Simon Cancer Center at Indiana University

The Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) is a major multi-campus medical school in the state of Indiana, with nine campuses throughout the state. The principal research and medical center is located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus in Indianapolis. With 1,409 M.D. Program students and 158 Ph.D. students in 2017, IUSM is one of the largest medical schools in the United States.

The school offers several joint-degree programs, including an MD/MBA, MD/MA, MD/MPH, MD/MS, MD/JD, and an MD-PhD Medical Scientist Training Program. The university has the largest number of physicians in the United States per the 2018 Federation of State Medical Boards Survey with 11,828 licensed physicians.

The school has pioneered research in multiple specialties, including oncology, immunology, substance use, neuroscience, and endocrinology. Research discoveries include a curative therapy for testicular cancer, the development of echocardiography, the identification of several genes linked to Alzheimer’s disease, and the creation of inner ear sensory cells from pluripotent stem cells. The school is also home to the Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The UI School of Medicine has made pioneering discoveries in various medical fields, including the establishment of a cure for Fanconi anemia, a precancerous condition in children, specific radiation therapy techniques, and a type of nerve-sparing surgery for urological cancers. IUSM researchers have also developed drugs to stimulate blood cell production and novel drug therapies for breast cancer.

The medical school has played a significant role in the discovery of the cancer-fighting agent in Tamoxifen. In 2011, the school announced plans to establish an institute specializing in personalized medicine, which aims to take an individualized and genomics-based approach to treating cancer, pediatrics, and obstetrics.

Address: 535 Barnhill Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Phone: (888) 600-4822

Hours:

  • Thursday: 9 AM–5 PM
  • Friday: 9 AM–5 PM
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 9 AM–5 PM
  • Tuesday: 9 AM–5 PM
  • Wednesday: 9 AM–5 PM

Appointments: Simon Cancer Center at Indiana University