H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Becoming a Patient

Becoming a patientHave you recently been diagnosed with cancer? Do you want to explore treatment options at Moffitt Cancer Center?


Whether you are a patient making your own referral or a physician making a patient referral, you can start that registration process below.

Patient Self-Referral

Option 1: Contact our New Patient Appointment Center at 813-745-3980 or 1-888-860-2778 (between 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding weekends and holidays).

Option 2: Online Pre-registration: Complete the New Patient Pre-Registration form.

  • An intake specialist will call you within one working day to schedule an appointment with a Moffitt physician.
  • She/he will verify insurance information and discuss how to handle your medical records, X-ray films and biopsy glass slides for your first appointment at Moffitt.
  • After the appointment is scheduled, a New Patient packet will be mailed to each patient’s home address. The packet includes directions, contact phone numbers for the Moffitt physician(s), and a video about the Center.

We look forward to seeing you at the Moffitt Cancer Center or at the Moffitt Clinic at Tampa General Hospital. Please click here for additional online information on visiting Moffitt. For directions to Moffitt and parking information, click here.

Physician Referral

Option 1: Contact our New Patient Appointment Center at 813-745-3980 or 1-888-860-2778 (between 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding weekends and holidays).

Option 2: Online referral of a patient. If you are a physician or a physician-representative, complete the Referring Physician form.

  • An intake specialist will call the patient within one working day to verify insurance and to schedule an appointment.
  • The patient will be instructed how to handle medical records, X-ray films and biopsy glass slides for the appointment at Moffitt.
  • The scheduling specialist may need to call your office for additional information.

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