2024 UCLA Brain Tumor Conference : Symptom Management
Symptom Management
 In-Person ONLY Session May 11, 2024 - 12:45 PM
Symptoms from brain tumors and side-effects from associated treatments are discussed. Learn about what you can do to manage them.
* 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
Nanette Fong RN, MSN, NP
Nurse Practitioner
UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)
Learn more about UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)

UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced health care systems in the world. Our mission is to provide state-of-the-art patient care, generate research discoveries leading to new treatments and diagnoses, and train future generations of health care professionals. Together, the UCLA Hospital System and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA strive every day to be a leader in setting the standards of excellence.

We offer a comprehensive network of primary and specialty care services at more than 260 clinics throughout Southern California and at four world-class medical centers – Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center. We enhance access by providing care at numerous affiliate sites and via community-based programs.

UCLA Health hospitals consistently rank among the best, including top 5 in the most recent annual assessment by U.S. News & World Report. For 33 consecutive years, we have earned a spot on the national honor roll of 20 hospitals providing the highest-quality care across multiple areas.

As an academic health system, UCLA Health offers access to technology and treatments that may not be available elsewhere. Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses.

UCLA Health doctors and scientists are pioneering work in an astounding range of disciplines – from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment – and are bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

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Leia Nghiemphu MD
UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)
Professor of Clinical Neurology
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
Noriko Salamon MD, PhD
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
Quinton Gopen MD
UCLA Department of Neurosurgery
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
Katie Hu MD
UCLA Health Center for East West Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor
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
Marco Giovannini MD, PhD
UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery
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Senior Dietitian
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