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Live Stream of Supraorbital Surgery at CNS
by Guest Author
Monday September 25th 2016, 9:15-9:45am: Dr. Daniel F. Kelly performs a live Endoscopic Supraorbital Surgery at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) annual meeting in San Diego. Sponsored by Karl Storz Endoscopy, KLS Martin Group & Stryker Corporation. Check it out at the conference.
Clinical Trials Round-Up: September 2016
by Zara Jethani
We are pleased to announce a new clinical trial protocol that is now available at the Pacific Neuroscience Research Center at PNI. NEW CLINICAL TRIAL Inspyr Therapeutics (NCT 02876003):Efficacy, Safety and CNS Exposure of G-202 in Patients with PSMA-Positive Recurrent or Progressive Glioblastoma. Glioblastoma (GBM)...
Cushing’s Disease: What Happens When Your Whole Life Changes?
by Sharmyn McGraw
As I walked into my favorite health food market I noticed Laurie, one of my closest girlfriends, hurrying to catch up with me. Laurie took one look at me and gasped. My heart sank and tears welled up in my eyes. The expression on her...
Traveling the Extra Mile: International Patient Stories (Part 2 of 2)
by Daniel F. Kelly
We welcome patients from around the globe and invite you to contact us. Here are a few of our patients who tell their stories. Information for International Patients Juan from Chile – Pituitary Adenoma: Finding the diagnosis was the hardest part. It took me a year;...
Traveling the Extra Mile: In Search of Expert Care (Part 1 of 2)
by Daniel F. Kelly
Doing what it takes to get the best care Being diagnosed with a brain tumor, skull base tumor or pituitary adenoma is a frightening, life-altering event. Fortunately, treatments for all these tumor types whether cancerous or benign have advanced significantly over the last two decades. From...
Acromegaly 101: Pituitary Patient Perspectives (Part 2 of 2)
by Sharmyn McGraw
As a patient advocate I work with many pituitary patient advocate organizations around the world. Since my own pituitary surgery with Dr. Daniel Kelly over 16 years ago my passion has grown stronger. I’m still seeing too many patients showing acromegaly symptoms going far too long...
Acromegaly 101: Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (Part 1 of 2)
by Daniel F. Kelly
By Daniel F. Kelly, MD, Garni Barkhoudarian, MD, Pejman Cohan, MD, and Sharmyn McGraw This article on acromegaly is the second in a series of regular blogs on the diagnosis and treatment of pituitary adenomas and related hormonal disorders. Here we provide a brief overview of acromegaly,...
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