Brain Tumor Program

Interoperative MRI technology is important to us because it’s important for you. Since it gives us a better picture of your brain and tumor during surgery, we can see your tumor in real time, giving us a better chance at removing the entire tumor without damaging nearby tissue.

Minimally invasive surgical techniques lower your risk of complication compared to traditional, open procedures. And, since these treatments require minimal or no incisions, you’ll have less pain and scarring and a faster recovery.

Depending on the specifics of your condition, our specialists may consider different minimally invasive surgery options, including:

• Brain port surgery
• Endoscopic brain surgery
• Endoscopic endonasal skull-base surgery
• Endoscopic microvascular decompression
• Neuroendovascular surgery
• Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT)

Radiation and chemotherapy are often used as primary treatments for certain cancers. But when it comes to treating brain tumors, there’s a bit more to determining whether these treatments might work for you.

Radiation

This therapy won’t remove the tumor, but it can shrink and eliminate cancer cells. So, if brain tumor surgery can’t remove the tumor entirely, radiation therapy may be a good option.

Chemotherapy

This traditional approach may be used as a follow-up treatment to surgery or radiation therapy and is especially helpful if you have slow-growing tumors or tumors that return after treatment.

We’ll work closely with you and your family to create a treatment plan that considers all the best options for helping you meet your health goals and achieve the best outcomes.

If you need complex brain tumor surgery, you can rest easier knowing that our team has access to advanced technologies like Synaptive Medical Inc.’s BrightMatter™ system. This leading-edge surgery system with a Modus V robotic digital microscope allows your neurosurgeon to better visualize and navigate complex procedures with wider, clearer and more targeted pictures of the brain.