The Rush University Cancer Center comprises all of the cancer-related clinical, research and educational efforts at Rush, crossing 20 departments, divisions and sections; inpatient and outpatient areas; professional clinical activities; and the colleges of Rush University.

Howard L. Kaufman, MD, FACS, is director of the center and a member of the center's executive leadership team, which also includes the following members:

• Philip D. Bonomi, MD
• Richard W. Byrne, MD
• Stephanie A. Gregory, MD
• Katherine L. Griem, MD
• Judith Luborsky, PhD

Learn more about the Rush University Cancer Center:

• New outpatient cancer center
• Coleman Foundation Comprehensive Cancer Clinics
• Prevention and screening services
• Research and clinical trials
• Strategic collaborators
• Support services for patients and families
• Treatment options
• Physician training programs
• Annual report

Visit our Patient and Family Resources page, which includes a link to our guidelines for seeking a second opinion and to national information resources for cancer patients and their families.

Rush University Cancer Center programs are approved by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. Only one in four hospitals that treat cancer receive this special approval.

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