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    MediFind found 63 doctor with experience in Brain Stem Cancer near San Francisco, CA. Of these, 53 are Experienced, 5 are Advanced and 5 are Distinguished.

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    63 providers found
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      521 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      John De Groot is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. De Groot is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor.

      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
      2299 Post St, Suite 206, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Arnold Greenberg is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Greenberg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pseudobulbar Affect, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), and Brain Stem Cancer.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery
      400 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nalin Gupta is a Neurosurgery provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. Gupta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Brain Tumor, Osteotomy, and Craniectomy.

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      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery | Neurology
      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery | Neurology

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      400 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Nicholas Butowski is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Butowski is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
      Hand Surgery | Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
      Hand Surgery | Neurosurgery
      400 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Prados is a Hand Surgeon and a Neurosurgery provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. Prados is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Astrocytoma, and Glioblastoma.

      Matthew G. Macdougall
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer

      Van Ness Campus Medical Office Building

      1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 6, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Matthew Macdougall is a Neurosurgery provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. Macdougall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Cord Abscess, Epidural Abscess, Subdural Hematoma, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Macdougall is currently accepting new patients.

      Gauri D. Kelekar
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer

      2324 Sacramento Street Care Center

      2324 Sacramento Street, Suite 111, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Gauri Kelekar is an Oncologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Kelekar has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, and Fibrolamellar Carcinoma. Dr. Kelekar is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      400 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Nancy Oberheim is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Oberheim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, and Astrocytoma.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery | Neurology
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery | Neurology
      400 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Susan Chang is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Chang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Subependymoma, Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Brain Stem Cancer, and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET).

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      505 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Shawn Hervey-Jumper is a Neurosurgery provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. Hervey-Jumper is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Brain Tumor, Astrocytoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology
      505 Parnassus Ave, M649, Box 0106, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Theodore Nicolaides is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. Nicolaides is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Brain Stem Cancer, Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant, and Rhabdoid Tumor.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      521 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Manish Aghi is a Neurosurgery provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. Aghi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Prolactinoma, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Lawrence L. Chao
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine

      2645 Ocean Avenue Care Center

      2645 Ocean Avenue, Suite 207, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Lawrence Chao is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Chao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Bronchitis, High Cholesterol, and Jaundice. Dr. Chao is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      3100 San Pablo Ave, 
      Berkeley, CA 
       (8.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Philip Theodosopoulos is a Neurosurgery provider in Berkeley, California. Dr. Theodosopoulos is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Meningioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      San Francisco, CA 
       (0.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      William Weiss is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Weiss is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Medulloblastoma, and Glioma.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer

      Van Ness Campus Medical Office Building

      1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 6, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Akanksha Sharma is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Sharma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Glioma, Astrocytoma, and Brain Tumor. Dr. Sharma is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      45 Castro St, Suite 421, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Brian Andrews is a Neurosurgery provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. Andrews is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Radiation Oncology
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Radiation Oncology

      Northern California Radiation Therapists And Oncologists Medical Group

      900 Hyde St, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      John Lee is a Radiation Oncologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Vulvar Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix, and Astrocytoma.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine
      2333 Buchanan St, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lauren Wu is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Wu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Sepsis, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, and Pseudomembranous Colitis.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine
      1545 Divisadero St, Second Floor, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Siddhartha Mitra is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Mitra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Medulloblastoma, Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant, Teratoma of the Mediastinum, and Febrile Neutropenia.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Brain Stem Cancer?

      Brainstem cancers are usually astrocytomas or gliomas that are classified by their location in different areas of the brainstem and include focal brainstem gliomas, diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG), and diffuse midline gliomas. Depending on the type and location, brainstem cancers may progress slowly or rapidly, range from grades I–IV, and may occur in children and adults.

      When should I see a Brain Stem Cancer doctor near San Francisco, CA?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Brain Stem Cancer doctor near San Francisco, CA?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Brain Stem Cancer doctors near San Francisco, CA?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Brain Stem Cancer doctors near San Francisco, CA?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Brain Stem Cancer doctor near San Francisco, CA?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Brain Stem Cancer doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Brain Stem Cancer doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Brain Stem Cancer doctor near San Francisco, CA?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Brain Stem Cancer doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Brain Stem Cancer doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Brain Stem Cancer doctors near San Francisco, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Brain Stem Cancer doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Brain Stem Cancer doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Brain Stem Cancer doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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