30. Treating Head and Neck Cancers | Dr. Evan Walgama
Think Neuro20 Heinä 2022

30. Treating Head and Neck Cancers | Dr. Evan Walgama

Dr. Evan Walgama is a Head & Neck Oncology Surgeon, which means that he specializes in treating any cancer affecting areas from the collar bone to the base of the brain. While in the past, head and neck cancer surgeons tended to see older patients in poorer health who were often smokers coming in for treatment, the demographics have shifted. Dr. Walgama’s practice is following this national trend, where younger, healthier, non-smokers, and often male patients are filling his waiting room.

The culprit is HPV – human papillomavirus. Patients may develop tumors in the mouth, tongue, throat, or skull base for other reasons as well. Surgery is sometimes a good option, and in other cases, chemotherapy and radiation might be considered better. Shared decision making with his patients is something Dr. Walgama advocates for. “I'm a surgeon, but not everybody needs surgery,” Dr. Walgama says. Listen to this podcast to learn how Dr. Walgama deals with tricky tumors in a delicate region of the body

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Think Neuro Mini: Meet Dr. Sandra Narayanan

Think Neuro Mini: Meet Dr. Sandra Narayanan

Sandra Narayanan, MD, FAHA, FANA, FSVIN, FAAN, is board-certified in neurology and vascular neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and CAST (Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Tra...

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42. Treating Brain Tumors - Guest Podcast | Dr. Daniel F. Kelly

42. Treating Brain Tumors - Guest Podcast | Dr. Daniel F. Kelly

Treating Brain Tumors with Dr. Daniel F. Kelly On "From Cancer A to Z" with Dr. Rosalyn Morrell | Guest Podcast Brain tumors don't get the same amount of attention as the other types of cancers. But t...

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Think Neuro Mini: The Future of Brain Tumor Care with Dr. Garni Barkhoudarian

Think Neuro Mini: The Future of Brain Tumor Care with Dr. Garni Barkhoudarian

Dr. Garni Barkhoudarian, Neurosurgeon at Pacific Neuroscience Institute and Assistant Professor of Neuroscience & Neurosurgery at the Saint John's Cancer institute, discusses his perspectives of the f...

24 Touko 20231min

41. What’s the Best Way to Help Someone With Brain Cancer? | A Patient Panel Discussion

41. What’s the Best Way to Help Someone With Brain Cancer? | A Patient Panel Discussion

Tatiana lives with a brain tumor that causes pain like the very worst migraine. Van Nessa had a sarcoma in her cheekbone and has had eight surgeries. Ben has an inoperable brainstem glioma that is kep...

17 Touko 202353min

40. Cancer Care Partners | Elaine Lipworth, Ari Nowain and Emmaline Mauritson

40. Cancer Care Partners | Elaine Lipworth, Ari Nowain and Emmaline Mauritson

When it comes to cancer, the focus is most often on the patient. But the best treatment happens when their care partners are cared for, too. The first step is knowing what it’s like to be the partner,...

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Think Neuro Mini: Meet Dr. Courtney Voelker

Think Neuro Mini: Meet Dr. Courtney Voelker

Courtney Voelker, MD, PhD (DPhil Oxon), is a Rhodes Scholar and board certified neurotologist. She is Director of Otology/Neurotology-Lateral Skull Base Surgery; and Director of the Adult & Pediatric ...

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Think Neuro Mini: Skull Base Surgery with Dr. Evan Walgama

Think Neuro Mini: Skull Base Surgery with Dr. Evan Walgama

Evan Walgama, MD is a board-certified Otolaryngologist – Head & Neck / ENT Surgeon at the Pacific Eye, Ear & Skull Base Center at Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Santa Monica. His particular area of e...

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39. A Life-Changing Clinical Trial with Psychedelics | Vikki's Grateful Patient Story

39. A Life-Changing Clinical Trial with Psychedelics | Vikki's Grateful Patient Story

Vikki was walking her dog and listening to NPR in Santa Monica one day, when she heard an advertisement for an unusual medical trial. Pacific Neuroscience Institute was studying whether psilocybin, th...

19 Huhti 202352min

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