In order to be listed in the Chordoma Foundation Doctor Directory, a physician must attest that he or she meets the following qualifications:
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Board certified in his or her respective specialty
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Fellowship trained or has at least 5 years of practice experience
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Personally treated 10 or more chordoma patients in the past 5 years [Note: This number does not include patients for whom consultation but no direct treatment was provided or patients treated by partners. Multiple procedures performed on a single patient only count as one patient.]
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Has a commitment to improving the treatment of chordoma as demonstrated by at least one of the following in the past five years:
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Published a peer-reviewed journal article on chordoma
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Presented a poster or talk on chordoma at a national or international professional society conference
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Attended a Chordoma Foundation research conference