UofL Physicians – Neuro-Oncology, part of UofL Health – Brain & Spine Institute, with services at UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center, brings a wealth of experience evaluating and treating patients with primary and secondary brain and spinal cord tumors. We use the latest techniques and modalities to provide the best care for our patients.
Tumor Types/Conditions We Treat
- Brain and spine tumors
- Acoustic neuromas (schwannomas)
- Schwannomatosis
- Glioblastomas
- Meningiomas
- Pituitary adenomas
- Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome
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Your Comprehensive Brain and Spine Tumor Team
Our team is dedicated to the delivery of excellent patient care through an integrated, multidisciplinary approach. Your care team will consist of neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, neuro-radiologists and physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists. This approach ensures you have patient-centered partners in your care journey from diagnosis to rehabilitation.
Academic Difference in Cancer Care
At UofL Health, our providers are more than just doctors—they are also researchers and educators, helping train the next generation of medical professionals at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Through this collaboration, our providers work to discover new treatments and cures. We have investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored clinical research trials for primary and metastatic brain cancer.
Join Our Brain Tumor Support Group
Caring for someone with a brain tumor or facing a diagnosis yourself can be overwhelming – but you don’t have to go through it alone. Brain & Spine Institute, in partnership with Brown Cancer Center, offers a free support group for both individuals with brain tumors and their caregivers, family members and friends. The group meets on the second Tuesday of each month and is open to anyone affected by a brain tumor, no matter where they receive care.
Joining a support group can help you:
- Feel connected to others who understand what you’re going through
- Feel less alone and more in control
- Learn new ways to cope with challenges
- Receive helpful tips and resources
- Support and encourage one another
For more information, please contact Allie Schaber, APRN at Alexandra.Schaber@UofLHealth.org.
Hear from Our Patients
Bride-to-Be Won’t Let a Brain Tumor Stand in the Way of Her Wedding Day
In the spring of 2020, Sydney Flerudelys Newton was experiencing health challenges that called for an MRI of her brain. The test revealed an acoustic neuroma, which is a noncancerous brain tumor located on the main nerve leading from the inner ear to the brain. With her wedding right around the corner, a team of UofL Health providers were ready to help Newton feel her best for the big day.
In the fall of 1999, Alan began having daily headaches. Though the headaches weren’t migraines, they were severe enough to disrupt his daily routine. Alan visited his primary care provider and was ultimately referred to an oncologist. Alan was informed that he had a tumor the size of a tennis ball on his brain.
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