Ellis Fischel Cancer Center

Use Ellis Fischel Cancer Center on first reference. Ellis Fischel is acceptable on second reference. 

Ellis Fischel Cancer Center is under the MU Health Care umbrella and is located on the first two floors of University Hospital’s patient care tower.

Named after Ellis Fischel, a physician who envisioned a statewide plan for controlling cancer, the hospital was dedicated on April 26, 1940, as the first cancer center west of the Mississippi River.

Ellis Fischel provides comprehensive cancer care, which means the physicians who work there diagnose and treat all types of cancers.

Example: The patient is receiving treatment at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center.