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PATIENT STORY: Seeing Clearly After Pituitary Adenoma Surgery
by Sharmyn McGraw
There is a pea-sized structure at the base of the brain called the pituitary gland. It doesn’t look like much and it could be easy to overlook, but don’t underestimate the power of the pituitary gland. Small, yet mighty, this “master endocrine gland” is part of the...
Checkpoint inhibitor completes preclinical investigation
by Guest Author
Regen BioPharma Press Release Feb 24, 2016: Regen BioPharma, Inc., announced today the completion of experiments, in collaboration with PNI Neuro-oncologist and JWCI researcher, Dr. Santosh Kesari, demonstrating immunological mechanisms of its novel NR2F6 gene silencing approach. The Company has begun the process of compiling an...
Adapting to a Chronic Condition
by Sharmyn McGraw
by Guest Writer Dr. Patti Johnson It takes Two – You and Your Support Team A chronic condition is one that persists over time without an easily definable beginning, middle and end. After being diagnosed with a chronic condition, such as some types of brain...
Risk Factors: Why did I get a Brain Tumor?
by Zara Jethani
Unfortunately there is no clear answer to this question. At this time, seeking out top neurosurgeons and high quality neuro-oncological care is the only way we have of dealing of brain, pituitary and skull base tumors. Looking at risk factors can give us some insight but nothing...
There’s a New Clinical Trial in Town
by Zara Jethani
Providence Saint John’s Health Center has opened the first Voyager device clinical trial in Los Angeles. Principal investigator, Garni Barkhoudarian, MD, and co- investigator, Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD, both faculty at Saint John’s Cancer Institute and Pacific Neuroscience Institute physicians, are actively recruiting patients for...
PATIENT STORY: A Tale of Two Cushing’s Surgeries
by Zara Jethani
Rae lives on a 9000 acre ranch in Northern California, is a wife, a mother of four teenagers and is in remission after the removal of pituitary tumors which caused her to develop Cushing’s Disease. Rae grew up as an Army brat and went to 22 countries before she was 20 years old. She says, “It...
Dr. Santosh Kesari Joins PNI and the Saint John’s Cancer Institute
by Guest Author
One of nation’s foremost neuro-oncologists joins the Pacific Brain Tumor Center at Providence Saint John’s Health Center DR. SANTOSH KESARI, EXPERT IN BRAIN CANCER SANTA MONICA (October 1, 2015) — Renowned neuro-oncologist Santosh Kesari, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the medical staff at Providence Saint John’s...
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Santosh Kesari and Human Science
by Zara Jethani
As a youngster, Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD, often wondered: “Who are we?” That philosophical question sparked his curiosity about the brain and, later, the brain-body connection. Today that fascination has evolved into a full-blown passion that’s led him to become one of the foremost neuro-oncologists...
The Evolution of Awake Brain Surgery
by Zara Jethani
Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart? – Shakespeare, Macbeth,...
Brain Cancer Breakthroughs to Build on in 2016
by Zara Jethani
Crossing the blood-brain barrier can be a good thing. The blood-barrier normally protects the brain from attack by toxins and infection. This same protective quality prevents drugs reaching areas of the brain that are affected by disease such as brain cancer. Researchers in Canada were able...
Last updated: May 5th, 2022