Burjeel Medical City (BMC), the flagship facility of Burjeel Holdings, has entered into a clinical and academic collaboration with New York-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, a US National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, to establish a specialised thoracic surgery programme in the UAE.
The collaboration combines Roswell Park’s clinical protocols, multidisciplinary expertise, and academic capabilities with BMC’s advanced infrastructure, oncology services, and network. BMC will establish a dedicated thoracic surgery service for cancers affecting the lungs, esophagus, mediastinum, and chest wall.
The programme will offer robot-assisted, video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS), and conventional open procedures based on clinical needs. By making specialised thoracic cancer surgery available in Abu Dhabi, the collaborators aim to reduce the need for patients from the UAE and wider MENA region to travel overseas.
The programme will be integrated into the multidisciplinary care pathway of Burjeel Cancer Institute (BCI), bringing together thoracic surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, pulmonology, pathology, and radiology.
