Philip Theodosopoulos, M.D., Professor and Vice-Chair of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco is the Director of the Skull Base Tumor Program and has extensive experience performing endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery for
From J D Faccinetti, cofounder: The endocrine team at Pfizer delivered some very smart changes to the Somavert injection delivery system, now with a diluent prefilled syringe. If you use Somavert let us know your
A frank, enlighting discussion about 20 seconds that turn your life around or can affect the way you live it. Are there any of those moments in your life? In today’s podcast, we learn about
Philip Theodosopoulos, M.D. is Professor and Vice-Chair of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He is the Director of the Skull Base Tumor Program and has extensive experience performing endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary
PODCAST: Today’s podcast focuses on Dr. Blevins’ thoughts on a recent paper published in The Pituitary Journal. You can review a summary of the article here. Dr. Blevins reviews some of the relevant topics and makes critical
From Lewis S Blevins Jr. MD – Macroadenomas and massive macroadenomas tend to regress significantly in response to treatment with dopamine agonist drugs. I would say that about 30% of tumors do not regress at
In this highly informative podcast, Dr. Lewis Blevins reviews a recent article by the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism on Hypopituitarism in Adults. The article was published in October 2016. After you listen to
In today’s podcasts, we are talking to Dr. Lewis Blevins about the work of a pituitary endocrinologist. We delve into the details of the work he does in clinic as a highly specialized neuro or
From J D Faccinetti, cofounder – Now that the Holidays are over is always advisable to regroup and take notice of all that advice we tend to get during the Holidays. Some good, some not
Podcast: In this podcast we discuss the indications for pituitary surgery. What are the factors that make the procedure necessary? We ask Dr. Blevins how he decides to recommend it. When does he treat a
and I’ve Got a Tumor! From Linda M. Rio, MA, MFT – What do you suppose the Hallmark Channel version would be with this title? Probably not filled with pretty snowy scenes and smiley faces.
The European Society of Endocrinology recently published a pituitary update with several interesting presentations. Of particular note, for those of you interested in the genetics of acromegaly, is a presentation by Albert Beckers a Belgian