The Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program is a multidisciplinary program that was developed at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital in 2000 to better meet the needs of children with brain and spinal cord tumors.   This program is committed to improving the survival rate for these children through state-of-the-art, research-based care. Our medical team provides a high level of expertise and is composed of a variety of subspecialists. These experts – from pediatric oncology, pediatric neurosurgery, radiation oncology, pediatric neuroradiology, and neuropathology – work in collaboration to provide highly specialized treatment plans. Our team is supported by excellent professionals in psychology, social work, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and rehabilitation services. We are part of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), an international childhood cancer research organization. This allows us to offer these children and adolescents access to the newest drug trials available. 

All patients are managed by the multidisciplinary team. The team meets monthly at a special tumor board to review all new patients and active patients who are undergoing therapy. Since 2000, over 175 children and adolescents have been treated in the program.