Prolactinomas in men tend to be large tumors and are often invasive.
Dr. Blevins Corner
Medical comments from Dr. Lewis Blevins MD. Director Center for Pituitary Disorders at University California San Francisco
2024 AACE Excellence in Humanities Award presented to Dr. Lewis Blevins
SAN FRANCISCO, MARCH 22, 2024 – We are very pleased to announce that Pituitary World News co-founder Lewis S. Blevins Jr. M.D. has received the 2024 AACE Excellence in Humanities Award from the American Association
A recap of long-term follow-up practices for pituitary diseases.
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr. M.D. – Long-term follow-up of patients with pituitary disorders is essential for many reasons. Firstly, those patients who have been rendered disease-free are always at risk for recurrence. While long-term
On creativity, science, and medicine
In my mind, creativity is about innovation and problem-solving. Interestingly, some of the critical characteristics of creativity in this article are descriptive of a great pituitary expert…
Acromegaly: clinical insights in a new book
This book, edited by world-renowned clinicians and editors Dr. Manish Aghi and Dr. Lewis Blevins, delivers a guide to medical decision-making on diagnosing and treating acromegaly.
Your opinion is essential
We want your thoughts and opinions on our LIVE-TALK program, your preferences for times and days, other subjects we should cover, and any other issues you’d like us to consider to ensure the program reflects your insights.
Stanford study reports unprecedented success in cavernous sinus medial wall resection in patients with acromegaly; here’s another point of view
A commentary from Lewis S. Blevins Jr. M.D. – Dr. Lewis Blevins reviews a recent article published by Mohyeldin and others from Stanford University in Scientific Reports.
Just because something is published doesn’t mean it is good
A commentary from Lewis S. Blevins Jr. M.D., PWN Co-founder – In my opinion, those of us who “profess” to be academics and champions of, as Robert Graham the designer includes on his apparel, “knowledge wisdom
Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery: UCSF Case Studies
From Dr. Ezequiel (Eze) Goldschmidt and UCSF Health Medconnection a collection of minimally invasive skull base surgery cases. UCSF’s Ezequiel (Eze) Goldschmidt, MD, PhD, is a neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive techniques, including the endoscopic endonasal
The remarkable case of a giant pituitary adenoma
From the University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF) MedConnection comes a fascinating article about a patient with a giant pituitary adenoma removed via endoscopic endonasal surgery.
A case of a pituitary lesion (hemangiopericytoma)
In this podcast oriented to physicians, Dr. Lewis Blevins talks about a case of a patient with a pituitary lesion called a hemangiopericytoma invasive in the right cavernous sinus. Although the content is technical, patients and other interested parties may find the discussion interesting.
A review of six drugs to treat hypercortisolism
Here are links to Dr. Blevins’ discussion of five drugs to treat hypercortisolism.
Medications for Cushing’s disease: a review.
We are pleased to announce a series of podcasts on the medical management of hypercortisolism.