Charles S. Cobbs
Distinguished in Glioma

Dr. Charles S. Cobbs

Neurosurgery
Swedish Medical Center
Ben And Catherine Ivy Center For Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment
550 17th Avenue, Suite 540, 
Seattle, WA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
Distinguished in Glioma
Swedish Medical Center
Ben And Catherine Ivy Center For Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment
550 17th Avenue, Suite 540, 
Seattle, WA 
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Overview

Dr. Charles Cobbs is a Neurosurgeon that specializes in brain tumor surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, and neurosurgery. He is the Director of The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment. In his free time he enjoys the outdoors, running, cycling and skiing. Dr. Cobbs was also selected by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine as a Top Doctor in the field of Neurosurgery for consecutive years.

Dr. Cobbs is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glioma. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 78 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 48 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Glioma.

Graduate Institution
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine , 1991
Residency
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine , 1997
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in WA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery
Fellowships
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine , 1994
Hospital Affiliations
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill
Swedish Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Male

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Locations

Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment
550 17th Avenue, Suite 540, Seattle, WA 98122
Call: 206-320-2300
Other Locations
Swedish Issaquah
751 Northeast Blakely Drive, Issaquah, WA 98029
Call: 425-313-4000
Swedish Neurosurgery
550 17th Avenue, Suite 540, Seattle, WA 98122
Call: 206-320-2800
Swedish Cherry Hill
500 17th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
Call: 206-320-2000
Swedish First Hill
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Call: 206-386-6000
Swedish Ballard
5300 Tallman Avenue Northwest, Seattle, WA 98107
Call: 206-782-2700

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Cobbs 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.

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Kyphosis
Ganglioneuroblastoma
Olfactory Neuroblastoma
Scoliosis
Meningocele
Hearing Loss
Vertebroplasty
Germ Cell Tumor
Hydrocephalus
Craniopharyngioma
Craniectomy
Meningioma
Neurofibromatosis
Subdural Hematoma
Ganglioglioma
Oligodendroglioma
Hyperhidrosis
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
Acromegaly
Gliomatosis Cerebri
Syringomyelia
Medulloblastoma
Epidural Hematoma
Tuberous Sclerosis
Spinal Stenosis
Ependymoma
Encephalocele
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Glioma
Craniosynostosis
Microvascular Decompression
Sciatica
Neuroblastoma
Syringobulbia
Gliosarcoma
Chordoma
Laminectomy
Pituitary Tumor
Myelomeningocele
Meningitis
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
Pineoblastoma
Cordotomy
Awake Craniotomy
Hemangiopericytoma
Spinal Tumor
Acoustic Neuroma
Prolactinoma
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Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

2 Clinical Trials

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Feasibility of Transcranial MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery in the Treatment of Brain Tumors
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Feasibility of Transcranial MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery in the Treatment of Brain Tumors
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: May 01, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
A Phase 0/1 Study of Combination Drug Therapy For Glioblastoma Based on Personalized Cancer Stem Cell (CSC) High-Throughput Drug Screening (HTS)
A Phase 0/1 Study of Combination Drug Therapy For Glioblastoma Based on Personalized Cancer Stem Cell (CSC) High-Throughput Drug Screening (HTS)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 10, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Combination Drug Therapy
Study Phase: Phase 1
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78 Total Publications

Author Correction: Feasibility of whole genome and transcriptome profiling in pediatric and young adult cancers.
Author Correction: Feasibility of whole genome and transcriptome profiling in pediatric and young adult cancers.
Journal: Nature communications
Published: September 03, 2025
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    • Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET)
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    • Acoustic Neuroma
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    • Arachnoid Cysts
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    • Brain Abscess
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