About Us

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine opened in 1992, and since its founding has transformed cancer research and treatment in South Florida and beyond. Sylvester's reach is international - it is a regional resource for nearly six million residents from a six-county area in South Florida as well as from the Caribbean and Central and South America.

The center is located in the heart of Miami's inner city where 68 percent of residents are African American and 30 percent are Hispanic - 42 percent of residents live below the national poverty level. Because of this diverse patient population, Sylvester is one of the most suitable cancer centers in the country to study how cancer relates to race and ethnicity.

Sylvester cares for more than 4,000 new cancer patients each year, with approximately 1,500 inpatient admissions, and nearly 3,000 surgical procedures. Last year, more than 23,000 patients received chemotherapy, and 51,000 radiation therapy procedures were conducted.

Sylvester has more than 250 physicians and scientists all with the mission of reducing the human burden from cancer through research, education, prevention, and the delivery of quality patient care. Sylvester's physicians and scientists are engaged in approximately 200 clinical trials. Many of these experts are among the best cancer specialists in the country.

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