The Pituitary Center provides comprehensive, streamlined care for patients with pituitary disorders, including pituitary tumors and pituitary hormone problems. The Pituitary Center and neuroendocrine clinical program brings together extensive knowledge and expertise in the clinical, research, and teaching applications to neuroendocrine and pituitary diseases.

The Stanford Pituitary Center is organized so that consulting physicians and patients can effectively access the neuroendocrine resources available at Stanford.  Endocrinologists and neurosurgeons at the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center participate in a multidisciplinary clinic in the management of our patients.

Endocrinologists are experienced in the chronic administration of replacement hormones and in the use of drugs to block hormone excess syndromes (including investigational drugs for the treatment of prolactin and growth hormone disorders).

Neurosurgical involvement in the Pituitary Center ensures prompt surgical intervention when necessary.

The clinical nurse offers patient education, including teaching self-administration of medications requiring injection.
 

The Pituitary Center is composed of multiple services directed at facilitating neuroendocrine care:

Pituitary Clinical Center

Neuroendocrine Testing

Interventional Radiology

Neuron-Ophthamlogy

Neurosurgery

Radiation-Oncology

Education

The Pituitary Center is a referral center for the evaluation treatment of pituitary tumors and other neuroendocrine disorders, including the following: 

• Prolactinomas
• Cushing's syndrome
• Acromegaly
• nonfunctioning pituitary tumors
• disorders of the hypothalamic-pituitary region that lead to adrenal, thyroid, ovarian, or testicular deficiency, and growth hormone deficiency.

Clinical Trials

The Pituitary Center offers clinical trials regarding innovative medical treatment for pituitary diseases.

Pituitary Center Team

Neuroendocrinology

• Laurence Katznelson, MD, Medical Director, Pituitary Center
• Andrew R. Hoffman, MD

Neurosurgery

• Edward Laws, MD, Neurosurgical Director, Pituitary Center
• Griffith Harsh, IV, MD 
• Steven Chang, MD
• Olivia Chu, N
• Michael Edwards, MD, Pediatric Neurosurgery

Radiation Medicine

• Iris C. Gibbs, MD
• Scott Soltys, MD

Scheduling Appointments & Referrals

• Physician Referrals & Questions: (866) 656-5297
• E-mail: PituitaryInfo@stanfordmed.org.

Patients should please bring the following: 

• Copies of your medical records/discharge summary/physician notes
• A copy of your X rays
• A copy of your lab reports
• If you are presently under medications, bring them with you to your appointment