The Primary Brain Tumor Surgery Program

After a brain tumor diagnosis, every choice matters. At Yale Medicine, we are privileged to care for the highest volume of patients with brain tumors each year in our region. Our brain tumor surgeons use advanced microsurgical techniques to achieve the maximum extent of tumor removal while preserving neurological function. Often, a tumor that may be deemed "inoperable" by some surgeons is considered operable at Yale with successful outcomes.

Some of the conditions we treat include:

• Glioblastoma
• Meningioma
• Acoustic neuroma
• Gliomas
• Schwannomas

Our state-of-the-art neurosurgical operating rooms in Smilow Cancer Hospital are the only in the region to offer intraoperative MRI and angiography, along with stereotactic surgical guidance and intraoperative ultrasound. These technologies, combined with our unsurpassed surgical expertise, particularly with brain mapping and microsurgery, allow for the best in surgical care for patients. Specialists provide neuroanesthesia in all surgeries and patients recover in our dedicated Neuroscience Intensive Care Units. All tumors undergo the most cutting-edge molecular testing to ensure more personalized, precise brain tumor care with standard and more novel treatments available, including clinical trials, with some centered around surgery. We have a team of outstanding APRNS, physician assistants, and professionals who are here to help guide patients through the entire process from planning, to surgery, to follow-up care.

Call us now to schedule your appointment or for a second opinion: we always strive to make consultations available within 24 hours. We can readily accommodate patients traveling from afar for our surgical expertise.