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UF Health Shands Hospital
Preston A. Wells Jr. Brain Tumor Center
1505 Southwest Archer Road, Gainesville, Florida, 32608, United States
Additional Information:
This program meets 7/7 of the Guiding Principles for CNS Tumor Treatment Programs.
Institution part of UF Health.
Awards/Certifications:
- #3 in Blueridge rankings for research funding
- NCI designated cancer center
- Fifth consecutive Magnet designation – American Nurses Credentialing Center
Data for this program collected in 2024.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: Yes
- Nurse Magnet Status: Yes
- Academic Affiliation: UF 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:- 2 Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
- 3 Brain Neurosurgeons
- 5 Spine Neurosurgeons
- 5 Radiation Oncologists
- 3 Neuropathologists
Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:
- 434 Primary tumor patients
- 266 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients
Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:
- 371 Primary brain tumor patients
- 378 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- 118 Primary spine tumor patients
- 115 Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
- 79 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:
- Intraoperative radiotherapy
- Proton Therapy
- 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
Clinical Trials:
Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below:- 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
- CNS tumor educational resources
- Discounted lodging
- Fellowship-trained neuro-oncologist
- Financial aid services
- Inpatient rehabilitation
- Molecular testing
- Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
- Neuropsychology services for CNS tumor patients
- Nurse Navigator
- Outpatient Rehabilitation
- Palliative care
- Survivorship services
- Transportation services
- Virtual second opinion service
Other:
Specialty clinics: pituitary tumors, trigeminal neuralgia
Last updated May 13, 2024
