Why Choose UMGCC?

Dr. Nader Hanna, head of Surgical Oncology and a GI cancer specialist

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer, the decision about where to go for care can be very stressful. You want a place that provides the highest quality care available, delivered in a compassionate environment by people who will treat you like a person, not a number.

Here are just a few of the many reasons to choose the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center:

A National Cancer Instutute(NCI)-designated cancer center, which means that UMGCC is among the top tier of centers nationwide for cancer research and patient care

Listed Among the top 50 cancer programs in the U.S. by U.S. News and World Report

State-of-the-art outpatient center, the Stoler Pavilion, providing a convenient, central "home base" for cancer patients and their families

True multidisciplinary approach to care, where cancer specialists in the areas of medicine, surgery and radiation therapy work as a team to develop the best treatment plan possible

For More Information

Appointments: Call 1-800-888-8823, or use our secure online form
Physician Referral line: 1-800-373-4111
Ask the Expert for answers to your cancer questions
Podcasts with cancer experts
Virtual Tour of the cancer center

Minimally invasive therapies for treating most types of cancer, including:

-- da Vinci Robot for prostate cancer surgery
-- Mammosite for breast cancer
-- Trilogy stereotactic radiotherapy, the most advanced radiation therapy for cancer
-- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
-- SIR-Spheres for liver cancer – the first in Maryland
-- Gamma Knife for brain tumors – the first in the Mid-Atlantic
-- Cryosurgery for kidney cancer
-- New, targeted chemotherapy drugs

Immediate access to care, in most cases within one week of your first call

Specialized programs for treating cancers of the blood, brain, breast, lung, gastrointestinal tract, and prostate

Internationally recognized experts in cancer care and research

More than 125 clinical trials offering access to the newest therapies currently available

A dedicated bone marrow and stem cell transplant unit

One of the nation's most technologically advanced surgical facilities, our Operating Room of the Future

"Bench to bedside" research, designed to rapidly bring new treatments to patients (See Dr. Angela Brodie's groundbreaking work on aromatase inhibitors, now the standard of care for breast cancer treatment worldwide.)

Communication and follow-up with local referring physicians, with the goal of returning patients to their “home” physician as soon as possible

An outstanding nursing staff, consistently praised as “Excellent” in patient satisfaction surveys

A convenient location in Baltimore, just blocks from Camden Yards and Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, with accessible parking, hotels, restaurants and shops

And, perhaps most important of all, satisfied patients. Read some of their Success Stories or watch a Video of our cancer survivors and their stories of hope.

View or download the UMGCC Fact Sheet for quick facts about the many programs and services we offer.

This page was last updated on: September 3, 2008.