After years of clinical suspicion, large studies confirm elevated risk across multiple cancers From Lewis S Blevins Jr., MD – Professor of Neurological Surgery, Medical Director of the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF
Dr. Blevins Corner
Medical comments from Dr. Lewis Blevins MD. Director Center for Pituitary Disorders at University California San Francisco
My Golden Rules: a pituitary radiologist advice to his colleagues
November 5, 2024
A pituitary radiologist shares key rules and insights to improve diagnosis and collaboration in patient care.
Pituitary Grand Rounds, episode 3: disorders of cortisol secretion related to adrenal conditions
June 18, 2024
Episode 3 of Pituitary Grand Rounds explores cortisol disorders tied to adrenal issues and diagnostic challenges.
Dr. Lewis Blevins receives AACE Humanitarian award
May 21, 2024
AACE president Susan L. Samson, M.D., Ph.D, presents the AACE Humanitarian award to Lewis S. Blevins, Jr. M.D. Last week, in a ceremony at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists conference in New Orleans, PWN
A prolactinoma case from Dr. Blevins’ clinic
March 25, 2024
Prolactinomas in men tend to be large tumors and are often invasive.
2024 AACE Excellence in Humanities Award presented to Dr. Lewis Blevins
March 12, 2024
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.
September 5, 2023
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
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