LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans

LSU Brain Tumor Program

2020 Gravier Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

Phone number:

504-568-6123

Street address:

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Website:

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Additional Information:

Data for this institution collected in 2020.

Accreditations:

National Cancer Institute Designation: No
Nurse Magnet Status: No
Academic Affiliation: Louisiana State University School of Medicine

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
1 Brain Neurosurgeons
1 Spine Neurosurgeons
0 Radiation Oncologists
0 Neuropathologists

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

>100 Primary tumor patients
>50 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients

Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:

~30 Primary brain tumor patients
~30 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
~15 Primary spine tumor patients
~30 Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
~40 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
Intraoperative MRI
Minimally Invasive Surgery

Clinical Trials:

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

Low Grade Glioma
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 nurse
Brain tumor board
Brain tumor support group
Discounted lodging
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
Transportation services

Last updated February 25, 2022

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