Top brain and spine tumor experts with you every step of the way.
From diagnosis and treatment to support for patients and families, Northwestern Medicine offers comprehensive services for every type of brain tumor and spine tumor, including rare tumors and metastatic disease. Those services include one of the largest offering of brain tumor clinical trials, which give patients access to therapies that are not yet widely available.
Our patients also have access to expert pathologists to ensure an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan, and internationally renowned neuro-oncologists and brain and spine surgeons through the Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Institute of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
We also offer second opinions for brain and spine tumor, and one of the only brain and spine tumor programs in the country offering patients brain and spine tumor care completely in Spanish.
Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute
You can access a world-renowned team of experts in downtown Chicago and in Evanston.
Brain and Spine Tumor Care in the North Suburbs
We offer comprehensive care in Lake Forest and Glenview.
Brain and Spine Tumor Care in the West Suburbs
We offer comprehensive care in Winfield, Geneva and Warrenville.
Brain and Spine Tumor Care in the South Suburbs
We offer comprehensive care in Orland Park.
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Care Network
Our multidisciplinary team works in collaboration together across the entire Chicagoland area.
Breaking Barriers In Brain Tumor Treatment
Northwestern Medicine scientists Adam Sonabend, MD, and Roger Stupp, MD, are using an ultrasound device that allows chemotherapy to reach and destroy cancer cells in people with glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive types of brain tumor.
To make an appointment with Dr. Sonabend or Dr. Stupp, call 312.695.4360.
Looking for a Second Opinion for Brain and Spine Cancer?
It's vital that you're comfortable with your treatment decision and have confidence in your doctor. For these reasons, a second opinion with another specialist can help you make smart treatment decisions.
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