Condition
Pediatric Brain Tumors
Key points about brain tumors
- Brain tumors start in the cells of the brain.
- Brain tumors can grow at any age. Those that grow in infants and children are very different from those in adults.
- The types of brain tumors are based on the cell type and its location in the brain.
- Some common symptoms of brain tumors are headache, nausea and vomiting, and trouble with movement.
- Most children are treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
- On-going follow-up is important to watch for effects of tumors or treatment and the cancer growing back.
- Children’s National Hospital offers a full-range of pediatric brain tumor therapies including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and targeted therapies.
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Providers Who Treat Brain Tumors
Daniel Aharon Donoho, MD
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Elizabeth Scherer Duke, MD
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Adriana Fonseca Sheridan, MD
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Robert Francis Keating, MD
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- Brachial Plexus Program
- Brain Tumor Institute
- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
- Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine
- Colorectal
- Cleft and Craniofacial Program
- Movement Disorders Program
- Neurocritical Care
- Neurofibromatosis Institute
- Neurosurgery
- Prenatal Pediatrics Institute
- Spina Bifida Program
- Tuberous Sclerosis Program
John Socrates Myseros, MD
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Chima Obioma Oluigbo, MD
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Roger J. Packer, MD
- Director, Gilbert Family Neurofibromatosis Institute
- Director, Brain Tumor Institute
Roger J. Packer, MD
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Brian Richard Rood, MD
- Director, Clinical Neuro-Oncology
- Medical Director, Brain Tumor Institute
- Neuro-Oncologist
- Oncologist
Mi Ran Shin, MD, MPH
- Associate Director, Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship
- Pediatric Rehabilitation Specialist
Mi Ran Shin, MD, MPH
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Hasan Raza Syed, MD
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Departments that Treat Brain Tumors
Neurointerventional Radiology Program
Our Neurointerventional Radiology Program targets the tiniest spaces in a child's brain or spine using catheters and imaging to treat vascular conditions without more invasive surgery.
Brain Tumor Institute (Neuro-oncology)
We bring together a comprehensive team of pediatric oncology and neurology experts, giving children with brain tumors effective, personalized care.
Neurosurgery
Our neurosurgery experts provide advanced care for newborns and children with complex neurological conditions.