The Brain Tumor Center at Boston Children’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is the leading brain tumor program for children diagnosed with tumors of the brain and spinal cord. Our program specializes in treating the most complex and challenging brain tumor cases with care from a team of highly skilled clinicians with extensive expertise in these conditions.
Our mission is to provide our patients with the most advanced, comprehensive, and high-quality care available while pursuing scientific advancements that will establish novel treatments and cures for our patients.
In the Brain Tumor Center, we care for children with both common and rare tumors, including those that require highly specialized care or are difficult to treat, such as skull base tumors, brainstem tumors, spinal cord tumors, craniopharyngiomas, and more.
For each of our patients, we assemble an individualized team of pediatric brain tumor specialists who work together to develop recommendations for the most appropriate treatment. A typical brain tumor patient care team includes neuro-oncologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, radiation oncologists, and other subspecialists with deep expertise in the specific types of brain tumors they treat.
Together, we offer patients the most advanced therapies and diagnostic approaches available, including:
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The Brain Tumor Center features several world-class programs and clinics offering patients deep expertise and advanced therapies for specific conditions. Each program features an authority in their area of expertise as well as teams of subspecialists and nurses with focused training and years of proven experience.
