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Dr. Blevins Corner

Medical comments from Dr. Lewis Blevins MD. Director Center for Pituitary Disorders at University California San Francisco

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From ENDO 2025: The benefits and risks of treating hypothalamic obesity.

August 7, 2025
Dr. Blevins Corner|Videos|
Hypothalamic obesity due to acquired hypothalamic disorders is a significant cause of morbidity and excess mortality in affected patients. Available treatments are largely unsatisfactory as far as patients and physicians are concerned. Setmelanotide is approved

Follow ups: Why are they so critical?

January 18, 2021
Dr. Blevins Corner|Musings|Podcasts|

Two cases where patients’ lack of follow-up leads to complications that likely could have been avoided.

Inquiries

January 14, 2021
Dr. Blevins Corner|Musings|Podcasts|

Interesting inquiries prompted by the questions patients leave in their health portals.

A pituitary patient’s experience with COVID-19

January 7, 2021
Dr. Blevins Corner|Podcasts|

A compelling, detailed account of a pituitary patient’s experience with COVID-19 everyone should listen.  As the virus takes hold in what is undoubtedly the worst phase of this pandemic, we urge you to follow all

Telemedicine and COVID-19, insights from our survey

December 28, 2020
Advocacy Zone|Dr. Blevins Corner|News Feed|Podcasts|

Not surprisingly, COVID-19 appears to have significantly impacted pituitary patients’ access to healthcare.  Our brief survey elicited information from respondents on their experiences and attitudes towards obtaining healthcare via telemedicine.  Dr. Blevins shares the findings

The unrecognized caveats of pituitary conditions

December 20, 2020
Advocacy Zone|Briefings|Dr. Blevins Corner|Patients' Corner|

From Lewis S Blevins, Jr., M.D. – Today on Dr. Blevins’ Corner: An elderly man underwent removal of the thyroid gland many years ago due to an overactive thyroid as a result of a goiter.  He

The things to take into consideration in interpreting pituitary lab results

December 8, 2020
Dr. Blevins Corner|Podcasts|

In this eye-opening podcast, Dr. Lewis Blevins takes an in-depth look at the science of interpreting pituitary lab results and shares some of the things physicians think about when viewing results. Here’s an excerpt of

A discussion on telemedicine and pituitary disease

November 17, 2020
Acromegaly|Advocacy Zone|Dr. Blevins Corner|

Important changes in telehealth visit regulations provide an excellent opportunity for patients to receive consultations from highly experienced specialists in pituitary disease. Read on! On Monday, November 16, 2020, doctors Lewis Blevins and Sandeep Kunwar

The effects of COVID-19 on pituitary patients’ usage and access to healthcare

November 10, 2020
Advocacy Zone|Dr. Blevins Corner|

From J D Faccinetti and Lewis S Blevins, M.D. cofounders – Our focus today is on the effects of COVID-19 on pituitary patients’ access to, and utilization of healthcare as the pandemic continues to affect

A tale of two patients: the biology of different pituitary tumors

October 13, 2020
Acromegaly|Dr. Blevins Corner|Musings|Podcasts|

Two patients with residual pituitary tumors and their unpredictable differences.

Telemedicine: adapting to change

October 12, 2020
Dr. Blevins Corner|Musings|Podcasts|

Telemedicine, how practices have adapted, views on pros and cons, and how things may change in the future.

Pituitary MRI educational series: An unusual case of hyperprolactinemia

August 13, 2020
Dr. Blevins Corner|Educational Video Presentations|Videos|
In this video of an MRI Dr. Blevins illustrates an unusual case of hyperprolactinemia.  This is also a great opportunity to learn about MRI views as he describes some of the anatomies. The basic orientation

Endocrine News, the leading magazine for endocrinologists tunes into PWN podcast

July 29, 2020
Dr. Blevins Corner|

Endocrine News tuned into a Pituitary World News podcast to hear two neuroendocrinologists discuss treatment options for COVID-19 patients with underlying pituitary conditions Here’s an excerpt. “The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic brings an unprecedented kind of

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