Wilmot Cancer Institute / Cancers We Treat / Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors

Brain and Spinal Tumor Program

How our care is different.

The Brain and Spinal Tumor Program at UR Medicine provides the region’s most advanced approach to the treatment of brain and spinal tumors.

Multidisciplinary care. You will have a complete multidisciplinary team of physicians, including neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists and neuro-oncologists. These doctors work closely with one another—and with you—to develop an individualized treatment plan.

Leader in clinical trials. We offer the most neuro-oncology clinical trials in all of Upstate New York. Clinical trials ensure that you have the widest range of treatment options available.

State-of-the-art treatments and technology. As part of the region’s only academic medical center, we offer diagnostic tools and surgical procedures that are not available anywhere else in the area.

Why it's important to call us first.

If you have a suspected brain or spinal tumor, your first step is crucial. Starting with UR Medicine provides access to the very latest, leading-edge clinical trials—giving you the widest possible range of treatment options, close to home.

Diagnosis Treatment

Multidisciplinary Care

Neuro-Oncology

The Neuro-Oncology division works as part of a multi-disciplinary team of experts in the Wilmot Cancer Center to deliver state of the art care for patients with brain and spinal tumors, brain metastases, neurologic complications of cancer and neurofibromatosis.

Neurosurgery

We offer world class surgery for the Brain and Spine. Born from a unique collaboration between seventeen surgeons and clinicians from several area hospitals, our continually evolving outreach program brings together the best minds and talents in the field.

Radiation Oncology

The radiation oncology division plays a pivotal role in the treatment of patients with cancerous tumors. Radiation treatment is an alternative to stop or slow the growth of tumors that cannot be removed surgically.