New ‘Top Docs’ show addresses brain tumor care
The latest edition of the Medical Association of Georgia’s (MAG) ‘Top Docs’ show addresses brain tumor care, and it features two board-certified and fellowship trained MAG members who are with the Brain Tumor Center at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital – including Erin Dunbar, M.D., and Jay McCracken, M.D.
Drs. Dunbar and McCracken discuss…
– How brain tumors form
– Whether brain tumors are common
– What advice they have for patients who find out they have a brain tumor
– How physicians treat brain tumors
– Minimally invasive brain surgery
– Innovations in brain surgery
Dr. Dunbar is a neuro-oncologist who specializes in the comprehensive care of brain and spine tumor patients who are battling both primary and metastatic tumors. Her team creates a medical “home for life” by maintaining a robust portfolio of promising clinical trials, novel therapies, and supportive resources to serve patients and caregivers. She is an avid clinical researcher and she collaborates with a number of key allied stakeholders, including the National Cancer Institute, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and other national brain tumor centers. Dr. Dunbar has a medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine.
Dr. McCracken is a neurosurgical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of brain tumors. His primary interests include gliomas, meningiomas, and metastatic disease. He leads the Neurosurgical Oncology Division at Piedmont Atlanta, and is the medical director of the Stereotactic Radiosurgery Program. Dr. McCracken has a medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.
Between downloads and live listeners, ‘Top Docs’ has now reached more than 1.8 million listeners and viewers – which includes people in all 50 states and more than 80 countries. MAG has won four awards for the show, including an American Association of Medical Society Executives Profiles of Excellence Award, an American Society of Association Executives Silver Award, and two Health Information Resource Center Digital Health Awards.
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