Brain Tumor
As part of Orange County's leading health system, Hoag offers a unique
multi-modality diagnostic and treatment program for patients suffering
from benign and malignant brain tumors. The combined comprehensive resources
available at the Hoag Family Cancer Institute and the Pickup Family Neurosciences
institute deliver a best practice, integrated care setting, with access
to the latest clinical trials. Each specific type of tumor is addressed
with the particular patient’s situation in mind.
Our multidisciplinary team of brain tumor specialists is committed to
providing the most effective and advanced diagnostic imaging studies (including
the only PET/MRI instrument in Orange County), 3D-guided surgical techniques
which can be planned with simulated through virtual reality prior to surgery,
options for clinical research trials, and management strategies for each patient.
Experience, expertise and highly advanced technology, including two dedicated
operating rooms equipped with the newest tools available anywhere is what
sets our brain tumor program apart. The Hoag team offers a depth of experience
not easily matched. And while many hospitals offer open craniotomy stereo-tactic
radiosurgery and conventional chemo, our clinicians specialize not only
in surgical brain tumor management, but Gamma Knife, Cyberknife, conformal
focused radiation therapy, as well as advanced chemo and immunotherapy,
and are therefore uniquely equipped to approach each case with an unbiased
opinion regarding treatment modality.
The Pickup Family Neurosciences institute at Hoag also is home to the county’s
leading dedicated
Pituitary and Skull Base Tumor Program, offering the most advanced care for one of the most sub-specialized
areas of neurosurgery.
Neuro-Oncology Clinic
The Hoag Neuro-Oncology Clinic provides state-of-the-art treatment for
patients with cancers of the brain and nervous system. Physicians Santosh
Kesari, M.D., and Jose Carrillo, M.D., provide expert care for patients
that are diagnosed with malignant brain tumors and endure neurologic complications
from cancer or cancer therapies.
Our team of skilled and experienced physicians participate in a multidisciplinary
treatment approach working with neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists,
neuropathologists and neuroradiologists to plan a course of treatment
that is unique and comprehensive for each patient.
The implementation of reflex tumor molecular genomic profiling for brain
tumor patients has resulted in the identification of molecular targets
to help oncologists direct therapy.
Appointments and Referrals
For more information on Hoag Brain Tumor Program contact
the Gamma Knife Center.