Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (founded 1898) is a cancer research and treatment center located in Buffalo, New York and founded by Dr. Roswell Park. Candace S. Johnson, PhD, is President & Chief Executive Officer of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Roswell Park was the first dedicated medical facility for cancer treatment and research in the United States, and is the only upstate New York facility to hold the National Cancer Institute designation of "comprehensive cancer center." Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, which conducts clinical research on cancer as well as developing new drugs, provides advanced treatment for all forms of adult and pediatric cancer and serves as a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
The Roswell Park campus, spread out in 15 separate buildings of approximately two million square feet, occupies 28 acres (11 ha) on the 100-acre (40 ha) Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) in downtown Buffalo, and includes 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m2) of space equally distributed between clinical programs and research/education functions. A separate hospital building, completed in 1998, houses a diagnostic and treatment center. The campus also includes a medical research complex as well as research and education focused space.
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History
In 1898, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center was established by Dr. Roswell Park, who was a professor of surgery at the University of Buffalo School of Medicine. Dr. Park said that "Only through a deliberate well-planned, combined attack from various directions by means fitted for such work could real advances be made and further the relationship of laboratory work, clinical study and education must be closely associated."
Research started in three rooms in the University of Buffalo School of Medicine but not long thereafter, it outgrew the rooms. Seeing the importance of dedicated cancer research, select Buffalo citizens donated funds to purchase land and construct a new building. The largest contributor was Mrs. William Gratwick (wife of William H. Gratwick, the founder of Gratwick, Smith & Fryer Lumber Co.), who donated $25,000. The Gratwick Research Laboratory of the University of Buffalo was constructed in 1901 and was located at High and Elm streets.
Dr. Park wrote books, gave lectures, and was the administrator at the cancer research center. In 1904, Dr. Park stepped down and Dr. Harvey R. Gaylord took over as the Center's second director. Dr. Park remained as the chairman of the board of trustees.
Education annually:
- 343 clinical residents/oncology fellows
- 60 postdoctoral research fellows
- 105 predoctoral graduate students
- 64 master's students
- 28 high school and 32 college summer research students
- 30 exchange visitors - international research scholars
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Centers of Research
Roswell Park's centers include the Breast Service; Chemotherapy/Infusion; Dermatology, Soft Tissue Melanoma, Thoracic; Lower Gastrointestinal; Upper Gastrointestinal; Genito-Urology; Head & Neck; Dentistry and Maxillofacial Prosthetics; Pediatric; Gynecology and Hematology/Neurology/Pain. Supporting these centers are clinical resources that include Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine; Blood Bank/Plateletpheresis; Clinical Research Services; Community Cancer Resource Center; Diagnostic Imaging; Genetics Counseling/Testing; Infectious Disease Service; Nursing; Pain Medicine; Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; Patient Advocacy; Photodynamic Therapy; Psychosocial Support; Radiation Oncology; Rehabilitation (physical, occupational and speech therapy); and Therapeutics (experimental).
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center also offers specialized treatments, services and therapies including: High-dose Chemotherapy; Photodynamic Therapy; Gamma Knife; Follow-up Clinic for Long- term Survivors of Childhood Cancer; a Regional Center for Maxillofacial Prosthetics; Clinical Genetics Testing and Counseling; the Center for HIV-related Malignancies; Lymphedema Clinic; Balloon Kyphoplasty; Brain Mapping; Cancer Pain Management Service; High Risk Breast Clinic; Intraoperative MRI; Minimally Invasive Surgical Suite; Mohs Surgery; Robotic Surgery and Colorectal Cancer Risk Management Clinic.
Vital Statistics
Statistics From Fiscal Year 2017
Statistics From Fiscal Year 2013
Accreditations/Certifications
Affiliations/Satellites and Research Partners
Spinoff Companies and Affiliates
International Collaborations
Training and Education
Stacey Scott Lung Cancer Registry
- British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada
- Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Historical facts
Previous Names
- New York State Pathological Laboratory of the University of Buffalo, 1898
- The Gratwick Research Laboratory, 1900
- State Institute for the Study of Malignant Disease, 1911
- Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI), 1946
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), 1992
Historical Firsts
Notable Staff
- Drs. Gerty and Carl Cori jointly won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, "for their discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion of glycogen." Their research leading to the discovery began during their tenure at Roswell Park (then called the New York State Institute for the Study of Malignant Diseases), from 1922-1931.
- Thomas Dao (1921-2009), served as director of the breast surgery department from 1957 to 1988, where he developed breast cancer treatment alternatives.
Notes
Sources
- National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Centers
- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Member Profile
- National Marrow Donor Program Overview
- U.S. News & World Report Hospital Directory
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center 1897-1950
- We Are Roswell Park Publication October 2017
- We Are Roswell Park Institute Publication Version July 2008
References
- "Gerty Cori - Biographical". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2013. Web. 24 Jul 2013. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1947/cori-gt-bio.html>
- Legacy and History of Roswell Park Cancer Institute by Dr. Edwin Mirand
- "About Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center". Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
External Links
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center homepage
- Roswell Park Alliance Foundation
- Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Research and Education
- The Paint Box Project
- Courage of Carly Fund
- The Ride for Roswell
- Team Cure Challenge
- Yroswell for Generation Y
- Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry
- Roswell Park Cancer Connect community site
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