The Mary Brickell Trailblazer Award, named after one of Miami’s founders, is given by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce to those at the forefront of achieving something significant, a leader in their field. That award was presented to Director Stephen D. Nimer, M.D., on behalf of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Sylvester was given this award after recently earning NCI designation, becoming the only cancer center in South Florida and the second in the state to receive this prestigious recognition from the National Cancer Institute.

As the featured speaker at the Chamber’s Trustee Luncheon, Dr. Nimer said he was representing the hundreds of physicians, researchers, administrators, and staff who work tirelessly at Sylvester to discover a better understanding of cancer and find different ways to treat and prevent it.

He explained how accomplishing NCI designation is of great value to the community.

“We are now the only health system in South Florida able to provide cutting-edge treatments for our patients through the NCI’s clinical trials program,” said Dr. Nimer. “We have worked together in multidisciplinary teams to become one of the nation’s great cancer centers.”