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
Dr. Blevins Corner
Medical comments from Dr. Lewis Blevins MD. Director Center for Pituitary Disorders at University California San Francisco
On creativity, science, and medicine
July 14, 2023
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
November 16, 2022
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
October 13, 2022
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
July 5, 2022
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
June 27, 2022
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
June 22, 2022
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
February 25, 2022
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)
February 21, 2022
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
February 17, 2022
Here are links to Dr. Blevins’ discussion of five drugs to treat hypercortisolism.
Medications for Cushing’s disease: a review.
December 1, 2021
We are pleased to announce a series of podcasts on the medical management of hypercortisolism.
Pituitary tumors are not brain tumors.
September 30, 2021
From the desk of PWN cofounder Lewis S. Blevins, Jr. M D – Social media has been a springboard for misinformation, and the spread of such, regarding a wide variety of topics. Politics. Sports. Education.
Webinar: The complexities of hormone levels and symptoms of pituitary conditions
August 5, 2021
Two outstanding informational webinars were made available to Pituitary World News by Dr. Lewis Blevins, co-founder and medical director of the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF Medical Center. These webinars are designed primarily