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The Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer is a multi-disciplinary program responsible for the cancer care and cancer research conducted at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. The Cancer Center builds on the outstanding educational and training programs at UT Southwestern by supporting and developing the next generation of cancer researchers and clinicians. Recognition as a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated Comprehensive Cancer Center is a priority because the characteristics of an NCI-designated cancer center are those that will enable our patient care, research, and educational goals. This mission and vision, then, were developed by the Cancer Center’s leadership in order to guide the further progression towards that goal.

Our Mission: To reduce the impact of cancer today and to work to eliminate the threat of cancer in Dallas, north Texas and the nation.

Our Vision: To become one of the nation's premier comprehensive cancer centers we will extend the outstanding discovery capabilities at UT Southwestern to human cancers and develop innovative programs for cancer treatment and cancer prevention and we will inspire and train the next generation of cancer scientists and clinicians.

Our Leadership:

James K. V. Willson, MD, Director and Professor, Simmons Cancer Center (214) 648-1677

Joan H. Schiller, MD, Deputy Director, Simmons Cancer Center; Chief and Professor, Division of Hematology Oncology, Internal Medicine (214) 648-4180

Hak Choy, MD, Associate Director, Radiation Oncology; Chairman and Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology (214) 645-7600

Roderich Schwarz, MD, PhD, Associate Director, Surgical Oncology; Chief and Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology (214) 648-4543

David Boothman, PhD, Associate Director, Translational Research; Professor, Simmons Cancer Center (214) 648-9255

Michael White, PhD, Associate Director, Basic Science; Professor, Cell Biology (214) 648-2861

David Euhus, MD, FACS, Associate Director, Clinical Research; Professor, Surgical Oncology (214) 648-6467

Jerry Shay, PhD, Associate Director, Education & Training; Professor, Cell Biology (214) 648-3282

Celette Sugg Skinner, PhD, Associate Director, Cancer Control & Population Science; Professor, Clinical Sciences (214) 648-9400

Chul Ahn, PhD, Associate Director, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics; Professor, Clinical Sciences (214) 648-9418

Tim Strawderman, PhD Associate Director, Research Administration (214) 648-7403