Chetan Bettegowda, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurological Surgery

Chetan Bettegowda, MD, PhD

Director, Meningioma Center

Professor of Neurosurgery

 

Languages: English, Kannada 

Expertise: Brain Tumors, CyberKnife and stereotactic radiosurgery, Gliomas, Meningiomas, Metastatic Brain Tumors, Neurosurgery, Pituitary Tumors, Skull Base Surgery, Skull Base Tumors, Spinal Cord Tumors, Spinal Tumors, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL).

Research Interests: Identify key genetic pathways that are altered in brain tumors; Developing clinical trials to selectively target these pathways; Developing targeted therapies for patients with primary and metastatic tumors of the brain and spine; Ongoing clinical protocol to develop a simple blood test that can detect and monitor disease burden in patients with tumors affecting the central nervous system.

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