O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
The O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB, formerly the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, is a research center operated by the UAB School of Medicine in the Wallace Tumor Institute at 1824 6th Avenue South in Birmingham's Medical District.
UAB's Cancer Program was established in 1970 with funding from the Lurleen Wallace Courage Crusade. The Wallace Tumor Institute opened in 1976, followed by the Lurleen B. Wallace Tower, an 80-bed inpatient facility, in 1979. By 1980 the program had been recognized as one of eight regional "Comprehensive Cancer Centers" by the National Cancer Institute.
The center was expanded in 1992 and again in 2010-2013. In 2018 O'Neal Industries donated $30 million to the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. It was officially renamed in honor of the company in February 2019.
The O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center currently houses around 400 clinicians and scientists and treats about 20,000 patients each year. In addition to research, diagnosis and treatment, the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center conducts community outreach with educational and prevention programs.
Directors
- John Durant
- Peter Emanuel, - July 2006
- Edward Partridge (interim), July 2006-November 2007
- Edward Partridge, November 2007-2017
- Ravi Bhatia (interim), 2017-
References
- A Legacy of Love: The Story of the Lurleen B. Wallace Foundation and the Courage Crusade. Birmingham: UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
- West, Ty (December 4, 2018) "UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center gets $30M gift from O'Neal Industries." Birmingham Business Journal
External links
- O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at uab.edu