2012 - News & Events - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

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President Donna E. Shalala, center, receives the oversized check representing the $2.2 million gift from Stephen Ross, to her right in black jacket, surrounded by dozens of other Sylvester supporters, including Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., second from right.

Dolphins Cycling Challenge Raises $2.2 Million for Cancer Research at Sylvester

11.27.2012

As scores of participants in the Dolphins Cycling Challenge formed the shape of a bicycle on the field of Sun Life Stadium, the Miami Dolphins presented a check for $2.2 million from the event to the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center before Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks.

J. David Pitcher Jr., M.D., crosses the finish line of the Dolphins Cycling Challenge with patient Lazaro Cordero in tow. Dr. Pitcher pulled Cordero 30 miles in the third annual ride.

Third Dolphins Cycling Challenge Supports Cancer Research and Care at Sylvester

11.09.2012

Miller School Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., and UM Trustee Stuart A. Miller cross the finish line of the third annual Dolphins Cycling Challenge at Sun Life Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 4. They joined 1,500 riders in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties for the two-day ride “tackling cancer one mile at a time.”

Lung Cancer Screening at Sylvester

11.08.2012

From left, Mohammad Jahanzeb, M.D.; Cassy Cameron and her mother Laura Sylvester; Jayne Sylvester Malfitano; Ashwin Mehta, M.D.; Ronna Levy, Angie's mother and Angie's Spa board member; and Nancy Benson Berry.

Sylvester Receives Grant to Enhance Patient Services in Deerfield Beach Facility

11.06.2012

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach has received a $20,000 grant from Angie’s Spa Cancer Foundation to provide integrative medicine services to patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation.

Sylvester Cancer Center Team Performs 100th Stem Cell Transplant

11.02.2012

Krishna Komanduri, M.D., the director of the Adult Stem Cell Transplant Program, and his multidisciplinary team at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center performed their 100th stem cell transplant on October 26 -- a historic milestone that underscores the cancer center’s growing prominence.