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Alta Bates Summit Neuro-Oncology: Brain and Spinal Cord

If cancer appears in your brain or spinal cord, take heart and have hope. Today’s precision medicine treatments and technologies, leading-edge clinical trials and caring medical support teams combine to offer you the best chance to regain complete form and function.

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Neuro-Oncology: Brain and Spinal Cord within the Sutter Health network

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    Advanced Cancer Treatment

    When cancer appears in the brain and spinal cord—the core of your central nervous system—you want the most experienced, compassionate, positive-thinking and problem-solving medical team at your side. At Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, part of the Sutter Health network, you have access to neurology specialists, neuro-oncologists, and highly trained nurses who provide personalized care that’s at the forefront of brain and spinal cord medicine.

    Our compassionate approach tends to your whole being, not just your disease. From day one of your diagnosis, we partner with you and your family by coordinating services, offering education, answering questions, listening and providing counseling and hope. We offer a special Spine Oncology Program that helps you and your family determine the best course of treatment for your spinal tumor or tumors. The program brings together a multidisciplinary team of experts who work with you to form a plan for optimal management of your condition.

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    We take special care of our youngest patients and can refer you to Sutter Children’s Center and the Sutter Neuroscience Institute in Sacramento. These programs combine resources to provide your little one with truly exceptional care for brain and spinal cord cancer. Our highly regarded department regularly receives referral patients from the National Brain Tumor Foundation and Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.

    Better Treatments for Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors

    Your tumor may be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Either type can destroy nearby healthy tissue, so you and your doctor will discuss biopsy options and treatments to reduce it (called tumor debulking) or remove it.

    Sutter Neuroscience Institute is one of about 20 health centers in California using the NICO Myriad® device, a tool that helps neurosurgeons remove hard-to-reach brain and spinal tumors through much smaller incisions. This means shorter and more successful surgeries, particularly for tumors deep inside the brain. In addition, surgeons in the Sutter Health network practice brain mapping by using a variety of imaging technologies to learn as much as possible about a tumor (size, shape, location) before and during surgery in order to minimize damage to surrounding tissues.

    Clinical Perspectives

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    Clinical Research Trials

    Many specialists conduct clinical studies through the Sutter Institute for Medical Research and other regional and national foundations. We encourage you to participate in clinical trials that may give you access to promising new therapies, and we’ll follow your care through every treatment stage.

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    Doctors at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center

    The following doctors are part of the Sutter Health network. Learn about the doctors on this site.
    Zahora N. Ally, M.D.

    Zahora N. Ally, M.D.

    • Radiation Oncology

    Sravana K. Chennupati, M.D.

    Sravana K. Chennupati, M.D.

    • Radiation Oncology

    Hesham M. Zakaria, M.D.

    Hesham M. Zakaria, M.D.

    • Neurosurgery

    Kuang-Hwa Kenneth Chao, M.D.

    Kuang-Hwa Kenneth Chao, M.D.

    • Radiation Oncology

    Madhu Shetti, M.D.

    Madhu Shetti, M.D.

    • Radiation Oncology

    Benjamin M. Raber, M.D.

    Benjamin M. Raber, M.D.

    • Cancer Surgery

    Vincent Massullo, M.D.

    Vincent Massullo, M.D.

    • Radiation Oncology

    Matthew G. MacDougall, M.D.

    Matthew G. MacDougall, M.D.

    • Neurosurgery

    Sophia Rahman, M.D.

    Sophia Rahman, M.D.

    • Radiation Oncology

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    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Summit Campus

    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Summit Campus

    350 Hawthorne Avenue

    Oakland, CA 94609

    (510) 655-4000

    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Alta Bates Campus

    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Alta Bates Campus

    2450 Ashby Avenue

    Berkeley, CA 94705

    (510) 204-4444

    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Herrick Campus

    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Herrick Campus

    2001 Dwight Way

    Berkeley, CA 94704

    (510) 204-4444

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