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Brain Tumor Treatment Centers

University of Michigan Health - West

University of Michigan Health West Cancer Center

5950 Metro Way, Wyoming, Michigan, 49519, United States

Phone number:

616-252-8100

Street address:

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Website:

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Accreditations:

  • National Cancer Institute Designation: No
  • Nurse Magnet Status: No
  • Academic Affiliation: University of Michigan 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:
  • 1 Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
  • 1 Brain Neurosurgeons
  • 3 Spine Neurosurgeons
  • 2 Radiation Oncologists
  • [no data] 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:

  • Immunotherapy
  • Intrathecal chemotherapy
  • Targeted therapy

Imaging Treatments and Technologies:

  • MRI Spectroscopy
  • Perfusion MRI

Other:

  • EEG

Radiation Treatments and Technologies:

  • Hippocampal avoidance (for WBRT)
  • Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

Surgical Treatments and Technologies:

  • Endoscopic Surgery
  • Fluorescence-guided surgery
  • Intraoperative MRI

Other:

This program meets 7/7 of the Guiding Principles for CNS Tumor Treatment Programs.

Institution part of Michigan Medicine.

Data for this program collected in 2025.

Clinical Trials:

Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below:
  • Meningioma
  • Newly Diagnosed 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
  • CNS tumor educational resources
  • Fellowship-trained neuro-oncologist
  • Financial aid services
  • Inpatient rehabilitation
  • Molecular testing
  • Neuropsychology services for CNS tumor patients
  • Nurse Navigator
  • Oncology social worker
  • Outpatient Rehabilitation
  • Palliative care
  • Survivorship services

Other:

  • Neuro-palliative clinic

Last updated April 28, 2025