At UC Health, we lead the region in scientific discoveries and embrace a spirit of purpose – offering our patients and their families something beyond everyday healthcare. At UC Health, we offer hope.
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Brain Tumor Center
We offer hope, deep compassion, expertise and the world’s most advanced treatments to brain tumor patients from across Greater Cincinnati and around the world.
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We understand how frightening and overwhelming a brain tumor diagnosis can be. Our team of dedicated experts uses their experience, groundbreaking research and the latest technology to treat complex, benign and malignant tumors of the brain, pituitary gland and skull base. Our team of researchers and educators work at the forefront of brain tumor medicine to extend and improve the quality of life for our patients.
Research
ACTIVE AND VIBRANT RESEARCH
We Are Committed To Advancing Medical Options.
The best medical programs in the world are part of leading-edge research aimed at improving public health and developing new medical treatments. As the Region’s only adult academic medical center, we house vibrant research programs that include ongoing clinical trials, actively initiating studies to bring new therapies and diagnostic tests to patients in Greater Cincinnati and around the world.
We Actively Seek Medical Discoveries.
Nationally and internationally recognized for its research efforts, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and UC Health has a long and distinguished history of medical discoveries. Our premier surgeon-scientists and postdoctoral researchers pursue innovative and exciting research, focused on applying their discoveries directly to the bedside to advance patient care.
Referrals
REFERRING A PATIENT
Our Teams Build Strong Collaborative Partnerships With Referring Providers.
We are committed to providing optimal care to your patient and open communication with you. As a referring physician, we understand that you need to be kept informed on your patient’s progress. That’s why we set up a toolbox to share detailed information about your patient’s health with you.
To refer a patient, call 513-418-2282.
Conditions We Treat
With research and experience, we’re helping patients like you overcome brain tumors every day.
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Angiofibroma
- Astroblastoma
- Brain Cyst
- Brain Tumor
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chordoma
- Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
- Choroid Plexus Papilloma
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor (DNET)
- Ependymoblastoma
- Fibrosarcoma
- Gangliocytoma
- Ganglioneuroblastoma
- Germ Cell Tumor
- Germinoma
- Glioblastoma
- Glioma
- Glioneuronal Tumor
- Gliosarcoma
- Hemangioblastoma
- Hemangioma
- Hemangiopericytoma
- Leptomeningeal Disease
- Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor
- Medulloblastoma
- Meningioma
- Metastatic Brain Tumor
- Neurofibromatosis
- Pineal Tumor
- Pituicytoma
- Pituitary Tumor
- Primary Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma
- Sarcoma
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Subependymoma
Compassionate Healing Starts Here
At UC Health, we are dedicated to providing you with the highest level of compassionate care and the most advanced treatments available.
Advanced Diagnostics & Treatments
Awake Craniotomy
Integrative Medicine
Intraoperative Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
Intraoperative Ultrasound
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy
Microscopic and Endoscopic Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgeries
Tumor Treating Fields
Skull-Base Surgery
Stereotactic Neuronavigation
Transsphenoidal Surgery
YOUR PERSONALIZED CARE TEAM
At UC Health, we are committed to providing only the best treatment in a world-class environment.
Our highly trained physicians and nurses come from multiple specialties, but they all share a single focus on treating brain tumors. Subspecialists from neurosurgery, radiation oncology, medical oncology, ear, nose and throat, neuropathology, neuroradiology, neuroendocrinology, neuro-ophthalmology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and rehabilitation medicine are part of a care team that jointly determines, coordinates and delivers treatments.
Community Advisory Council provides support and outreach
More than 16 innovative treatments, including awake craniotomy
Nationally ranked physicians among the top 1 percent in their field
Virtualized Tumor Board connects physicians worldwide for clinical opinion
AUTHORING BREAKTHROUGHS
Nationally Recognized for Superior Care
Multidisciplinary Clinics
Our brain tumor and neuro-endocrine clinics bring together a team of specialists to see you in a single visit. Working together, they discuss treatment options, education, resources and clinical trials for your condition. It means you can avoid making multiple visits before treatment can even begin.
Proton Therapy
Home to the region’s only proton therapy center and the world's only fully research-dedicated proton gantry, we provide treatment, research and hope for complex brain tumors.
Endowed Research Chairs
With endowed research chairs in neurosurgical oncology, neuro-oncology and glioma research, we recruit the world’s best and brightest physicians and researchers. We strive to make an impact in patient survivorship and quality of life by developing new therapeutic strategies for brain tumors.
Patient Stories
A Surprising Diagnosis: Encountering Esthesioneuroblastoma
Michael Rueve is the proud parent to four incredible children, a devoted spouse of 25 years to his wife Shaune, and the youngest of 12 children. And in the summer of 2021, he would need his community more than ever as he navigated a rare and unexpected diagnosis.
Our Providers
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By advancing medicine, our life-changing research and treatments help countless patients here and around the world. Please donate today.