Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center

Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center
Geography
Location	St. Louis, Missouri
Organisation
Hospital type	Specialist
Affiliated university	Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine
Services
Speciality	Cancer
History
Founded	1999
Links
Website	http://www.siteman.wustl.edu

The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is a cancer treatment, research and education institution with four locations in the St. Louis area. Siteman is the only cancer center in Missouri and within 240 miles of St. Louis to be designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Siteman is also the only area member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a nonprofit alliance of 27 cancer centers dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of cancer care.

In 2015, Siteman:

In 2014, Siteman treated nearly 9,000 newly diagnosed cancer patients and every year provides continuing care to about 40,000 people, making it one of the largest cancer centers in the United States.

Siteman’s main facility is at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood. Three other St. Louis-area sites offer specialized cancer care in community hospital locations: Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital in Creve Coeur, Missouri, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital in St. Peters, Missouri and Siteman Cancer Center-South County in south St. Louis County, Missouri.

In 1999, Alvin J. and Ruth Siteman committed $35 million to the development of the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The commitment was the largest gift ever received by Barnes-Jewish and Washington University in support of cancer research, patient care and services, education and community outreach.

Timothy Eberlein, M.D., has been director of the center since its inception. John DiPersio, M.D., Ph.D., is deputy director.

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