Le Bonheur continues to grow Pediatric BrainTumor Program
Le Bonheur’s Pediatric Brain Tumor Program remains one of the largest surgical brain tumor programs in the nation, continuing to partner with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to provide the best care for children with brain tumors.
“We are aggressive in treating brain tumors in the children that we see,” said Neurosurgeon Frederick Boop, MD, co-director of the Neuroscience Institute. “Our patients have some of the highest one-year survival rates, and we are dedicated to determining the best treatment plan and the best outcomes for each child.”
The partnership with St. Jude allows for a complete treatment plan for children with brain tumors. While most are treated with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy can also be part of the treatment plan. Through the partnership with St. Jude, children with brain tumors have access to promising new treatments not yet available at other hospitals.
Pediatric Brain Tumor Program 2019 Highlights
• Conducted 225 brain tumor surgeries – an all-time procedure high volume
• Cared for children from 45 states and internationally
• Scanned the first patient with TRIUXTM neo MEG brain scanning technology
• Opened four new operating rooms at Le Bonheur to address the growing need
for pediatric surgical services
• Ranked in the top 20 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
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