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APPOINTMENTS & REFERRALS

MGH Brain Tumor Center
Yawkey Building 9th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts,  02114
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Patients & Families with questions about referrals, consultations or appointments may contact:
Telephone: 617.724.8770
Fax:    617.724.8769

For Appointments - Call 617.724.8770

Identify a Specialist | Checklist | Address
See also Consultations & Referrals

Appointments can be made by referring physicians or by patients and families. New patients can be seen within several days. 

For patients who already know which of the Center's specialists they wish to see, call 617.724.8770 and ask to speak with that doctor's secretary.

Make An Appointment
617-724-8770

For patients who need to IDENTIFY A BRAIN TUMOR CENTER SPECIALIST, there are two options:

 

Obtain an appointment as a new patient at the MULTIDISCIPLINARY BRAIN TUMOR CLINIC which is held in the Center every Thursday afternoon starting at 1 PM. This clinic is attended by specialists from medical neuro-oncology, neurosurgical oncology, and radiation oncology, in addition to a neuro-oncology nurse and a social worker. Call 617.724.8770.

 

Obtain an appointment with one the Center's neuro-oncologists. This doctor will be able to provide recommendations that are tailored to the individual's diagnosis and circumstances will be able to identify which other specialists might be needed. Patients are given the first available appointment with one of the Center's neuro-oncologists:


Tracy T. Batchelor, M.D.,
Executive Director, MGH Brain Tumor Center
Director of Neuro-medical oncology

John W. Henson, M.D., Neuro-oncologist

Fred H. Hochberg, M.D., Neuro-oncologist

Call 617.724.8770

Checklist of Items Needed for Consultation

The following items, if available, will be very helpful to the Center's specialists as they prepare to see you. These items should arrive at the BTC no less that 48 hours prior to the appointment when possible, and should be delivered by hand or by overnight mail.

 

Clinical summary, including all previous surgeries and treatments, as well as current clinical condition of the patient.

 

Copies of the most recent MRI or CT scans. It is difficult for us to return scans.

 

Operative reports.

 

Pathology reports.

 

Pathology slides, if possible. (Pathology slides will be returned to the hospital of their origin.)


Materials should be sent by overnight mail to:

Address
Yawkey Outpatient Center
9th Floor, Suite 9E
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

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