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|OrganizationName=Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
|OrganizationType=Non-profit (Sub-organization)
|Mission=To provide advanced, patient-centered medical care and to advance medical education and research in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Health System. The center aims to treat complex diseases like cancer through innovative treatments and compassionate care.
|OrganizationExecutive=Executive Director
|Employees=
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|Website=https://www.pennmedicine.org/cancer/
|Services=Outpatient care; Cancer treatment; Cardiovascular medicine; Radiation oncology; Proton therapy
|ParentOrganization=Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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|HeadquartersLocation=39.949555, -75.193551
|HeadquartersAddress=3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
}}
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The '''Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine''' is a specialized medical facility located at 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, on the former site of the  [[Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center|Philadelphia Civic Center]], on the campus of the [[Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania]].  The $302-million project was designed by [[Rafael Viñoly]] Architects and completed in 2008.  It was the largest capital project ever undertaken by the [[University of Pennsylvania Health System]], until the construction of The Pavilion.<ref name="ATC">{{cite web | url=http://pennprotontherapy.org | title=Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine: About the Center | publisher=Penn Medicine | accessdate=November 24, 2011}}</ref>

The center is home to Penn Medicine's '''Abramson Cancer Center''', radiation oncology, cardiovascular medicine and an outpatient surgical pavilion.  One of the most important parts of the Center for Advanced Medicine is the '''Roberts Proton Therapy Center''' which houses the largest [[proton therapy]] center associated with a medical center in the world.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pennmedicine.org/perelman/proton/ | title=Roberts Proton Therapy Center | publisher=Penn Medicine | accessdate=November 24, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202075720/http://www.pennmedicine.org/perelman/proton/ | archive-date=December 2, 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The proton therapy center will be used by both the [[Walter Reed Army Medical Center]] and the [[Children's Hospital of Philadelphia]], as well as the [[Penn Medicine]] to treat cancer patients.<ref>{{cite journal | title=The University of Pennsylvania/Walter Reed Army Medical Center proton therapy program. |author1=McDonough, J.  |author2=B. Tinnel | journal=Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment |date=August 2007 | volume=6 |issue=4 Suppl | pages=73–6 |doi=10.1177/15330346070060S412 | pmid=17668956|s2cid=8855640 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hope-for-children-with-brain-tumors/ | title=Hope For Children With Brain Tumors | date=3 June 2010 | agency=CBS | access-date=24 November 2011}}</ref>