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Overlook Medical Center
Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center
99 Beauvoir Place, Summit, New Jersey, 07901, United States
Additional Information:
Additional Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center location at:
Morristown Medical Center
Carol G. Simon Cancer Center
100 Madison Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960
Data for these institutions collected in 2022.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: No
- Nurse Magnet Status: Yes
- Academic Affiliation: 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:- 4 Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
- 2 Brain Neurosurgeons
- 3 Spine Neurosurgeons
- 2 Radiation Oncologists
- 1 Neuropathologists
Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:
- >250 Primary tumor patients
- >100 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients
Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:
- >250 Primary brain tumor patients
- >100 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- >50 Primary spine tumor patients
- >100 Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
- >100 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)
- Proton Therapy
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Surgical Treatments and Technologies:
- Awake Craniotomy
- Brain Mapping
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Intraoperative MRI
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Trials:
Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below: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
- Discounted lodging
- Financial aid services
- Inpatient/Outpatient rehabilitation
- Molecular testing
- Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
- Neuropsychological evaluation and/or cognitive rehabilitation
- Palliative care
- Survivorship services
- Transportation services
Other:
- Dedicated caregiver’s center
Last updated May 26, 2022
