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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:
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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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