Our team includes specialists in all disciplines necessary to provide comprehensive, personalized care for people with brain tumors, including neurology, neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, radiation oncology, neuropathology, and neuroradiology. Members of the team meet weekly at the Brain Tumor Board, where doctors and other specialists discuss individual patients’ cases and develop an individualized treatment plan for each.
The team is also joined by experts in rehabilitation, neuropsychology, seizure management, and other disciplines who can help to address the complete range of needs you might have over the course of your treatment.
Including brain tumor experts from many different disciplines in your treatment team ensures that all possible approaches to your care will be considered, and that you will receive the combination of treatments that is best for you.
Select from the list below to learn more about our brain tumor specialists, their education, training, board certifications, current publications, and specific areas of clinical expertise.
Chair, Department of Neurology; Co-Executive Director, Brain Tumor Center; Lillian Rojtman Berkman Chair in Honor of Jerome B. Posner
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Director, Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Program
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Evelyn Frew American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor; George C. Cotzias Chair of Neuro-oncology; Member, Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program
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Chair, Department of Neurosurgery; Co-Executive Director, Brain Tumor Center; Fred Lebow Chair in Neuro-Oncology
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Director, Brain Tumor Center; Vice Chair, Translational Research, Department of Surgery; Emily Tow Jackson Chair in Oncology
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Chief, Neuropathology and Autopsy Service; Director, Neuropathology; Founder's Chair
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Chief, External Beam Radiotherapy Service, Regional Care Network; Chief, Basking Ridge Radiation Oncology
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Director, MSKCC 55th Street Radiology; Training Program Director, Neuroradiology
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Director, Interventional Neuroradiology
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Director, Head & Neck Radiology
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Chief, Neuroradiology Service
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Chief, Rehabilitation Medicine Service
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Nurses play an important role in caring for patients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, and are often the members of the treatment team with whom you will have the most contact. Your nurses bring extraordinary knowledge, experience, and expertise to your care, because they specialize in helping people with your particular type of cancer. Your nurses will help you through your experience at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, whether you are being treated in the hospital or as an outpatient.
Nurses at Memorial Sloan-Kettering collaborate with doctors and other members of your patient care team to develop a treatment plan that is right for you. The nurses on your team provide a range of services — administering therapies, monitoring your treatment and watching out for side effects, educating you and your family about what to expect during treatment, and offering emotional support. Nurses also help coordinate your appointments, communicate important information to various members of your patient care team, and keep track of other details related to your treatment. Nurses at Memorial Sloan-Kettering maintain a patient-centered focus, placing your needs and preferences first.
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