Annick Desjardins
Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
20 Duke Medicine Cir, 
Durham, NC 

Overview

My primary focus is patient care and clinical research. My clinical research focuses on providing innovative and aggressive therapies to adults with primary brain tumors. I always keep the patient's quality of life foremost in my practice. I completed my residency in adult neurology at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec. I finished a two-year fellowship in neuro-oncology at The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. Upon completion of my fellowship in 2005, I joined the Center as faculty. I am a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada.

Dr. Desjardins is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Gliosarcoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Glioblastoma, and Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).

Graduate Institution
University Of Sherbrooke Faculty Of Medicine (Quebec), 1998
Residency
Adult Neurology, Sherbrooke University Hospital Centre (Quebec)
Specialties
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in NC
Fellowships
Neuro-Oncology, Duke University Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Duke University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
French
Gender
Female

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Wellcare
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Locations

Duke Cancer Center
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Other Locations
Duke Cancer Center Brain Tumor Clinic
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Desjardins has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Brain Tumor
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