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Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami
South Florida's NCI-designated cancer centre, serving a largely Hispanic catchment, with strengths in myeloma, myeloid malignancies and proton therapy.
Also called: Sylvester
Overview
NCI-designated in 2019, Sylvester is the University of Miami's cancer centre and the only NCI-designated centre in South Florida, with a catchment that is majority Hispanic and a gateway to the Caribbean and Latin America. Director Stephen Nimer is a leukaemia and epigenetics researcher; Ola Landgren's myeloma programme focuses on MRD-driven treatment strategies. The Dwoskin Proton Therapy Center added proton beam therapy to the region, and Sylvester's Firefighter Cancer Initiative and Game Changer mobile screening vehicles are notable community programmes. It runs a substantial phase 1 unit.
Location
Miami, FL, US
Type
cancer center · University of Miami
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
NCI designation
clinical
OnCo score
#244 · 26 points (0 Newsweek + 8 NCI + 18 from 9 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-09-17.
Matched to University of Miami, including child institutions. 1,607 works · 15,145 citations · 65% open access · 11% clinical trials · 2% reviews.
Oncology works per year
3142022
3292023
3302024
3852025
2492026
Most works
- Nipun B. Merchant68 works
- Frank J. Penedo54 works
- Frederick L. Locke51 works
- Michael H. Antoni48 works
- Tracy E. Crane43 works
- Lazaros J. Lekakis39 works
- Peter J. Hosein38 works
- Jashodeep Datta37 works
- Neha Goel37 works
- Lars E. French37 works
Most cited
- Multiple myeloma (MRD-guided therapy)
- Myeloid malignancies
- Proton therapy
- Community screening
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