Preston Robert Tisch Brain Center
Medical Research And Development
Why pick this one
Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center treats glioblastomas and other primary brain tumors through multidisciplinary care, diagnostic testing, and clinical trials in Durham.
Best for
- Glioblastoma diagnosis or treatment
- Second opinions for primary brain tumors
- Patients needing multidisciplinary brain tumor care
- Patients seeking clinical trial evaluation
- Metastatic cancer consultations involving the brain or spine
Specialties
- Glioblastoma care
- Astrocytoma care
- Embryonal tumor care
- Ependymoma care
- Primary brain lymphoma care
- Meningioma care
- Nerve sheath tumor care
- Oligodendroglioma care
- Pituitary tumor care
- Metastatic cancer consultations for spread to the brain or spine
What makes them different
- Multidisciplinary team includes medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, imaging specialists, nurses, nutritionists, and social workers
- Most primary brain tumor diagnostic tests can be performed on the same day
- Regular case conferences may identify clinical trials and therapies not yet widely available
- Nurse navigators and patient coordinators coordinate appointments, testing, and treatment
- The clinic provides cancer support services including nutrition, survivorship, psycho-oncology, and support groups
- Response time
- Duke Cancer Institute appointment requests receive a call within two business days
- Serves
- Durham
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Contact & Location
- Address
- 047 Trent Dr Baker House, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- +19196845301
- Website
- https://www.dukehealth.org/locations/preston-ro...
Services
- Brain tumor consultations
- Multidisciplinary cancer care
- Neurological examinations
- CT, MRI, PET, and angiography
- Brain tumor biopsy
- Brain tumor surgery
- Radiation oncology
- Medical oncology
- Clinical trial evaluation
- Cancer support services