Jefferson Health, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer
Vickie & Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience Center
1101 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
Additional Information:
Data for this program collected in 2024.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: Yes
- Nurse Magnet Status: Yes
- Academic Affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
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:- 3 Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
- [no data] Brain Neurosurgeons
- [no data] Spine Neurosurgeons
- [no data] 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
Imaging Treatments and Technologies:
- fMRI
- MRI Spectroscopy
- Perfusion MRI
Other:
- EEG
- Tumor treating fields (TTF)
Radiation Treatments and Technologies:
- 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT)
- Hippocampal avoidance (for WBRT)
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Intraoperative radiotherapy
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Surgical Treatments and Technologies:
- Awake Craniotomy
- Brain Mapping
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Intraoperative MRI
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
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
- Case manager
- CNS tumor educational resources
- Discounted lodging
- Financial aid services
- Inpatient rehabilitation
- Molecular testing
- Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
- Neuropsychology services for CNS tumor patients
- Outpatient Rehabilitation
- Palliative care
- Survivorship services
- Transportation services
Last updated November 20, 2024