Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

 

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, located in Detroit, is the largest cancer research and provider network in Michigan. It has 16 treatment locations and is one of 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer treatment and research centers in the United States.

Affiliated with the Wayne State University School of Medicine, the institute has 1,000 staff members, including 300 doctors and 100 researchers, who treat approximately 12,000 patients each year and operate with a budget of $260 million. The institute’s vision is a world free of cancer and its mission is to lead in transformative cancer care, research and education through courage, commitment and compassion.

The institute has one of the largest clinical trials programs in the nation, giving patients access to more than 250 treatments often available only at Karmanos. It conducts 800 cancer-specific scientific investigations programs and clinical trials each year. The institute has a Phase 1 program and is a participating site in the Early Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network (ET-CTN) of the NCI. Gerold Bepler is CEO and President of KCI and Justin Klamerus is President of Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Hospital & Network, overseeing clinical operations in Detroit, as well as the Karmanos cancer network across Michigan.

Karmanos began as the Detroit Institute for Cancer Research in 1943 and was later named the Michigan Cancer Foundation, encompassing the Meyer L. Prentis Comprehensive Cancer Center of Metropolitan Detroit and the cancer programs of the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University.

In 1995, the cancer center was named after Barbara Ann Karmanos, the late wife of Peter Karmanos Jr., former chairman and CEO of Compuware Corporation. Barbara Ann Karmanos succumbed to breast cancer at the age of 46. On October 30, 2013, Karmanos Cancer Institute and McLaren Health Care signed an agreement that created the largest cancer research and provider network in Michigan. The agreement was finalized in January 2014.

Located in: Detroit Medical Center Central Campus

Address: 4100 John R St, Detroit, MI 48201

Phone: (800) 527-6266

Number of beds: 123

Hours:

  • Open 24 hours

Appointments: Karmanos Cancer Institute