2026
8 AM - 5 PM PDT
Saturday Sat
Stanford Pituitary Center
Our Center is committed to providing patients precise diagnosis and treatment, safe, gentle and accurate surgery, and a compassionate team approach.
Stanford Medicine Pituitary Patient Education Day
Overview
Patients with pituitary disease, their family and friends are invited to attend the Stanford Medicine Pituitary Patient Education Day on 5/16/2026
Presented by Stanford Health Care and Stanford School of Medicine
Unable to attend in person? You can join us via Zoom- details coming soon.
LODGING:
Sheraton Palo Alto- 625 El Camino Real, CA 94301
650- 328-2800 or 1-800-325-3535 or or SheratonReservations@pahotel.com
Mention code S23 for a 20% discount off of the best available rate at the time of booking Reservation must be made in advance for discount eligibility. Discounts will not be given for walk-in reservations at the Front desk .
PARKING:
Free hospital garage parking will be provided. Please register by Friday, May 8, 2026 by midnight. Vouchers and instructions will be emailed the following week
Location
500 Pasteur Dr
Palo Alto, CA 94304
USA
Stanford Hospital- Assembly Hall, located on 3rd Floor- towards outdoor hospital roof top
500 Pasteur DrPalo Alto, CA 94304
Course Directors
Julia Chang, MD
Course Co-Director
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism
Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, MD, FACS
Course Co-Director
Professor of Neurosurgery, and by Courtesy, of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Co-Director, Stanford Skull Base Surgery Program
Headliners
Jill Sisco
President, Acromegaly Community
Laurence Katznelson, MD
Professor of Medicine and Vice Dean, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Stanford Speakers & Invited Speakers
Robert Dodd, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, of Radiology and, by courtesy, of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Andrew Hoffman, MD
Professor of Medicine , Endocrinology, Emeritus
Peter Hwang , MD
Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery
Elham Rahimy, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy
Susan Seav, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism Clinical Assistant Professor (by courtesy), Neurosurgery
Olivia Chu, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Neurosurgery
Erin Wipff, MSN, RN, ANP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Neurosurgery
Agenda
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Check-In: Coffee and Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Introduction: Juan Fernandez-Miranda, MD and Julia Chang, MD
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Overview of Pituitary Tumors: Julia Chang, MD
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Innovations in Pituitary Surgery: Juan Fernandez-Miranda, MD
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Radiation Therapy for Pituitary Tumors: Elham Rahimy, MD
10:20 AM - 10:35 AM
Break
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Cushing's Support & Research Foundation: Leslie Edwin
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Acromegaly Community: Jill Sisco
11:25 AM - 12:15 PM
Title TBD: Laurence Katznelson, MD
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Medical Therapies for Hypopituitarism: Andrew Hoffman, MD
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Breakout Sessions
- Breakout Session #1 Management and Life Changes Following Pituitary Surgery: What to Expect? Juan Fernandez-Miranda, MD, Robert Dodd, MD, PhD, Julia Chang, MD, Peter Hwang, MD, Erin Wipff, NP Breakout Session #2- Cushing's Support & Research Foundation:Patient Registries and Advocacy What’s New and How to Get Involved: Leslie Edwin , Andrew Hoffman, MD, Susan Seav, MD, Laurence Katnelson, MD, Olivia Chu, NP
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Breakout Sessions
- Breakout Session #1: Management and Life Changes Following Pituitary Surgery: What to Expect? Juan Fernandez-Miranda, MD, Robert Dodd, MD, PhD, Peter Hwang, MD, Julia Chang, MD, Erin Wipff, NP, Laurence Katznelson, MD Breakout Session #2 Acromegaly Community Jill Sisco, Andrew Hoffman, MD, Olivia Chu, NP, Susan Seav, MD
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Q + A
Conference Ends