John Theurer Cancer Center Treats First Patient in U.S. with Investigational New Treatment for Brain Cancer | BioSpace

This is an excerpt from an article in BioSpace. HACKENSACK, N.J., March 28, 2022 — John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, New Jersey’s top ranked cancer center, according to U.S.

Neurosurgeon Offers Top Advice for Patients with a Brain Tumor Diagnosis

What are the first things to know when diagnosed with a brain tumor? The shock and disbelief that patients experience upon first being told of a brain tumor diagnosis is

Neuro-oncology and Skull Base Surgery Center: An Overview

Drs. Kaptain and Lee explain what makes the Neuro-Oncology and Skull Base Surgery Center so unique. Transcript: When we started we realized that developing a neuro-oncology program required skull

New Jersey Brain and Spine Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery Co-founds Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Research Lab at Hackensack University Medical Center

Oradell, NJ – Nov. 3, 2020 – New Jersey Brain and Spine (NJBS), the region’s leading brain and spine surgery group, is proud to announce that Timothy Vogel, M.D., Ph.D.,

Meet Neurosurgeon George J. Kaptain, MD, Expert in Brain, Spine and Skull-Base Tumors

When George J. Kaptain, MD, decided to become a physician, he had some big shoes to fill. His grandfather and great grandfather were well-respected physicians in his ancestral island of

Work with Toca 511 in glioblastoma presented at Society for Neuro-Oncology Meeting

Dr. Kaptain presented his work with Toca 511 in glioblastoma at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology in November 2015 in San Antonio. Here are the three links

Brain Cap Battles Cancer

Researchers develop noninvasive direct therapy for brain tumors. For more than 50 years, Karen Smith had been living life to the fullest. Then one day it all changed. “I was

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