowship, Dr. Hainsworth remained at Vanderbilt as a faculty member in the Oncology Division from 1981 - 1993.

Dr. Hainsworth has a wide variety of clinical research interests and has published extensively in the areas of lung cancer, unknown primary cancer, breast cancer, and lymphoma. Recent work has resulted in expanded roles and innovative uses for several new drugs including Paclitaxel, Docetaxel, Gemcitabine, and Rituximab.

Dr. Hainsworth sees patients in our Centennial Medical Center Office.