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Annual Report
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Nishant Agrawal, MD
Co-Director, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Photographer Sandro Miller
WE ARE
RELENTLESS

Cancer is relentless. So are we. We are a leading community of physicians, researchers and game changers. We embrace challenges and turn them into opportunities to make a difference in your life.

Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD
"I feel an immense sense of pride in what we have accomplished together in 2021 in spite of an unrelenting pandemic."

Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD

Director, University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dean for Oncology, Biological Sciences Division

The AbbVie Foundation Distinguished Service Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

RESEARCH
THAT’S
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Research

The promising discoveries made by our physician-scientists in 2021 were the result of endless inquiry and a steadfast commitment to research excellence.

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Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD

2021 Snapshot

200+

physicians and scientists engaged in cancer research

11

locations across Chicagoland serving cancer patients close to home

16 yrs

nationally ranked as a best hospital for cancer by U.S. News & World Report

$56M+

total in peer-reviewed cancer research grants awarded to members

424

publications in peer-reviewed journals

175

UChicago Medicine doctors on Chicago magazine's 2021 “Top Doctors” list

PATIENT CARE
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Patient Care

Patients always come first. That’s why we invest in state-of-the-art technologies, investigate new treatments and offer specialized clinics in our world-class cancer program.

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S. Diane Yamada, MD
Chief, Gynecologic Oncology
Photographer Sandro Miller
S. Diane Yamada, MD
A COMMUNITY
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Community

We bring advances in cancer research directly to underserved neighborhoods and ensure that our research is informed by their cancer-related needs.

LUCERO Support Group

LUCERO Support Group

Group of kids outisde wearing COVID masks

10th Ward Back to School

Group of kids eating lunch in a classroom

Lunch and Learn at Villa Guadalupe

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EDUCATION
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Education

Our unique pipeline programs invite aspiring scientists to gain hands-on experience work in the laboratories of established cancer researchers.

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Members of the Diversity in Cancer Research summer program

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A TEAM
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Awards & Honors

In 2021, many of our members were recognized with some of the top awards and honors for their world-renowned expertise in cancer research.

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Stanley Liauw, MD
Radiation Oncologist, Genitourinary and Gastrointestinal Cancer
Photographer Jimmy Fishbein
Stanley Liauw, MD
WE ARE
RELENTLESS

We are proud to be among an elite group of cancer centers acknowledged as the nation's leaders in the fight against cancer.

Jessica Donington, MD
Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery
Photographer Sandro Miller

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of relentless

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