Connecting your diagnosis to top treatment centers
Brains for the Cure maintains a close relationship with providers at many of the country’s best brain tumor centers. Many of these sites are National Cancer Institute designated research cancer centers, and members of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative.
Midwest
Chicago, IL – Advocate Aurora Health

Dr. Nina Paleologos
[email protected]
844-376-3876
3551 Highland Avenue, Suite 200A, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Chicago, IL – Northshore University Health System

Dr. Ryan Merrell
[email protected]
847-570-2570
2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Chicago, IL – Northwestern University

Dr. Priya Kumthekar
[email protected]
312-695-0990
675 N St Clair St, Suite 20-100, Chicago, IL 60611
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Cleveland, OH – Cleveland Clinic

Dr. David Peereboom
[email protected]
866-320-4573
9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Columbia, MO – Ellis Fischel Cancer Center
Columbus, OH – The James – The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dr. Vinay Puduvalli
[email protected]
614-293-4448
300 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Des Moines, IA – UnityPoint – John Stoddard Cancer Center
Detroit, MI – Henry Ford Health System

Dr. Tobias Walbert
[email protected]
313-916-2723
2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Kansas City, MO – University of Kansas Cancer Center

Dr. Michael Salacz
[email protected]
913-574-1049
4400 Broadway St, Suite 530, Kansas City, MO 64111
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Milwaukee, WI – Aurora Health Care

Dr. George Bobustuc
[email protected]
414-384-5111
2801 W Kinnickinnic River Pkwy, Suite 480, Milwaukee, WI 53215
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Omaha, NE – University of Nebraska Medical Center

Dr. Nicole Shonka
[email protected]
402-559-4000
505 S. 45th Street, Omaha, NE 68105
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
St. Louis, MO – Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University

Dr. Jian Campian
[email protected]
(314) 747-1171
4921 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110

Dr. Michael Chicoine
[email protected]
314-747-7222
4921 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Northeast
Boston, MA – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Dr. Patrick Wen
[email protected]
617-632-3703
Shields Warren Building, 450 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02115
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Boston, MA – Massachusetts General Hospital

Dr. Isabel Arrillaga-Romany
[email protected]
617-726-2862
55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
New York, NY – Children’s Brain Tumor Project at Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center

Dr. Jeffrey Greenfield
[email protected]
212-746-2363
520 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10065
New York, NY – Columbia University Medical Center

Dr. Fabio Iwamoto
[email protected]
212-342-0571
710 West 168th Street, Floor 9, New York, NY 10032
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
New York, NY – Lenox Hill at Northwell Health Hospital

Dr. John Andrew Boockvar
[email protected]
212-434-3900
130 East 77th Street, 3 Black Hall, New York, NY 10075
Pittsburgh, PA – Hillman Cancer Center at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Dr. Frank Lieberman
[email protected]
412-692-4724
5115 Centre Ave, Suite 2, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Rochester, NY – Program for Translational Brain Mapping, in the Department of Neurosurgery, URMC
Washington, D.C. – National Institutes of Health

Dr. Mark Gilbert
[email protected]
240-760-6010
National Cancer Institute, Building 82, Room 235A, Bethesda, MD 20892
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Washington, D.C. – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Dr. Brett Theeler
[email protected]
301-319-4775
8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20889
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
South
Atlanta, GA – Piedmont Brain Tumor Center

Dr. Erin Dunbar
[email protected]
404-605-2050
2001 Peachtree Rd, Suite 645, Atlanta, GA 30309
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Austin, TX – Texas Oncology – Austin Brain Tumor Center

Dr. Andrew Brenner
[email protected]
512-421-4100
901 W. 38th Street, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78705
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Birmingham, AL – University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr. Burt Nabors
[email protected]
205-934-1432
1824 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Chapel Hill, NC – University of North Carolina

Dr. Simon Khagi
[email protected]
984-974-8432
101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Charleston, SC – Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina

Dr. David Cachia
[email protected]
843-792-7749
86 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425

Dr. Scott Lindhorst
[email protected]
843-792-9300
86 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Dallas, TX – Baylor University Medical Center

Dr. Karen Fink
[email protected]
214-820-8690
3410 Worth St, Suite 820, Dallas, TX 75246
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Dallas, TX – UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Edward Pan
[email protected]
214-645-8186
5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390

Dr. Elizabeth Maher
[email protected]
214-645-8300
5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Houston, TX – Baylor College of Medicine

Dr. Jacob Mandel
[email protected]
713-798-8259
7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77030
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Houston, TX – MD Anderson Cancer Center

Dr. John de Groot
[email protected]
713-792-6150
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Midland, TX – Midland Memorial Hospital
Orlando, FL – Orlando Healthcare – UF Health Cancer Center

Dr. Nicholas Avgeropoulos
[email protected]
321-843-2584
1400 S Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32806
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
San Antonio, TX – University Health System
Winston-Salem, NC – Wake Forest Baptist Health

Dr. Glenn Lesser
[email protected]
336-713-5433
Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
West
Irvine, CA – University of California, Irvine

Dr. Daniela Bota
[email protected]
714-456-7890
101 The City Dr S, Suite 81, Orange, CA 92868
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Los Angeles, CA – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Dr. Jeremy Rudnick
[email protected]
310-423-4818
8631 W 3rd St, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Phoenix, AZ – Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute

Dr. Nader Sanai
[email protected]
602-406-8605
240 West Thomas Road, Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85013

Dr. Ekokobe Fonkem
[email protected]
855-447-3012
240 West Thomas Road, Suite 400, Phoenix, Arizona 85013
San Diego, CA – University of California, San Diego

Dr. David Piccioni
[email protected]
858-822-6346
3855 Health Sciences Drive La Jolla, CA 92093
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
San Francisco, CA – University of California, San Francisco – Brain Tumor Center
Salt Lake City, UT – University of Utah – Huntsman Cancer Institute

Dr. Howard Colman
[email protected]
801-585-0260
175 S Medical, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative
Seattle, WA – University of Washington Medical Center

Dr. Lynne Taylor
[email protected]
206-598-2282
1100 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
NCI Designated Cancer Center
Member of the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative