UCSF Pituitary Disorders: Controversies in Pituitary Medicine and Surgery 2025

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September 27, 2025
UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center, Fisher Auditorium • San Francisco, CA
Course# MNS26002 - Department: Medicine

 

Registration Fees

Early Bird by May 31, 2025
$500 Physicians
$400 Advanced Practice Professionals/Nurses
$350 Residents/Fellows

Regular Fee through Sept 7, 2025
$600 Physicians
$500 Advanced Practice Professionals/Nurses
$400 Residents/Fellows

Last Chance Fee after Sept 7, 2025
$700 Physicians
$600 Advanced Practice Professionals/Nurses
$500 Residents/Fellows

Cancellation Policy

Refunds, less a $150 administrative fee, are available through 09/07/25. After that date, registrations may be transferred, however, no refunds are available.

Please submit your cancellation request at https://tiny.ucsf.edu/cmehelp

 

Overview

This course provides endocrinologists, neurosurgeons, and other providers who care for patients with pituitary disorders with a review and update of the more controversial encountered problems in the realm of pituitary medicine and surgery. Our speakers are recognized experts in the field and several have participated in the development of specialty clinical practice guidelines. Others have written about medical decision-making and the art of medicine. Join us for this informative program where we will focus on controversies and state of the art reviews and exchange information for the ultimate benefit of our patients.

Objectives

Those attending and participating in this course will be able to improve skills and strategies to:

  • Evaluate and treat patients with residual and recurrent acromegaly;
  • Recognize the caveats in the management of patients with large sellar lesions and design appropriate patient-specific plans for management and follow-up;
  • Apply medical decision-making in the management of patients with prolactinomas and recognize when surgery may be most appropriate first line therapy;
  • Understand and recognize the controversies regarding endonasal microscopic surgery and endoscopic pituitary surgery and be positioned to educate patients regarding the best surgical approach for their condition;
  • Recognize the caveats in the management of Growth Hormone replacement therapy and understand where replacement therapy is most appropriate;
  • Recognize and understand the controversies in the management of patients with craniopharyngiomas;
  • Interpret basic pituitary imaging studies with an emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging of the sella;
  • Recognize and treat patients with Cushing syndrome and understand the caveats of surgical management of these patients;
  • Recognize postoperative complications and develop a strategy for evaluation and management of these when they do occur.

Accreditation

Jointly Accredited Provider with Commendation Logo

In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Course Outline

Saturday, September 27, 2025
7:30 AMRegistration / Exhibits  
 Extensive Clinical Experience  
8:00 AMThe Evolution of our Understanding of the Nuances of Pathologic Cortisol SecretionDr. Lewis Blevins
8:30 AMBRAF/MEK therapies for papillary craniopharyngioma and LCHDr. Sandeep Kunwar
9:00 AMBreak / Exhibits 
9:20 AMTranscription factor lineages in pituitary adenomasDr. Manish Aghi
9:50 AMA review of the complications of pituitary surgeryTarun Arora, MD 
10:20 AMExpanded endoscopic procedures for large suprasellar tumorsDr. Ramin Morshed
10:50 AMExtensive  clinical experience: Topic TBDDr. Francesca Galbiati
11:20 AMLunch Break (on your own) 
 Illustrative Clinical Cases  
12:00 PMSilent corticotroph adenomaDr. Manish Aghi
12:50 PMRathke cleft cystDr. Tarun Arora
1:40 PMBreak / Exhibits 
2:00 PMHypothalamic obesityDr. Lewis Blevins
2:50 PMEnlargement of the infundibulumDr. Sandeep Kunwar
3:40 PMPituitary apoplexyDr. Ramin Morshed
4:30 PMIllustrative case: Topic TBDDr. Gabriel Zada
5:20 PMAdjourn  

 

Course Chairs

Lewis S. Blevins, Jr, MD
Professor of Medicine and of Neurological Surgery Medical Director, California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF

Manish K. Aghi, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurological Surgery; Director, Center for Minimally-Invasive Skull Base Surgery

Sandeep Kunwar, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery; Surgical Director, California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF

 

Travel & Lodging

UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center, Fisher Auditorium
1675 Owens Street, San Francisco CA 94143-3008
415-476-2019    

No Group Room Block- but discount code for UCSF at:
Hyatt Place SF
701 3rd Street, San Francisco, California, United States, 94107
(415-767-2000)    
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/california/hyatt-place-san-francisco-downtown/sfozs

UCSF discount code: 98258

 

 


Exhibitors

Exhibit Fee: $2,724
Email Contact for Exhibits  [email protected]

Pay $2,724 Fee Via Credit Card

Exhibit Hours

(subject to updating)

Saturday, September 27, 2025
7:00- 8:00AM Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area
9:30- 10:00AM Coffee Break in Exhibit Area
3:00- 3:20PM Coffee Break in Exhibit Area