Medical comments from Dr. Lewis Blevins MD. Director Center for Pituitary Disorders at University California San Francisco
From Dr. Lewis Blevins. Growth Hormone is secreted in pulses, usually 9-12 per 24-hour period, and most of these occur at night while we are sleeping. In normal adults, growth hormone levels are undetectable 50%
From Dr. Lewis Blevins. Central Hypothyroidism due to pituitary or hypothalamic disease: Central hypothyroidism is a condition where the thyroid gland does not function very well because of lack of stimulation by the pituitary gland.
Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, Surgical Director of the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF, performing a transsphenodial resection of a pituitary adenoma. Painting by Dr. Lewis Blevins. The operating microscope, introduced by Dr. Jules Hardy
From the UCSF medical center “Patient Power” program with Andrew Schorr, an in-depth discussion about the diagnosis, misdiagnosis, evaluation and treatment of pituitary disorders featuring Dr Lewis Blevins. Click here to listen
painting by Lewis Blevins, MD