Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND ADVANCES IN THE FIELD OF BRAIN TUMORS AND THE GROWTH AND AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
THE BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION (BTF) GUIDES AND SUPPORTS PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY BRAIN TUMORS. THE MOBILE MRI UNIT TRAVELS TO KEY CITIES AND URBAN SITES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY OFFERING FREE OR LOW COST SCANS, BTF HAS ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH FIXED RADIOLOGY CENTERS OFFERING AFFORDABLE BRAIN SCANS. WITH THESE SCANS KEY DATA RELATING TO PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS, MEDICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES ARE COLLECTED WITH IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS. PATIENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS ARE FOLLOWED OVER TIME, ENABLING US TO EVALUATE THE FULL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BRAIN TUMOR SCREENING PROGRAM.
EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND MEDICAL REFERRALS THE BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION (BTF) EDUCATES THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEED FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF BRAIN TUMORS WHILE CONTINUING TO OFFER SUPPORT GROUPS, MEDICAL REFERRALS, AND ORGANIZING INFORMATIONAL EVENTS. WITH NATIONWIDE PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT, BTFS ROAD TO EARLY DETECTION CAMPAIGN A FIRST-EVER, GROUND-BREAKING PROJECT IS NOW AN OFFICIAL RESEARCH STUDY IN ADHERENCE WITH IRB MANDATES. BTF IS SPEARHEADING RESEARCH JOINTLY WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, NY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL AND THE MAILMAN SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. THE RESEARCH WILL HELP US DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF MALIGNANT ASTROCYTOMAS AND GLIOMAS IN AN ASYMPTOMATIC POPULATION OF 3,000 ADULTS AND DESCRIBE THESE FINDINGS AS A FUNCTION OF AGE, RACE/ETHNICITY, AND GENDER. IT WILL CHARACTERIZE THE CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, ESPECIALLY SIZE AND STAGE, OF ALL DETECTED ASTROCYTOMAS AND GLIOMAS. IT WILL ALSO DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF INCIDENTAL FINDINGS, INCLUDING OTHER BENIGN CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS (MENINGIOMA, ANEURYSM, AND OTHER TUMORS), VASCULAR AND STRUCTURAL ABNORMALITIES, AND EXTRA-CRANIAL FINDINGS DETECTABLE BY MRI. THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL FOLLOW PATIENTS WITH ABNORMAL AND ACUTE FINDINGS FOR OUTCOMES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Anthony Scaramucci | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jodi Roth | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Christine E Robert | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Sandy Markowitz | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Lavallee | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| John G Golfinos Md Ab | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Tammie Gabriel | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Thomas A Donovan | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Jo Brown | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Rhonda Barad | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Amo | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Schreiber | CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
| Philip E Stieg Phd Md | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Patrick Kelly Md | FOUNDER | 2 | $0 |
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