Piedmont Healthcare
Piedmont Brain Tumor Center
2001 Peachtree Street Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
Additional Information:
Data for this institution collected in 2019.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: No
- Nurse Magnet Status: No
- Academic Affiliation: none
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
- 3 Brain Neurosurgeons
- 2 Spine Neurosurgeons
- 6 Radiation Oncologists
- 2 Neuropathologists
Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:
- >200 Primary tumor patients
- >350 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients
Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:
- >200 Primary brain tumor patients
- >200 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- >50 Primary spine tumor patients
- >50 Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
- >100 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
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
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Other:
- Gleolan intra-operative liquid imaging
- Intra-operative technologies
- Stereotactic radiosurgery: LINAC and Gamma Knife platforms
- GammaTile
Clinical Trials:
Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below:- Low Grade Glioma
- Meningioma
- Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
- Other Malignant Glioma
- Recurrent Glioblastoma
Other:
- Primary and metastatic spine tumors
- Trials related to symptoms and qualify of life
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
Other:
- Clinics
- Wellness services
- Education
- Case management
- Genetic counseling
- Massage
- Neuro-intensivists
- Clinical trial coordinators
- Therapists with specialization/accreditation in neuro-therapy
Last updated April 7, 2022