Ana’s work to push forward to get a diagnosis and understand what was going on with her, led to a diagnosis that might have been otherwise considerably delayed.
Dr. Blevins Corner
Medical comments from Dr. Lewis Blevins MD. Director Center for Pituitary Disorders at University California San Francisco
Oxytocin and hypopituitarism
June 4, 2019
In this podcast, Dr. Blevins dives into a very interesting paper recently published in the Journal of Pituitary, April 2019. The paper focuses on a study about oxytocin and hypopituitarism relating to emotional responses and
The voice of the patient in action.
May 7, 2019
Breakthrough symptoms & continued growth with controlled igf1. It probably ties into igf1 assays/variables not being reliable or checked as often as needed “Took me 12 years to find someone to remove mine because of
Sharing knowledge: a Pituitary World News vital objective.
May 1, 2019
From Lewis S. Blevins Jr. M.D. co-founder – An insatiable quest for knowledge is a good thing and, especially when dealing with medical issues. Physicians have, since the beginning of time, gathered in order to share
Radiotherapy induced hypopituitarism
April 18, 2019
In this highly informational podcats, Dr. Blevins discussed his experiences with patients that receive radiotherapy and develop hypopituitarism at a later date. On average, two-thirds of patients who undergo this procedure develop one or more
A video education series on pituitary radiology
March 18, 2019
Reading Pituitary MRI’s from Lewis S Blevins Jr., M.D. – Accurate interpretation and use of MRI images of the pituitary in patients with pituitary disorders are skills that require decades of medical practice to develop
Opioids: What should Doctors and Patients do about the crisis?
January 14, 2019
In this exclusive podcasts, Dr. Blevins talks about his experiences with opiates and the overdose crisis affecting the US today. He discusses the misuse of, and addiction to prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such
Telemedicine survey results: physician insights and perspectives
January 3, 2019
Our telemedicine series continues with this podcasts on the results of our recent survey with physicians, primarily endocrinologists. In it, Dr. Lewis Blevins shares the results and explores physicians attitudes and perspectives. This is the
Two cases of disorders of ACTH
October 17, 2018
In today’s podcast, Dr. Blevins focuses on a discussion of disorders of ACTH or Adrenocorticotropic Hormone in two recent cases from his practice. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is a hormone produced in the anterior, or front,
And now, a quick word about plans, budgets, and costs
September 28, 2018
From co-founders Lewis S. Blevins Jr., MD and JD Faccinetti – Today we wanted to take a break from our regular publishing and write a few lines to mention some important things. Pituitary World News
Acromegaly and Cancer: An update
August 20, 2018
From the desk of Dr. Lewis Blevins, co-founder. In today’s podcast, Dr. Blevins discusses his views and experiences with acromegaly and cancer and reviews the latest study on the subject from Denmark. You’ll find a link to
Acromegaly that is difficult to determine
June 28, 2018
Listen to a discussion of Acromegaly cases that, for a variety of clinical and biochemical reasons, are difficult to discern. Learn about people with definite acromegaly but negative MRI studies. Why are some microadenomas
Art in the OR by Dr. Lewis Blevins
June 4, 2018
Each year, the University of California, San Francisco graduates four neurosurgical residents who have met the basic qualifications to become practicing neurosurgeons. Most, however, go on to additional training to subspecialize in the field of