St. Luke's University Health Network
Brain & Spine Tumor Center
801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015, United States
Additional Information:
Data for this institution collected in 2022.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: No
- Nurse Magnet Status: No
- Academic Affiliation: Temple 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
- 3 Brain Neurosurgeons
- 1 Spine Neurosurgeons
- 2 Radiation Oncologists
- 1 Neuropathologists
Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:
- 69 Primary tumor patients
- 71 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients
Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:
- 51 Primary brain tumor patients
- [no data] Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- 5 Primary spine tumor patients
- [no data] Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
- 0 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
Other:
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
- Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Functional MRI
- Fluorescence guided brain tumor surgery (5-ALA)
- Optical Surface Monitoring System (OSMS) for radiation therapy
- Intraoperative radiation/brachytherapy w Gamma Tile
Clinical Trials:
Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below:- Low Grade Glioma
- Meningioma
- Other Malignant Glioma
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
- Discounted lodging
- Financial aid services
- Inpatient/Outpatient rehabilitation
- Molecular testing
- Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
- Neuropsychological evaluation and/or cognitive rehabilitation
- Palliative care
- Transportation services
Last updated January 4, 2023