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This section offers content specifically designed for physicians and other healthcare professionals wishing to learn and share experiences with pituitary disease.

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ACTH Stimulation Tests: Demystified (Well, partially.)

December 16, 2025
Cushing's|Dr. Blevins Corner|Featured|For Professionals|
It should come as no surprise that administration of ACTH can be used to test for insufficient adrenal function.   Keep in mind that measures of ACTH and cortisol sometimes give an answer and obviate the

Good News for Cushing’s in the drug development front

April 24, 2024
Cushing's|For Professionals|

The latest news from Corcept Therapeutics on their Phase 3 GRACE clinical trial clinical trial is excellent.   The drug relacorilant significantly reduced high blood pressure and blood sugar levels in people with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome.

Pituitary Grand Rounds, episode 2: a delayed diagnosis of Cushing’s disease

January 3, 2024
Cushing's|Educational Video Presentations|For Professionals|Pituitary Grand Rounds|Videos|
The second episode of Pituitary Grand Rounds features Dr. Lewis Blevins in a compelling discussion with Sloan Hart, a patient with a dangerous, delayed diagnosis of Cushing's disease, which caused tremendous hardship and suffering. We

Double pituitary adenomas: a case from Dr. Blevins clinic.

October 24, 2023
Educational Video Presentations|For Professionals|Podcasts|

Podcast and Video: In today’s podcast and accompanying video, Dr. Blevins discusses and illustrates the case of a patient with a double pituitary adenoma.

The Pituitary Society reacts to the controversial reclassification of pituitary adenomas to neuroendocrine tumors

October 5, 2023
For Professionals|Patients' Corner|

From J D Faccinetti, chief editor co-founder –  First, some background: the latest edition of the WHO (World Health Organization) Endocrine Tumors and Central Nervous System Tumors group reclassified pituitary adenomas as neuroendocrine tumors or

 A recap of long-term follow-up practices for pituitary diseases.

September 5, 2023
Dr. Blevins Corner|For Professionals|

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

Pseudo Cushing’s syndrome: a discussion and a case study

November 30, 2022
For Professionals|Podcasts|

In today’s podcasts, Dr. Blevins talks about the genesis of pseudo Cushing’s syndrome and illustrates a fascinating case of pseudo Cushing’s syndrome due to alcohol ingestion.

Acromegaly: clinical insights in a new book

November 16, 2022
Acromegaly|Dr. Blevins Corner|For Professionals|Popular Posts|

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.

Another opportunity to share your opinion

September 12, 2022
For Professionals|News From Around the World|

COR2ED is an independent medical education company based in Europe. They have partnered with a scientific committee comprising endocrinologists, nurses, and patient advocacy groups (WAPO and INCA) to develop two surveys to explore the injection

Stanford study reports unprecedented success in cavernous sinus medial wall resection in patients with acromegaly; here’s another point of view

July 5, 2022
Dr. Blevins Corner|For Professionals|

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.

Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery: UCSF Case Studies

June 22, 2022
Dr. Blevins Corner|For Professionals|

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

The remarkable case of a giant pituitary adenoma

February 25, 2022
Dr. Blevins Corner|For Professionals|Hypopituitarism|

From the University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF) MedConnection comes a fascinating article about a patient with a giant pituitary adenoma removed via endoscopic endonasal surgery.

A case of a pituitary lesion (hemangiopericytoma)

February 21, 2022
Dr. Blevins Corner|For Professionals|Musings|

In this podcast oriented to physicians, Dr. Lewis Blevins talks about a case of a patient with a pituitary lesion called a hemangiopericytoma invasive in the right cavernous sinus. Although the content is technical, patients and other interested parties may find the discussion interesting.

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