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
The unrecognized caveats of pituitary conditions
December 20, 2020
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
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
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
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
Two patients with residual pituitary tumors and their unpredictable differences.
Telemedicine: adapting to change
October 12, 2020
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
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
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
Why is a patient’s history so important?
March 19, 2020
This is an enlightened discussion about the critical role that a patient’s history plays in pointing the physician to an accurate diagnosis. In this podcast, Dr. Lewis Blevins shares years of his experiences with patients’
Coronavirus
March 3, 2020
From Jorge Faccinetti and Lewis Blevins, M.D. – In today’s podcasts, I ask Dr. Lewis Blevins, PWN co-founder and Medical Director, California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF, Professor of Clinical Medicine and Clinical Neurological Surgery,
Will we ever be able to use stem cells to regenerate the pituitary gland?
December 5, 2019
A commentary from Dr. Lewis S Blevins Jr. co-founder – I was recently asked if I felt that we would ever be able to use stem cells to regenerate the pituitary gland. Frankly, the answer is
A discussion of Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin and its use in men with hypopituitarism and infertility
November 10, 2019
Today’s podcast discusses HCG and its use with men with hypopituitarism and infertility. Dr. Blevins focuses his discussion on many of the relevant subjects related to hypogonadism (where the body does not produce enough testosterone),