With over 200 surgeries performed annually, and a long history of neurosurgical innovation, the California Center for Pituitary Disorders (CCPD) at UCSF is one of the highest volume centers for pituitary surgery in the world.
Selected by the Pituitary Network Association for their December Spotlight, UCSF neurosurgeon Manish Aghi, MD, PhD, discusses the his research and how he came to specialize in brain and pituitary tumors.
The second annual Patient Gathering sponsored by Pituitary World News and UCSF will go virtual on Saturday, February 6, 2021.
It will include 10 to 12 pre-recorded, patient-oriented lectures on various topics of interest to patients with pituitary disorders. On the day of the event, there will be…
By: Lewis Blevins Jr., MD,
Medical Director, California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF
Central hypothyroidism is a condition where the thyroid gland does not function very well because of lack of stimulation by the pituitary gland. A wide range of disorders affecting the pituitary gland…
Life expectancy has increased over the past century, causing a shift in the demographic distribution toward older age groups. Elderly patients comprise up to 14% of all patients with pituitary tumors, with most lesions being nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs).
Selected by the Pituitary Network Association for their December Spotlight, UCSF neurosurgeon Philip Theodosopoulos, MD discusses the future of pituitary surgery and treatment and shares details from his personal experience.
Recognizing that patients with pituitary disorders need coordinated care from a variety of specialists to ensure the best quality of life, the California Center for Pituitary Disorders (CCPD) at UCSF brings expertise from physicians within the disciplines of neurosurgery, neuroendocrinology,…
Interactions with between immune cells and tumor cells have become a large focus in cancer research. A central question in this field revolves around how monocytes and macrophages differentiate into either an M1 subtype, which supresses cancer progression, or an M2 subtype, which enhances it.
Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery offers excellent visualization for a giant pituitary adenoma removed at UCSF. Case study by Manish Aghi, MD, PhD.
A 74-year-old man hospitalized with pneumonia was found to be hyponatremic with low cortisol levels. An MRI scan revealed a 4.8-cm giant…
