2024 UCLA Brain Tumor Conference : Complementary and Integrative Medicine Approaches
Complementary and Integrative Medicine Approaches
 In-Person ONLY Session May 11, 2024 - 10 AM
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasing in popularity among patients. Biologically based treatments, energy therapies, and body-based techniques are all included in CAM. It is estimated that 30% of patients with brain tumors utilize CAM.
* Each session is pre-recorded and provides a broad overview suitable for all types of audiences. Health professionals will be available to provide additional information on Saturday, May 11th 2024 at the In-Person Session on UCLA Campus.
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About the presenter
Katie Hu MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
UCLA Health Center for East West Medicine
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Timothy Cloughesy MD
UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)
Clinical Professor and Director of the UCLA Neuro-Oncology Program, Co-Director of UCLA Brain Tumor Center
Richard Everson MD
UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Tania Kaprealian MD
UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Albert Lai MD, PhD
UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)
Professor In-Residence, Neurology
Leia Nghiemphu MD
UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)
Professor of Clinical Neurology
Noriko Salamon MD
UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)
Professor, Department of Radiological Sciences; Diagnostic Neuroradiology Section Chief
Fausto Rodriguez MD
UCLA Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Professor & Chief of Neuropathology
Richard Green MD
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Director of Neuro-Oncology
Phil Chang DO
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Oncology Rehabilitation Physician
Robert Prins PhD
UCLA Department of Neurosurgery & Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
Professor
Patricia Walshaw PhD
UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)
Assistant Professor
Robert Chong MD, PhD
UCLA Neuro-Oncology
Assistant Professor
Tracy Chang MD
UCLA Department of Neurology; Neuro-Rehabilitation
Lauren Michelson RN, MSN, NP
UCLA Neuro-Oncology
Nurse Practitioner
Kathleen Van Dyk PhD
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Clinical Instructor and Neuropsychologist
Cara L. Siegel MD
UCLA Dept of Neurology and Dept of Medicine, Palliative Care Program
HS Assistant Clinical Professor
Nanette Fong RN, MSN, NP
UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)
Nurse Practitioner
Marco Giovannini MD, PhD
UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery
Professor-in-Residence; Scientific Director, UCLA NF2 Multidisciplinary Clinic; Director, Neural Tumor Research Laboratory
Christine Goukasian MS, RDN
UCLA Division of Clinical Nutrition
Senior Dietitian
Tom Pier LCSW, OSW-C
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Facilitator
John Hegde MD
UCLA Department of Radiation Oncology
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