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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Brain Tumor Center
330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Additional Information:
This program meets 7/7 of the Guiding Principles for CNS Tumor Treatment Programs.
Awards and certifications:
- Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
- U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals 2021-22
Data for this program collected in 2023.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: Yes
- Nurse Magnet Status: Yes
- Academic Affiliation: Harvard 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
- 3 Brain Neurosurgeons
- 3 Spine Neurosurgeons
- 1 Radiation Oncologists
- 2 Neuropathologists
Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:
- ~150 Primary tumor patients
- ~150 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients
Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:
- ~150 Primary brain tumor patients
- ~75 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- [no data] Primary spine tumor patients
- [no data] Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
- ~50 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)
- Hippocampal avoidance (for WBRT)
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Surgical Treatments and Technologies:
- Awake Craniotomy
- Brain Mapping
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Fluorescence-guided surgery
- Intraoperative MRI
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Other:
- Immunotherapy
- Intrathecal chemotherapy
- Targeted therapy
- EEG
- Tumor treating fields
- Specialty clinic for pituitary tumors
Clinical Trials:
Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below:- Meningioma
- Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
- Recurrent Glioblastoma
Other:
- Primary CNS Lymphoma
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 nurse
- Advanced practice registered nurse
- Brain tumor board
- Case manager
- CNS tumor educational resources
- Discounted lodging
- Fellowship-trained neuro-oncologist
- Financial aid services
- Inpatient rehabilitation
- Inpatient/Outpatient rehabilitation
- Molecular testing
- Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
- Neuropsychology services for CNS tumor patients
- Nurse Navigator
- Outpatient Rehabilitation
- Palliative care
- Transportation services
Last updated February 17, 2023
