The section of hematology and oncology at the University of Chicago is a large subspecialty section of the department of medicine. It has over 40 faculty members, 22 fellows and a professional staff of over 180 full or part time employees who care for patients in addition to participating in over 380 industry sponsored clinical trials. UChicago Medicine was nationally ranked by for cancer care and is in the process of designing a new 500,000-square-foot freestanding cancer center.
