Pituitary Grand Rounds is a new PWN program loosely based on the practice medical schools routinely use to educate young doctors. It is a fantastic way to share patient’s insights, their symptoms and signs, how
Videos
Educational videos featured by Pituitary World News
Pituitary surgery and recovery
Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, surgical director of the California Center for Pituitary Disorders, discusses pituitary surgery and recovery.
Diagnosing and Treating Pituitary Tumors
Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, surgical director at the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF, discusses the anatomy of the pituitary gland and what happens when pituitary tumors form. The California Center for Pituitary Disorders at
A closer look: The California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF
In this video neuro-endocrinologist and Medical Director Dr. Lewis Blevins gives us an intimate look at the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at the University of California San Francisco and talks about the best treatment for pituitary tumors
Get to know Dr. Lewis Blevins
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Resection of a pituitary adenoma
Dr. Manish Aghi, Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco and Pituitary World News contributor is an accomplished Harvard-trained neurosurgeon who performs about 100 pituitary operations each year. He is
How does the thyroid manage your metabolism?
Nestled in the tissues of your neck is a small, unassuming organ that wields enormous power over your body: the thyroid. Emma Bryce explains how the thyroid, like the operations manager in a company, is
Nutrition and weight loss helpful advice
A recent article by Dr Sherry Pagoto published by Healio Endocrine today talks about positive impact that a high fiber diet can have in aiding people to loose weight as well as in other areas
The Sella Turcica
Headaches in Patients with Pituitary Tumors
Poppy. Fourteen forever?
Karen Webb-Meek from the UK wrote us about her daughter Poppy. This is a short film about Poppy Webb-Jones who has the condition Panhypopituitarism (PHP) which is a disorder where many of the hormones essential
Afternoon in Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
photography by J D Faccinetti
Bone health in pituitary disorders
A conversation with world renowned osteoporosis expert Dr. Nelson Watts regarding bone health in pituitary patients. In an informal chat with Lewis Blevins, MD, Dr Watts covers a variety of important issues related to