Skull Base Condition Program
Wellstar offers one of Georgia's few multidisciplinary skull base treatment programs to help people treat and manage these technically demanding conditions.
Expert Care for Skull Base Tumors & Disorders
The evaluation and treatment of skull base disorders demand the expertise of a highly specialized team. These tumors and disorders affect the area between the sinuses, ear and brain. Skull base conditions are highly complex to treat, requiring multidisciplinary planning and the highest level of technical skill to preserve the important nerves and blood vessels in this area.
Wellstar is one of a few health systems in Georgia offering a multidisciplinary skull base program. Wellstar’s expert care team includes board-certified, fellowship-trained physicians who collaborate to provide personalized care. When a patient requires skull base surgery, the surgery is performed by a team of our specialists. Our multidisciplinary team includes:
Wellstar is one of a few health systems in Georgia offering a multidisciplinary skull base program. Wellstar’s expert care team includes board-certified, fellowship-trained physicians who collaborate to provide personalized care. When a patient requires skull base surgery, the surgery is performed by a team of our specialists. Our multidisciplinary team includes:
- Neurosurgeons with advanced training in protecting the spinal cord, nerves and brain
- Radiation oncologists who deliver state-of-the-art radiation therapy
- Otolaryngologists, ENT surgeons specializing in head and neck cancer
- Neurotologists, ENT surgeons specializing in disorders of the ear and lateral skull base
- Rhinologists-endoscopic skull base surgeons, ENT surgeons specializing in skull base surgery through the nose — in appropriate cases, they can access a tumor without invasive approaches
- Facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons who perform facial reanimation and complex craniofacial reconstruction
- Neuroradiologists who aid in the diagnosis of skull base conditions through the interpretation of specialized imaging exams
- Neurologists who aid in diagnosing and managing brain, spine and nervous system conditions
- Medical oncologists who manage cancerous brain and head and neck tumors with systemic therapies, targeted therapies and immunotherapy
- Pathologists who aid in the diagnosis and management of brain, spine and nervous system conditions
Skull base condition signs & symptoms
Signs of skull base conditions can vary. Symptoms can include hearing loss, nasal obstruction, loss of smell, changes in vision or other eye problems, headaches, facial pain, trouble swallowing, changes in voice, seizures and dizziness.Conditions We Treat
- Anterior skull base tumors (tumors of the nose and sinuses)
- Lateral skull base tumors or lesions (in the ear, ear canal or near the ear in the face or salivary/parotid gland)
- Cerebrospinal fluid leaks (CSF) and encephaloceles (brain hernias)
- Pituitary tumors
- Vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma)
- Ear cancer
- Tumors of the inner ear
- Endolymphatic sac tumor
- Meningioma
- Paraganglioma
- Cysts of the ear and temporal bone
- Chondrosarcoma
- Cysts and tumors of the petrous apex
- Sinonasal cancer
- Menigoceles and menigoencephaloceles
- Esthesioneuroblastomas
- Cancers of the head and neck involving the skull base
- And other skull base conditions
Treatments We Offer
- Endoscopy or minimally-invasive skull base surgery
- Traditional or open skull base surgery
- Hearing preservation surgery for vestibular schwannoma
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
- Facial nerve reanimation surgery
- Nerve grafting
- Cochlear implantation and hearing implants
Locations
Currently showing 16 total listed locations
1700 Hospital South Drive
Suite 102
Austell, GA 30106
Suite 102
Austell, GA 30106
Closed
• Opens Monday at 8:00 AM
2350
Neurosurgery
33.85579
-84.6051
148 Bill Carruth Parkway
Suite 340
Hiram, GA 30141
Suite 340
Hiram, GA 30141
Closed
• Opens Monday at 8:30 AM
13904
Neurosurgery
33.90079
-84.78111
61 Whitcher Street NE
Suite 3110
Marietta, GA 30060
Suite 3110
Marietta, GA 30060
Closed
• Opens Monday at 8:30 AM
2102
Neurosurgery
33.96719
-84.55169
3747 Roswell Road
Suite 311
Marietta, GA 30062
Suite 311
Marietta, GA 30062
Closed
• Opens Monday at 7:30 AM
2940
Neurosurgery
33.98032
-84.44474
1790 Mulkey Road
Suite 7
Austell, GA 30106
Suite 7
Austell, GA 30106
Closed
• Opens Monday at 8:00 AM
2722
ENT
33.85931
-84.60574
6002 Professional Parkway
Suite 100
Douglasville, GA 30134
Suite 100
Douglasville, GA 30134
Closed
• Opens Monday at 9:00 AM
2720
ENT
33.74129
-84.72739
148 Bill Carruth Parkway
Suite 220
Hiram, GA 30141
Suite 220
Hiram, GA 30141
Closed
• Opens Monday at 8:00 AM
2356
ENT
33.90079
-84.78111
1120 Wellstar Way
Suite 203
Holly Springs, GA 30114
Suite 203
Holly Springs, GA 30114
Closed
• Opens Monday at 8:00 AM
2358
ENT
34.14293
-84.51987
699 Church Street NE
Suite 340
Marietta, GA 30060
Suite 340
Marietta, GA 30060
Closed
• Opens Monday at 8:00 AM
2354
ENT
33.96943
-84.55125
3747 Roswell Road
Suite 207
Marietta, GA 30062
Suite 207
Marietta, GA 30062
Closed
• Opens Monday at 7:00 AM
2756
ENT
33.98032
-84.44474
1360 Upper Hembree Road
Suite 201B
Roswell, GA 30076
Suite 201B
Roswell, GA 30076
Closed
• Opens Monday at 8:00 AM
2892
ENT
34.06714
-84.31994
4441 Atlanta Road SE
Suite 205
Smyrna, GA 30080
Suite 205
Smyrna, GA 30080
Closed
• Opens Monday at 8:00 AM
2724
ENT
33.84665
-84.48984
1800 Hospital South Drive
Austell, GA 30106
Austell, GA 30106
Closed
• Opens Monday at 8:00 AM
2332
Radiation Oncology
33.85547
-84.60506
148 Bill Carruth Parkway
Suite LL30
Hiram, GA 30141
Suite LL30
Hiram, GA 30141
Closed
• Opens Monday at 8:00 AM
2334
Radiation Oncology
33.90079
-84.78111
320 Kennestone Hospital Boulevard
Suite LL1
Marietta, GA 30060
Suite LL1
Marietta, GA 30060
Closed
• Opens Monday at 7:00 AM
2330
Radiation Oncology
33.96902
-84.55293
4500 Hospital Boulevard
Suite 100
Roswell, GA 30076
Suite 100
Roswell, GA 30076
14582
Radiation Oncology
34.06179
-84.32059
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