Press Releases

Recognizing our efforts globally on delivering high-quality cancer care to our patients, Newsweek has once again named Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center to its list of World’s Best Specialized Hospitals for Oncology 2023. It is the only Buffalo-area center to be included on the full list of 300 top cancer centers internationally.

If you’ve considered a career in cancer care or oncology nursing, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center alongside Buffalo Black Nurses are hosting a job fair on Saturday, September 17.

Today, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center officially opened The 11 Day Power Play Cancer Resource Center. The newly renovated space is located on the first floor of the main hospital and is a place where patients and their families can find information, support, comfort and connection at Roswell Park. Services in the new space include patient education, wellness activities, self-care and materials for entertainment and comfort. This resource is possible thanks to donations to Roswell Park from The 11 Day Power Play organization.

The team at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center continues to grow, with three accomplished healthcare executives recruited to oversee key clinical and operational areas. Ronald Andro, MS, BSN, was promoted to Chief Clinical Operations Officer, Catherine Cowan, RN, MSN, has joined Roswell Park as Vice President of Payer Relations and John Kuhns has been appointed to Senior Executive Director of Ambulatory Services.

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has been named to Forbes’ 2022 list of America’s Best Employers by State, based on an anonymous worker survey about workplace culture, benefits and inclusion.

Because they affect key organs involved in eating, expression, social interactions and appearance, cancers of the head and neck are especially challenging for patients. Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has one of the largest programs in the Northeast dedicated to providing care for patients with these cancers — and today formally opened an expanded clinical center designed around the treatments, services and supportive care that are helping Roswell Park’s integrated teams to provide optimal care and quality of life for these patients.

When Dr. Roswell Park established the first center in the United States dedicated solely to the study of cancer, he enlisted some of the best and brightest minds from across the globe. Today, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center continues to be a world-class destination for scientists and oncologists — not only as a career home, but as a place to learn about cancer science and clinical practice. Through two new collaborative summer programs, the cancer center is now expanding its engagement with young learners.

Two local organizations dedicated to serving others — the Seneca-Babcock Community Association and Buffalo Adult & Teen Challenge — have expanded their programming and culinary offerings following two major projects supported by a grant from the CARES Program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

National research and information resource Castle Connolly has named 37 Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center physicians to its 2022 Top Doctors List. These experts are nominated through surveys completed by fellow physicians across the country.