Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU (SCI) practices “the team approach” to cancer treatment. Our team – the surgeons, radiologists, oncologists, genetic counselors, therapists, nurses and medical staff – meet together to decide the best treatment plan when you or your family member receives a cancer diagnosis. When the patient leaves SCI after receiving a cancer diagnosis, it’s not with a list of appointments for other opinions about treatment. It’s with a treatment plan and the knowledge that their cancer care team is working for the best possible outcome. Collectively, our researchers have
Thank you for visiting the Department of Pediatrics at SIU Medicine where we are committed to improving the health and lives of children. The pediatric clinics provide our patients access to primary care services and numerous pediatric subspecialists. Many of our providers are recognized nationally and internationally for their clinical expertise and research endeavors. We are also committed to education. Our department participates in the training of medical students and pediatric residents. Medical students rotate through our department to gain experience in pediatric medicine. The residency
Community Support Network The mission of the Community Support Network (CSN) is to meet the mental health needs of individuals with chronic and severe mental illness residing in Springfield. CSN utilizes the service delivery model of Community Support Team. This model combines clinical and case management services, working to help clients manage their physical and mental health with the ultimate goal of recovery. Population Served CSN serves clients who are age 18 and over, reside in Springfield, have a diagnosis of a severe and persistent mental illness, have difficulty functioning
The Department of Neurology has a mission to improve the quality of neurologic care for the population of central and southern Illinois through education, research, clinical practice and community service. Our department includes neurologists, interventional neurologists, physiatrists, gerontologists, neuroscientists, investigational pharmacists and midlevel providers. We provide undergraduate medical education to the students of school of medicine in their core Neurology clerkship. We provide graduate medical education to the residents in the Neurology program as well as to house staff in
Clinical trials offer patients access to cutting edge cancer treatment protocols. Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) strives to be an active participant in the development of these new standards of care. Studies at SCI encompass new approaches to cancer from prevention and screening/diagnostic modalities to advances in treatment strategies. Please contact our Clinical Research Office to determine in you have a patient that may qualify for a study. What is a clinical trial? A clinical trial is a study done to find new ways of helping people with different health care needs. The main goal of a
Medicine Psychiatry is a branch of medicine which provides care to the patients with problems at the interface of adult general medicine and adult psychiatry. Patients for whom we care, are afforded a high level of multidisciplinary care that can encompass primary care delivery, psychiatric care or a combination of both. Our goal is to provide and advance quality health care to patients with psychiatric, medical and combined illness while assisting in the improvement of skill and knowledge of the residents and students we teach. Our Mission: Our goal is to provide and advance quality health
The Division of Dermatology at SIU Medicine is committed to education, research, and patient care as it relates to the disease of the skin, hair, nails, and mucous membranes. Our division is focused on the education of future physicians and scientists in the field of dermatology, as dermatologists diagnose and treat more than 3,000 different diseases. These diseases include skin cancer, eczema, acne, psoriasis, and nail infections. Click here for patient information
