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Neuroscience Institute
Skull Base Program
Comprehensive care for all skull base tumors and conditions, delivered by an expert team—here for you 24/7 with advanced diagnostics, treatments and research-backed options.
Skull Base Program
Nationally Recognized Team
Our multidisciplinary experts are proud to be named a North American Skull Base Society Multidisciplinary Team of Distinction, reflecting the excellence and comprehensive expertise we bring to every patient.
Skull Base Program
40+ Years of Leadership
Since 1983, our team has been dedicated to providing leading-edge care for the most complex skull base conditions affecting the nerves, bones and tissues between the brain and neck, throat, ears, nose and eyes.
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Research That Drives Innovation
As the region’s only adult academic medical center, we lead breakthrough research programs and clinical trials that bring new therapies and diagnostic tests to Greater Cincinnati and beyond.
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Coordinated Skull Base Care with Shared Progress Notes
We are committed to providing optimal care to your patient and open communication with you. As a referring physician, we understand that you need to be kept informed on your patient’s progress. That’s why we set up a toolbox to share detailed information about your patient’s health with you.
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Authoring Breakthroughs
Advancing Skull Base Care through Research, Expert Teams and Proven Innovations
Featured Benefit
Precision Proton Therapy for Skull-Based Tumor Care
At our Proton Therapy Center in Liberty Township, we use proton beam therapy to precisely target cancer. These focused beams attack tumors while sparing healthy tissue, lowering the risk of side effects and long-term complications. Our center includes the world’s only gantry fully dedicated to basic proton research, keeping patient care at the leading edge, with confidence.
Our Unique Approach
Collaborative Care That Puts You First
Every patient’s journey matters. We save you time with quick appointments, coordinated transportation, specialists under one roof and navigators who support beyond medical care—so you can focus on healing.
1 of 10
Centers in the U.S. performing auditory brainstem implantation
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Regional center offering proton beam radiation
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Comprehensive patient care available around the clock
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Cincinnati's number 1 preferred provider for neuro care*
NCR Health, Market Insights, Cincinnati-Middletown, FY25
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Region’s Most Preferred
The UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute is Cincinnati's #1 preferred provider for neurosciences care.* We provide care for all cancerous and non-cancerous skull base tumors and conditions involving nerves, bones and tissues between the brain and neck, throat, ears, nose and eyes—24 hours a day, seven days a week.
*NRC Health, Market Insights, Cincinnati-Middletown, FY25
Expertise You Can Trust
Internationally Recognized Multidisciplinary Team
Named a North American Skull Base Society Multidisciplinary Team of Distinction, our team of otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, neurosurgeons, otologists, radiation oncologists, ophthalmologists and more provides collaborative care for conditions of the brain, skull base, neck, throat, ear, nose and eye. Your care team works side by side to design your treatment plan.
Patient Stories
A Surprising Diagnosis: Encountering Esthesioneuroblastoma
Michael Rueve is the proud parent to four incredible children, a devoted spouse of 25 years to his wife Shaune, and the youngest of 12 children. And in the summer of 2021, he would need his community more than ever as he navigated a rare and unexpected diagnosis.
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