Cleveland Clinic
Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor & Neuro-Oncology Center
Additional Information:
Data for this institution collected in 2021.
Brain tumor treatment center sees over 10,000 outpatient visits per year. Surgeons operate on over 700 patients per year. In 2021, this institution had 18 trials for brain tumors.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: Yes
- Nurse Magnet Status: Yes
- Academic Affiliation: Lerner College of Medicine
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:- 3 Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
- 6 Brain Neurosurgeons
- 1 Spine Neurosurgeons
- 4 Radiation Oncologists
- 2 Neuropathologists
Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:
- [no data] Primary tumor patients
- [no data] Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients
Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:
- [no data] Primary brain tumor patients
- [no data] Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- [no data] 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:
- MRI Spectroscopy
- MRI Tractography
- Perfusion MRI
Other:
Radiation Treatments and Technologies:
- 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT)
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Surgical Treatments and Technologies:
- Awake Craniotomy
- Brain Mapping
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Intraoperative MRI
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
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
- Brain tumor board
- Brain tumor support group
- Caregiver support services
- Discounted lodging
- Financial aid services
- Inpatient/Outpatient rehabilitation
- Molecular testing
- Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
- Neuropsychological evaluation and/or cognitive rehabilitation
- Palliative care
- Survivorship services
- Transportation services
Last updated August 23, 2023