“I offer my sincere congratulations to Mount Sinai for being designated a National Cancer Center by the NCI,” said U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). “This designation allows them to work closely with other national centers of excellence to form the backbone of our nation’s fight against cancer, bringing its long history of leading-edge research and high-quality patient care to the effort. As part of the NCI network, Mount Sinai will be able to expand its work and continue to help patients by making lifesaving discoveries in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.”

"Mount Sinai’s designation will benefit patients throughout the New York area,” said U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley (D-NY). “Mount Sinai has long demonstrated a commitment to serving the health care needs of the people of New York, and I look forward to seeing it continue to lead in innovative cancer treatment and research.”


A Proud History

In 2008, The Tisch Cancer Institute was established through the generosity of James S. and Merryl Tisch. The founding of The Tisch Cancer Institute allowed for critical faculty recruits, including TCI’s inaugural Director, Steven Burakoff, MD. As director of New York University’s Cancer Center from 2000-2007, Dr. Burakoff had been instrumental in NYU’s NCI designation. Mount Sinai’s commitment to cancer research and Dr. Burakoff’s vision to create the infrastructure, reporting mechanisms, and shared resources were critical for The Tisch Cancer Institute’s new NCI designation.

The 2012 opening of the Leon and Norma Hess Center for Science and Medicine on The Mount Sinai Hospital campus created additional research space and facilitated real-time collaboration between physicians, investigators, and specialists from across disciplines. The Hess Center houses the Derald H. Ruttenberg Treatment Center of The Tisch Cancer Institute, a 50,000- square-foot comprehensive treatment center for patients, which includes 48 exam rooms on the third floor, 54 state-of-the-art chemotherapy infusion suites on the fourth floor, and a patient resource center. The Hess Center also houses Radiation Oncology and Cancer Imaging. In addition, the Dubin Breast Center, established through a generous gift by Mount Sinai Trustees Glenn Dubin and Eva Andersson-Dubin, MD, provides a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer screening, treatment, and survivorship in a 15,000-square-foot facility in The Mount Sinai Hospital.

The Tisch Cancer Institute of Mount Sinai is a vital component of the Icahn School of Medicine and plays a key role in the Mount Sinai Health System, which is one of the largest health care systems in the nation.

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