Parent Organizations

New York University Medical Center

NYU Medical Center

One of the world's premier academic medical institutions for more than 155 years, NYU Medical Center continues to be a leader in patient care, physician education and scientific research. NYU Medical Center is located on 30th Street and First Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. NYU Medical Center is comprised of New York University School of Medicine, The Tisch Hospital of New York University, The NYU Cancer Institute and the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. Opened in 1963, Tisch Hospital is an acute-care general hospital of 726 beds that admits some 28,000 patients each year. The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, founded in 1948, is the world's first facility devoted entirely to rehabilitation medicine. The Rusk Institute is the largest university-affiliated center for the treatment of adults and children with disabilities, as well as for research and training in rehabilitation medicine. NYU School of Medicine, one of the nation's leading centers of advanced biomedical learning, spans a history of excellence of nearly 160 years in the education and training of physicians, in patient care, and in scientific research.

New York University

A private university in the public service.

NYU Cancer Institute

For over 25 years, NYU Medical Center has offered programs dedicated to cancer prevention, treatment, research and education. The NCI designated NYU Cancer Institute officially established in January 2002, builds on this history by strengthening the links between the considerable basic science and clinical strengths of the Medical Center with the goal of enhancing the understanding of this disease and improving the care of patients with cancer. The Department of Radiation Oncology plays an integral role in the Cancer Institute.