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Dr Jai GrewalJai Grewal, M.D., is a Board-Certified Neuro-Oncologist who completed his neuro-oncology fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Following medical school he completed an internal medicine internship at Griffin Hospital in Connecticut, which is affiliated with Yale University. He then finished a neurology residency at the University of Texas, Southwestern.

His clinical practice includes management of patients with primary and metastatic tumors of the brain and spine. These include glioblastoma, astrocytoma, oliodendroglioma, ependymoma, meningioma, lymphoma, as well as other diagnoses. Dr. Grewal has a particular interest in central nervous system metastases resulting from cancers of the lung, breast, kidneys, melanoma, and lymphoma. He has an interest in utilizing multi-modality treatment options including surgical options, limited-field radiotherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, as well as standard and experimental chemotherapy.

Dr. Grewal personally supervises traditional and targeted chemotherapy which may be administered intravenously, by mouth, into cerebrospinal fluid, and directly into the tumor. In addition to the treatment of tumors, he has an interest in developing strategies to preserve quality of life. He frequently collaborates with specialists in neurosurgery, radiation oncology, medical oncology, neuropsychology, neuropathology, and neuroradiology in order to improve outcomes and minimize side effects.

He is the principal investigator leading several active clinical trials, and an executive board member of the American Cancer Society (Nassau region). He is an active member of area neuro-oncology tumor boards and hospital cancer committees. He has authored numerous publications and is frequently an invited speaker at universities and hospitals nationwide.Dr.Grewal is a member of the following associations: Society of Neuro-oncology (SNO), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), American Medical Association (AMA), Nassau County Medical Society (NCMS), and Suffolk County Medical Society (SCMS). He is fluent in Spanish.

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Articles Written

BREAST CANCER RESEARCH Breast cancer surface receptors predict risk for developing brain metastasis and subsequent prognosis Jai Grewal and Santosh Kesari http://breast-cancer-research.com/content/pdf/bcr1868.pdf

SPRINGLINK Seizures and epilepsy in cancer: Etiologies, evaluation, and management Jai Grewal, Harpreet K. Grewal and Arthur D. Forman
http://www.springerlink.com/content/7x7588832752r747/

 

 

 

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Neuro-Oncology

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The American Cancer and Dr Jai Grewal (May 2008)
The American Cancer Society Welcomes Dr. Jai Grewal to its Nassau County Regional Board of Advisors
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Clinical Studies
(June 2008)
Dr Jai Grewal and Dr Paul Duic will be conducting clinical studies
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Support Group Formed
Dr. Paul Duic, Dr. Jai Grewal and Neurological Surgery, P.C. have formed a Neuro-Oncology Support Group for patients and their families. This support group will provide patients with the educational tools and emotional support needed to best navigate through the diagnosis, treatment options and your continued medical care. more info

 

 

 

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