Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Johnnie L. Cochran Brain Tumor Center

127 South San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

Phone number:

310-423-8100

Street address:

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Additional Information:

Data for this institution collected in 2022.

Accreditations:

National Cancer Institute Designation: No
Nurse Magnet Status: Yes
Academic Affiliation: Cedars-Sinai Graduate Medical Education Program

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
4 Brain Neurosurgeons
2 Spine Neurosurgeons
3 Radiation Oncologists
2 Neuropathologists

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

456 Primary tumor patients
120 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients

Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:

250 Primary brain tumor patients
197 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
56 Primary spine tumor patients
44 Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
35 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:

Imaging Treatments and Technologies:

MRI Spectroscopy
MRI Tractography
Perfusion MRI

Other:

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
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
Minimally Invasive Surgery

Clinical Trials:

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

Low Grade Glioma
Meningioma
Metastatic Brain Tumors
Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
Other Malignant Glioma
Recurrent Glioblastoma

Other:

Pituitary tumors

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 nurse
Brain tumor board
Brain tumor support group
Caregiver support services
Financial aid services
Inpatient/Outpatient rehabilitation
Molecular testing
Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
Neuropsychological evaluation and/or cognitive rehabilitation
Oncology social worker
Palliative care

Last updated August 25, 2022

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