, /PRNewswire/ -- The (TGH) Foundation has received a generous and substantial gift from philanthropists to establish a new Center of Excellence in Colorectal Cancer at the . "Patients come to Tampa General for world-class care and next-generation treatments and therapies. Thanks to the generosity of , we can further enhance our ability to deliver the highest level of academic-based medicine and cancer care," said , president and CEO of Tampa General Hospital.
" share our belief that through innovation and investment, we can improve patient outcomes and propel clinical-driven treatments and life-saving care — care that can only be delivered by the region's singular academic-based health system and by leading-edge physicians like Dr. ." The Center, to be known as the Susan and John Sykes Center of Excellence in Colorectal Cancer at the TGH Cancer Institute, will support the patient care, education and research mission of TGH and the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery in the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine.
Under the leadership of Marcet, professor in the Department of Surgery, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, and Medical Director of Colorectal Surgery Services at the TGH Cancer Institute, the Sykes Center of Excellence will focus on providing the highest level of care in the prevention and treatment of colon and rectal cancers, and other complex colorectal diseases. Marcet and his illustrious team are at the forefront of enhancing translational research to mo.