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Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Brain and Spine Tumor Program
1945 New Jersey 33, Tinton Falls, New Jersey, 07753, United States
Additional Information:
This program meets 7/7 of the Guiding Principles for CNS Tumor Treatment Programs.
Institution part of Hackensack Meridian Health.
Data for this program collected in 2023.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: No
- Nurse Magnet Status: Yes
- Academic Affiliation: Hackensack Medical School
Number of Full-Time Physicians:
Number of full-time physicians in this treatment program who dedicate at least 40% of their clinical practice to the treatment of adult patients diagnosed with brain and/or spine tumors:- 2 Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
- 4 Brain Neurosurgeons
- 5 Spine Neurosurgeons
- 2 Radiation Oncologists
- 1 Neuropathologists
Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:
- 55 Primary tumor patients
- 40 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients
Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:
- 51 Primary brain tumor patients
- 40 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- 3 Primary spine tumor patients
- [no data] Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
- [no data] Skull base tumor patients
Specialized Treatments and Technologies Available:
Identifies whether the following treatment options are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.Available:
Drug:
Imaging Treatments and Technologies:
- fMRI
- MRI Spectroscopy
- Perfusion MRI
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Other:
Radiation Treatments and Technologies:
- 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT)
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Intraoperative radiotherapy
- Proton Therapy
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Surgical Treatments and Technologies:
- Awake Craniotomy
- Brain Mapping
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Fluorescence-guided surgery
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Other:
- EEG
- Tumor Treating Fields
- Immunotherapy
- Intrathecal chemotherapy
- Targeted therapy
Clinical Trials:
Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below:- Low Grade Glioma
- Meningioma
- Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
- Recurrent Glioblastoma
Support Services Available:
Identifies whether the following clinical and non-clinical support services are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.Available:
- Advanced practice registered nurse
- Brain tumor board
- Brain tumor support group
- Caregiver support services
- Case manager
- Certified neuro registered nurse
- CNS tumor educational resources
- Fellowship-trained neuro-oncologist
- Molecular testing
- Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
- Neuropsychology services for CNS tumor patients
- Nurse Navigator
- Outpatient Rehabilitation
- Palliative care
Last updated May 3, 2023
