The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, United States
Claudio Tatsui, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at MD Anderson. His areas of expertise include surgery of primary and metastatic spine tumors. Dr. Tatsui is working on ground-breaking research at MD Anderson, such as creating an animal model that can reproduce the symptoms of spine tumors in humans, so he can test treatment interventions. The goal is to help individualize a patient's treatment plan. His research interest will also help advance the understanding of how tumors invade the spine and what mechanisms of spread might provide novel therapeutic targets. He has developed the aplication of laser interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) for spinal metastasis.