Nationally Recognized Brain Tumor Expertise

Chemotherapy is a type of malignant brain tumor treatment that uses drug therapy to destroy cancer cells. The chemicals used in chemotherapy attack cancer cells by interfering with cell division and stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. Sometimes, chemotherapy is the only cancer treatment used. But more often, chemotherapy is used in combination with surgery, radiation therapy or biological therapy.

We’re the only facility that offers Gamma Knife^® Elekta Esprit™ in Central Florida. This procedure is the gold standard of care and reduces pain, minimizes the risk of infection, and expedites your recovery time. It treats some of the most complex conditions with a single dose of radiation that eliminates the need for multiple treatments. This non-invasive radiosurgery procedure targets and destroys diseased brain tissue with precisely focused radiation while leaving surrounding healthy tissue unharmed — often in less than one hour.

We're the first facility in Florida to be recognized as a Center of Excellence for leading in patient care and education for brain tumors, achieving a standard of exceptional clinical expertise and outcome improvement. GammaTile is a biodegradable implant embedded with radiation “seeds” that deliver targeted radiotherapy specifically to the region where your brain tumor was located prior to surgery. The number of tiles used is customized to the size and location of the area. After GammaTiles are placed, they immediately begin providing therapeutic radiation, which is delivered slowly and safely over several months. The GammaTiles become non-radioactive (inert) over time, and your body will naturally absorb the collagen implant, leaving behind only the inert seeds.

This advanced medical imaging improves surgical outcomes by allowing images to be taken in the operating room. Thanks to this technology, we ensure the surgery has been successful, minimizing the potential need for a second operation and reducing exposure to radiation in our state-of-the-art neurological suites.

Faster recovery leading to better outcomes — that’s what you can expect of our minimally invasive surgeries, including endoscopic endonasal skull-base surgery and MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT). Over one-third of our brain tumor surgical procedures are considered minimally invasive.

Radiation therapy uses high-energy X-rays or other types of radiation to kill tumor cells or keep them from growing. Depending on the type of brain tumor and its location, one of two types of radiation therapy may be recommended in your treatment plan. External radiation therapy uses a source that is outside the body to deliver radiation to the tumor's location. Internal radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance that is sealed inside a needle, wire, catheter or "seeds" and placed directly into or near the brain tumor.