Mayo Clinic's approach

Mayo Clinic's world-renowned neurosurgeons are highly trained and experienced in performing surgeries on many types of brain tumors. At Mayo Clinic, top-ranked doctors and specialists from the Brain Tumor Program work together with Mayo Clinic doctors and surgeons trained in conditions of the nervous system (neurologists and neurosurgeons).

Your care team works together to provide you with comprehensive, world-renowned care. The team includes experts in brain and nervous system imaging (radiologists) and experts who specialize in the ear, nose and throat and the head and neck (otolaryngologists). Your care team also works with experts in radiation oncology, pain medicine, and physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Your team members may include:

  • Medical oncologists.
  • Neurologists.
  • Neuro-oncologists.
  • Neuropathologists.
  • Neuroradiologists.
  • Neurosurgeons.
  • Radiation oncologists.
  • Rehabilitation specialists.
  • Other specialists, as needed.

Mayo Clinic also provides expert care for children with brain tumors. Our pediatric neuro-oncologists work with a team of specialists to diagnose and treat pediatric brain tumors and provide children with the personalized treatment they need.

Having all of this subspecialized expertise in a single place, focused on you, means that you're not just getting one opinion. Your care is discussed among the team, your test results are available quickly, appointments are scheduled in coordination and the most highly specialized brain tumor surgeons in the world are all working together to determine what's best for you.

What might take months to accomplish elsewhere can typically be done in only a matter of days at Mayo Clinic.

State-of-the-art technology

Mayo Clinic is a leader in neurosurgery. Doctors, surgeons and other healthcare professionals use state-of-the-art facilities that include an intraoperative MRI suite, comprehensive intraoperative neuromonitoring and image-guided surgery.

People who seek care at Mayo Clinic have access to the most advanced imaging and diagnostic tools available. There's a long history of Mayo Clinic scientists developing these and other cutting-edge technologies for patient care.

Mayo Clinic neuropathologists are skilled in analyzing brain tumor tissue in the lab to make an accurate diagnosis. They analyze many tissue samples every year and have access to the latest in lab technology. Neuropathologists at Mayo Clinic have experience in diagnosing all types of brain tumors, including very rare types. Getting an accurate diagnosis helps your healthcare team create the most effective treatment plan for you.

Innovation

Mayo Clinic healthcare professionals in neurology, neurosurgery and pediatric neurosurgery are on the leading edge of brain tumor surgery. Mayo Clinic is one of the few medical centers in the country to offer awake brain surgery. Mayo Clinic's other innovative approaches include robotics, intraoperative MRI, computer-assisted brain surgery and deep brain stimulation.

Innovation by Mayo Clinic doctors and scientists led to the development of magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) and related slip interface imaging. These advanced imaging techniques allow doctors to better prepare for brain tumor surgery. The technology provides vital information about the firmness and adhesion of brain tumors. This information also allows the multidisciplinary care team to determine the optimal method and timing for surgery to reduce the risk of potential complications or follow-up surgeries.

Expertise and rankings

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, ranks among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery and for cancer in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. Mayo Clinic Children's in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota, and the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2024–2025 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings. With the emphasis on collaborative care, specialists interact very closely with their colleagues across all sites.

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