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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.

Brain and Spine Tumor Specialists and Care Centers

Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute

Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute

Downtown Chicago

Evanston Sherman Avenue

Northwestern Medicine Brain and Spine Tumor Care Evanston Sherman Avenue

North Suburbs

Lake Forest

Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Cancer Center

North Suburbs

Central DuPage

Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center at Central DuPage Hospital

West Suburbs

Delnor

Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Delnor

West Suburbs

Warrenville

Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville

West Suburbs

Proton Center

Northwestern Medicine Proton Center

West Suburbs

St George Orland Park

Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Orland Park

South Suburbs

Meet the Team

Physician talking with a colleague on a Northwestern Medicine bridge
After you receive a brain or spine tumor diagnosis, finding the right treatment can seem overwhelming. Getting a second opinion can help you feel confident about your diagnosis and treatment plan. People across the country turn to our team of leading experts for second opinions. To make an appointment, call us 24/7 at 312.695.4360 or fill out a form.

Tumors Treated

Treatments

Locations & Contact Information

    Northwestern Medicine Cancer Care Network

    Our multidisciplinary team works in collaboration together across the entire Chicagoland area.

    A scan of a brain tumor.

    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.