MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The main MD Anderson building in 2024
Location within Houston Medical Center Location within Texas Location within the United States
Geography
Location	Houston, Texas, United States
Coordinates	29.7078°N 95.3975°W / 29.7078; -95.3975
Organization
Care system	Public
Type	Specialist
Affiliated university	The University of Texas System
Services
Emergency department	Oncologic emergency center
Beds	760 (as of 2023)
Speciality	Cancer
History
Founded	1941
Links
Website	www.mdanderson.org
Lists	Hospitals in the United States

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (for short, UT MD Anderson) is a comprehensive cancer center and autonomous university of the University of Texas System in Houston, Texas, United States. It is the largest cancer center in the world and one of the original three NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the country. It is both a degree-granting academic institution and a cancer treatment and research center located within the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center and life sciences destination in the world. As of 2023, MD Anderson Cancer Center is home to the highest number of cancer clinical trials in the world and has received more NCI-funded projects than any other U.S. institute. For 2024, Newsweek placed MD Anderson at #1 in their annual list of the World's Best Specialized Hospitals in oncology.