Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has been recognized as a Cancer Center of Excellence by the state of Florida – one of just four cancer centers in the state, and the only one in South Florida, to have earned this first-ever distinction.
The Cancer Center of Excellence Award Program is meant to encourage excellence in cancer care in Florida, attract and retain the best cancer care professionals to the state, and help Florida organizations be recognized nationally as a preferred destination for quality cancer care. The designation is based on measured success in delivering quality cancer care to patients and family members.
Miller School of Medicine Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., said, “We are honored that the State of Florida is recognizing the years of hard work that have gone into making Sylvester one of the world’s foremost cancer centers. The visionary leadership of Sylvester Director Stephen D. Nimer has retained and attracted many of the field’s finest clinicians and researchers, as well as the funding and donations needed to support discovery and development of some of the most groundbreaking treatments and therapies available anywhere.”