Vanderbilt Brain Tumor Center
Our Neuro-Oncology Team
Adult Brain Tumors:
Each year in the United States over 100,000 people are diagnosed with a primary or metastatic brain tumor. Currently, patients with brain tumors are treated with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy or a combination approach. There are over 100 different types of brain tumors - benign and malignant - and the treatment for each varies considerably. Because the treatment of brain tumors is so specialized, it is important to have a neuro-oncologist involved to coordinate care.
Dr. Paul Moots is an Associate Professor of Neurology and is the Director of the Adult Neuro-Oncology Program. He completed a fellowship at the Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital and joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 1987. His practice is focused on caring for patients with brain and spinal cord tumors. He has special expertise in the treatment of brain tumors using chemotherapy and is pioneering new therapies for treatment of brain cancer.
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Pediatric Brain Tumors:
Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer death in children under the age of 20, and are the third leading cause of cancer death in young adults ages 20-39.The Pediatric Brain Tumor program is affiliated with the Vanderbilt Children\'s Hospital. This is one of the foremost children\'s hospitals in the country and provides comprehensive, state of the art treatment for children with cancer. The Vanderbilt Brain Tumor Center is fortunate to have an entire team devoted to the care of children with brain cancer.
