Treatment for Today, Innovation for Tomorrow, and Education for a Generation
Nova Southeastern University plays a critical role advancing health locally and globally with a unique trifecta we call NSU Health. The convergence of education, patient care and groundbreaking research creates a cycle of excellence. Knowledge is passed on to a new generation of health care leaders, patient care services the community and provides opportunities for students to learn and improve outcomes, and research provides breakthrough insights, treatments, and innovations to transform patient care.
NSU Patient Care, Education, and Research Sparks a Cycle of Excellence
The Impact of NSU in Health Care
NSU educates students, delivers care, and conducts research, a powerful combination that expands our ability to keep people healthy, prevent, and treat diseases, and increase the number of well-trained health care professionals needed locally and beyond to meet demand.
Chad A. Perlyn, M.D., Ph.D., MBA | Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer | Executive Director of NSU Health | Dean of Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
Featured NSU Health Clinics
Educational Health Care Excellence
Recognized globally as a leader in high-quality medical and health care education, NSU graduates thousands of health care professionals annually. By helping to stem workforce shortages, NSU plays a significant role in providing communities with access to quality care.
Strength in Numbers
Providing Passionate Care to Patients with Neurological Disorders
David and Cathy Husman Institute
The NSU Health Neuroscience Institute, led by Medical Director Dr. Eduardo Locatelli, treats patients with neurological conditions such as epilepsy, seizures, muscle weakness, and Alzheimer’s Disease as well as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
Accelerating the Discovery of Life-Saving Treatments
Recognition for Highest Level of Research Activity
Nova Southeastern University (NSU), Florida’s largest private research university, has reached a level of standing few of the nearly 4,000 higher education institutions across the United States have achieved: designation as an R1 research university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
32 Active Clinical Trials in Process
Dozens of clinical trials run by NSU are available for patients to access the latest novel therapies and approaches to treatment.
- Cardiovascular
- Dentistry
- Dermatology
- Digestive Systems
- Endocrinology
- Infectious Disease
- Neurosciences
- Oncology
- Respiratory