Overview

The Division of Medical Oncology at the University of New York at Buffalo and the Department of Medicine at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the nation's first cancer center are closely aligned faculties. Roswell Park is a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, having held that designation continuously since 1973.

Roswell Park offers a broad and deep array of clinical and basic science programs. Clinical activities at Roswell Park take place in the 100-bed dedicated cancer hospital and ambulatory center. Cutting edge clinical care and clinical research programs serve over 8,000 new cancer patients seen each year at Roswell Park. The mission of the Division/Department is to provide the finest in patient care for all cancer patients, and to provide an outstanding educational and research opportunity for the 12 fellows trained in each of three years in our program.

The Department consists of faculty with national and international recognition in the care and study of

• acute leukemia
• lung cancer
• upper and lower GI cancer
• biologic therapies
• prostate and GU cancer
• breast cancer
• melanoma

Faculty members are funded by the National Cancer Institute, Department of Defense, American Cancer Society, National Comprehensive Cancer Center Network as well as numerous foundations. The goal of the Medicine faculty is to integrate the very latest in cancer research findings into the best patient care possible. Discovery of new knowledge and its application to help our patients is our goal and we are committed to the training of fellows and residents in these principles.