The power of sound: Focused ultrasound in brain cancer | Brain Tumour Webinar Series

Despite advances in oncology, cancers of the central nervous system remain among the most deadly. Unique features of the brain, such as the blood brain barrier, impose physical obstacles to therapeutic delivery, contributing to the poor prognosis of patients with these conditions. Focused ultrasound is an emerging technology that allows the non-invasive delivery of ultrasound energy to focal brain targets with great precision. This presentation focuses on current and emerging uses of focused ultrasound for brain disease, with a specific focus on the potential treatment of neuro-oncologic disease. Presented by: Dr. Nir Lipsman Dr. Nir Lipsman is the Dan Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto, staff neurosurgeon at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and senior scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute. He completed a medical degree at Queen’s University and a neurosurgical residency at the University of Toronto, during which he completed his PhD investigating the clinical and imaging correlates of neuromodulation in patients with treatment-resistant neuropsychiatric disease. He currently holds the Harquail Family Endowed Chair as the Director of Sunnybrook’s Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, where over the last 10 years, he has led several world-first clinical trials of MR-guided focused ultrasound (FUS), including the world’s first experience of FUS in essential tremor, obsessive compulsive disorder and depression, and global-first trials of FUS-enhanced BBB opening in primary and secondary brain tumours, Alzheimer’s Disease, ALS and Parkinson’s disease. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Connect with Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada: Facebook: www.facebook.com/BrainTumourFdn Facebook francophone: www.facebook.com/FondationCan​​​adienneDesTumeursCerebrales Twitter: twitter.com/BrainTumourFdn​​​ Instagram: www.instagram.com/BrainTumourFdn Instagram francophone: Instagram: www.instagram.com/fondationtumeurscerebrales Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/BrainTumourFdn Call Toll-Free 1-800-265-5106 or locally at 519-642-7755 to connect with us and ask any questions. Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada 205 Horton St E, Suite 203, London, ON N6B 1K7 Website: BrainTumour.ca​​​ Email: [email protected] Charitable Registration #BN118816339RR0001​​​ Copyright and Terms of Use Statement - Videos Copyright of all videos created by Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada on this website, including the underlying HTML, text, illustrations, designs, icons, audio clips, video clips, documents, products, software and all other content, is either owned by the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, or Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada has obtained a license to use the materials. The videos on the site are protected by the Copyright Act. None of the videos may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, or the original creator, where applicable. All information within the videos has been posted to provide Canadians affected by a brain tumour with support, education, information and an understanding of research programs or to thank donors and supporters for their contributions. The information has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial (educational) use. The allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.