Neuropsychological and Psychosocial Foundations of Neuro-Oncology

About

Dr. Newton is currently the Director of the Neuro-Oncology Center and CNS Oncology Program at the Advent Health Cancer Institute and Advent Health Orlando Campus. He recently retired as Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Ohio State University Medical Center and the James Cancer Hospital and was the holder of the Esther Dardinger Endowed Chair in Neuro-Oncology. He trained in Neuro-Oncology with Drs. Jerome Posner and William Shapiro at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and since then had been in academic Neuro-Oncology for over 25 years. He has published more than 220 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and is the Chief Editor or Co-Editor of ten textbooks in the field of Neurology and Neuro-Oncology. In addition he has been listed as a Best Doctor (Neurology) and Top Doctor for Cancer (Neuro-Oncology) for the past 18 years. Dr. Loughan is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist and Associate Professor in Neurology at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. She has developed a thriving neuropsychological and quality survival program at Massey Cancer Center LiveNOW (Neuro-Oncology Wellness). Dr. Loughan is committed to a career in neuro-oncology and conducts practice-changing cancer prevention and control research aimed to improve patients cognitive and psychological outcomes. She has demonstrated a strong record of internal and external funding focused on understanding and improving quality survival of those challenged by brain tumors. She has authored over 40 peer-reviewed manuscripts 9 invited book chapters and produced 100+ abstracts at local national and international academic conferences. Dr. Loughan was recently recognized as a VCU Emerging Scholar and serves on the American Brain Tumor Association Clinical Advisory Counsel. She is a clinician scientist invested in the field of neuro-oncology and psycho-oncology especially the future of quality oncology care.