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USC Neurosurgeons Inc.
Gabriel Zada is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Zada is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pituitary Tumor. He is also highly rated in 49 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Brain Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Zada is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgeons.
Barrow Brain And Spine
Dr. Little specializes in treating brain tumors (e.g., meningioma, glioma, etc) and pituitary tumors (e.g. acromegaly, Cushings disease, pituitary adenoma), trigeminal neuralgia, and Chiari malformation. He is the Surgical Director of the Barrow Pituitary Center and the Director of the Barrow Skull Base Program. He works with an experienced team of doctors and nurses to provide you with a treatment plan tailored for your concerns. He is dedicated to providing exceptional customer service. When selecting a neurosurgeon, experience matters; Dr. Little performs more pituitary surgery than any surgeon in the Southwest. Dr. Little believes in patient education and empowering his patients to be partners in directing their treatment. Dr. Little emphasizes minimally invasive surgical techniques whenever possible.Dr. Little also directs an impactful clinical research program that is laser-focused on helping patients and developing new treatments for brain tumors. He has received numerous awards for his research.At BBS, we put our patients first. We are committed to treating our patients with compassion and to providing innovative and sound medical options for the treatment of our patient's neurological conditions. As a patient of BBS, your health and well-being are important to us. The neurosurgeons, physiatrists, hospital staff, neurological institute, and other members of our multidisciplinary team work together with one goal in mind - helping you get well. Dr. Little is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pituitary Tumor. He is also highly rated in 53 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Brain Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. Little is currently accepting new patients.
UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian
Dr. Gardner is the Peter J. Jannetta Endowed Chair of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and director of the Center for Skull Base Surgery. He specializes in endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery, pituitary tumors, Neuroendoport brain surgery, and vascular neurosurgery. Dr. Gardner is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pituitary Tumor. He is also highly rated in 61 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chordoma, Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Nerve Decompression, and Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery. Dr. Gardner is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Gardner is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: Tumors of the pituitary gland comprise up to 20% of all brain tumors. The central location and the small size of the pituitary gland make the management of tumors particularly challenging. Transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) to resect pituitary tumors is highly successful at achieving complete cure for functional pituitary adenomas. It is most successful when such adenomas can be localized by preoperati...
Summary: This study is designed as a single institution trial. The study utilizes safe and clinically-validated tools for preoperative workup of patients with small pituitary tumors. DDAVP stimulation and 18F-labeled fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) uptake for PET-imaging will be used to detect MRI-negative pituitary adenomas in patients with Cushing s disease. Patients who have MRI-negative pituitary microadenom...