Brain Tumor Treatment
Our brain tumor program offers the greatest expertise and cares for the largest number of patients and all brain tumor types in the Rocky Mountain region.
Brain Tumor Care in Colorado
UCHealth at the University of Colorado Anschutz is the only hospital in both the state and the Rocky Mountain region now offering true expertise along the entire spectrum of care for patients with any type of brain tumor. Our faculty are national leaders in brain tumor surgery, medical care, and research and have been trained and recruited from the top institutions in the country. We offer the latest in advanced brain tumor clinical trials, translational research, and cutting-edge technologies. Now considered a top brain tumor center in the U.S., our patients receive the highest level of streamlined multidisciplinary care possible at the CU Anschutz campus.
Our fellowship-trained and internationally renowned neurosurgeons offer surgical expertise using advanced technologies, including leading laser-interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), intraoperative MRI, Loop-X intraoperative CT, computer-guided navigation, asleep and awake intraoperative mapping, endoscopic and keyhole surgical approaches, fluorescence-guided surgery, and Omniscient Connectomics software for functional network avoidance. We offer stereotactic radiosurgery in the form of both linear accelerator (LINAC) and Gamma Knife, and the campus is likewise home to the Rocky Mountain Gamma Knife Center. The CU Anschutz Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Rocky Mountain region.
Our robust and highly regarded brain tumor surgery program is led by Peter Fecci, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, along with world-renowned skull base neurosurgeon, Samy Youssef, MD, PhD, MSc, and the highly skilled brain tumor neurosurgeons, Vadim “Eddie” Tsvankin, MD, Timothy Ung, MD, Kevin Lillehei, MD, and Robert Breeze, MD.
Our medical neuro-oncologists, here to guide you along your treatment path, include Denise Damek, MD, and Corinna Fukushima, MD.
Treating Primary Brain Cancers vs. Cancers That Spread to the Brain
"The first thing we have to decide, when we look at these tumors, is if they can be surgically removed. If we don't think we can get at least 90% of it safely, we tend not to remove it."
Brain Tumor Team
Our adult brain tumor surgeons see patients at UCHealth on the University of Colorado Anschutz campus. For pediatric brain tumor treatment, visit our pediatric neurosurgery page.
Neurosurgeons
Kevin Lillehei MD
Professor
- Brain Tumors, Pituary and Peripheral Nerve
- Neurosurgery (SOM)
- Residency: University of Michigan
Medical Neuro Oncology
Kevin Lillehei MD
Professor
- Brain Tumors, Pituary and Peripheral Nerve
- Neurosurgery (SOM)
- Residency: University of Michigan
Advanced Practice Providers
Kevin Lillehei MD
Professor
- Brain Tumors, Pituary and Peripheral Nerve
- Neurosurgery (SOM)
- Residency: University of Michigan