HCC’s Brain Tumor team encompasses all of the specialists related to a patient’s individual cancer needs.  Team members gather in one place to make the patient’s care more efficient and effective.  We review individual cases each week during Brain Tumor Board Meetings, make treatment recommendations and schedule appointments to accommodate the patient’s comfort and convenience.  During these meetings, we also identify patients who would be good candidates for clinical trials. This level of thoroughness and patient focus is what makes our care unique.

The Brain Tumor team includes:

Neurosurgery:
Physicians: Sunil Patel, MD; Bruce Frankel, MD; Ian Johnson, MD; Istvan Takacs MD; Gerald Tuite, MD; Abhay Varma, MD.

Physician Assistant:
Kym Kittle PAC

Neuro-oncology:
Pierre Giglio, MD

Case Management and Clinical Coordinator:
Christa Lizzi, RN; Kim Stewart, RN

Neurosciences Translational Research Unit:
Marc LaPointe

Hollings Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office:
Terri Matson; Terri Thomas; Tricia Bentz; Alan Brisindane

Radiation oncology:
Joseph M Jenrette, MD; Anand K Sharma, MD
 

Neuroradiology:
Zoran Rumboldt, MD; Nada Besenski, MD; Maria V Spampinato, MD; John Deveikis, MD

Neuropathology:
Tim Smith, MD; Cynthia Welsh, MD

Neuropsychology:
Mark Wagner, MD

Epidemiology & Statistics:
Joyce Nicholas, MD

Basic Research:
Swappan Ray, PhD; Naren Banik, PhD; Chiang Wang, Ph.D

Research nurse and study coordinators:
Bonnie Muntz-Pope BSN, RN, CNRN