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Read a patient experience about the long journey to diagnosis of Cushing's disease, the surgical expertise of Dr. Daniel Kelly and the Pacific Neuroscience Institute team, and the multiyear recovery process.

After 8 years of menopause-like symptoms, a 62 year old patient discovered she actually had Cushing's disease. Read about her long journey to get a diagnosis and her success in finding her dream-come-true neurosurgeon.

Diagnosed with a pituitary tumor, a patient's tumor was dangerously close to the optic nerve threatening vision loss. Learn what happened.

The Think Neuro podcast from Pacific Neuroscience Institute takes you into the clinic, operating room and laboratory with doctors and surgeons who are tackling the most challenging brain diseases and disorders. Host: Anthony Effinger Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Simplecast Watch on YouTube: Click Here Tucked deep within the brain...

At Pacific Neuroscience Institute and our Pacific Pituitary Disorders Center, this concept of “safety first” is paramount when it comes to removing pituitary adenomas, and related tumors such as craniopharyngiomas, Rathke’s cleft cysts, chordomas and some midline meningiomas (not cancerous) growths of the gland itself.

Learn about pituitary gland disorders in women, their symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. Discover how these disorders affect women's reproductive health and hormones.

The pituitary is the master gland controlling hormone levels. Learn what happens when the pituitary gland has to be incised during surgery.

Named among the nation’s top 50 neurology and neurosurgery centers, Pacific Neuroscience Institute (PNI)'s pituitary experts are at the forefront of research in the advancement of treatment and follow-up care for pituitary diseases. Daniel F. Kelly, MD, MD, Co-Founder of PNI and recipient of the Southern California Super Doctors Distinction for 15 years, discusses innovations in pituitary and brain tumor treatment.

Chronic and/or serious physical illness of any kind has far reaching effects that go far beyond the actual physical symptoms of the disease. Medicine focuses on the patient, so that people close to the patient are often ignored. Read about the deep impact of pituitary disorders on families and what can be done to overcome these challenges.

We are excited to share some updates from our Pituitary Disorders Center at Pacific Neuroscience Institute® in Santa Monica, California.