Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Givens Brain Tumor Center

800 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States

Phone number:

612-863-3732

Street address:

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Website:

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Additional Information:

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

Institution part of Allina Health.

Awards/Certifications:

CoC’s National Outstanding Achievement Award
Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center

Data for this program collected in 2023.

Accreditations:

National Cancer Institute Designation: No
Nurse Magnet Status: Yes
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:

1 Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
3 Brain Neurosurgeons
2 Spine Neurosurgeons
5 Radiation Oncologists
1 Neuropathologists

Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:

120 Primary tumor patients
0 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients

Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:

~90 Primary brain tumor patients
[no data] Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
~30 Primary spine tumor patients
[no data] Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
~30 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
Perfusion MRI
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Other:

EEG
Tumor treating fields (TTF)

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
Intraoperative MRI
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)

Clinical Trials:

Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below:

Meningioma
Metastatic Brain Tumors
Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
Other Malignant Glioma
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
Certified neuro registered nurse
CNS tumor educational resources
Financial aid services
Inpatient rehabilitation
Molecular testing
Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
Neuropsychology services for CNS tumor patients
Nurse Navigator
Oncology social worker
Outpatient Rehabilitation
Palliative care

Last updated June 5, 2023

Brain Tumor Treatment Centers