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Henry Ford Health
Hermelin Brain Tumor Center
2799 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
Additional Information:
This program meets 7/7 of the Guiding Principles for CNS Tumor Treatment Programs.
Awards/Certifications:
- The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
- The John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award
- The American Hospital Association – McKesson Quest for Quality Prize
Data for this program collected in 2023.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: No
- Nurse Magnet Status: Yes
- Academic Affiliation: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Michigan State University
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:- 4 Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
- 8 Brain Neurosurgeons
- 6 Spine Neurosurgeons
- 5 Radiation Oncologists
- 2 Neuropathologists
Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:
- ~750 Primary tumor patients
- ~200 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients
Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:
- ~750 Primary brain tumor patients
- ~200 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- ~50 Primary spine tumor patients
- ~100 Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
- ~125 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:
- Immunotherapy
- Intrathecal chemotherapy
- Targeted therapy
Imaging Treatments and Technologies:
- fMRI
- MRI Spectroscopy
- MRI Tractography
- Perfusion MRI
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Other:
- EEG
- Tumor treating fields (TTF)
Radiation Treatments and Technologies:
- 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT)
- Hippocampal avoidance (for WBRT)
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Intraoperative radiotherapy
- 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:
- Robotic Surgery
Clinical Trials:
Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below:Other:
- Pituitary tumors
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
- Discounted lodging
- Fellowship-trained neuro-oncologist
- Financial aid services
- Molecular testing
- Neuropsychology services for CNS tumor patients
- Nurse Navigator
- Outpatient Rehabilitation
- Palliative care
- Survivorship services
- Virtual second opinion service
Other:
- Specialty clinics:
- skull base tumors
- neurofibromatosis (NF)
- brain metastases
- spine tumors
- pituitary
- Tumor boards:
- precision medicine
- glioma
- spine tumor
- brain metastases
- Patient and Family Advisory Council
Last updated June 5, 2023
