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Temple University Hospital
Brain & Spinal Tumor Program
3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States
Additional Information:
Data for this institution collected in 2021.
Collaborates with Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: Yes
- Nurse Magnet Status: Yes
- Academic Affiliation: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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:- [no data] 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:
- >100 Primary tumor patients
- >100 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients
Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:
- >100 Primary brain tumor patients
- >100 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- >15 Primary spine tumor patients
- >30 Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
- >10 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
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
- 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
Last updated February 25, 2022
