Courses & Events

5th California Pituitary Conference: Saturday, October 2, 2010, Marina Del Rey, CA. at the Ritz Carlton. An Update on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Tumors & Pituitary Failure. The conference will provide a comprehensive update on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with pituitary tumors and related hormonal disorders.Topics include: Epidemiology of pituitary tumors, Pituitary anatomy, imaging & histopathology Signs and symptoms of pituitary tumors Treatments for endocrine-active adenomas (acromegaly, Cushing's disease & prolactinomas), and much more. Click here for course details.

1st California Hormonal & Pituitary Health Symposium: Saturday, October 2, 2010, Marina Del Rey, CA. at the Ritz Carlton. An Update for Patients, Family Members and the Public on Common Hormonal Disorders. Topics include hormonal conditions related to: Depression, Anxiety, Headaches, Eating Disorders and much more. Click here for course details.

4th Endonasal & Skull Base Key-Hole Surgery Course: February 4-6, 2010, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida at the Anspach Center. Drs. Kelly and Kassam are happy to be co-directing our first 2010 course at Anspach. Topics will include endonasal surgery to the parasellar and skull base region by endoscopic and microscopic approaches. The supra-orbital "eyebrow" craniotomy for frontal fossa and parasellar lesions and the retro-sigmoid approach for cerebello-pontine and clival pathology will also be presented. Additional topics will include CSF leak repair techniques and complication avoidance. Click here for course details.

Monthly Neuro-Endocrine Tumor Case Conference: held every 1st Tuesday of the month in the John Wayne Cancer Institute from 7:30 to 8:45 A.M. During this CME conference, 2 or 3 recently treated patients are discussed in an in-depth multidisciplinary format. Diagnostic work-up, imaging and pathology are discussed as well as, medical, surgical and radiation treatment options.

Bimonthly BTC Pituitary Patient Support Group: held every other month on a Tuesday evening in the John Wayne Cancer Institute. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss concerns and issues in an informal, friendly setting after our guest speaker’s presentation. Click here for details and future meeting dates

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For more information contact the office of:

Daniel F. Kelly, M.D., Medical Director
Brain Tumor Center  at Saint John’s Health Center
2200 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Phone: 310-582-7450
Fax: 310-582-7495
Email: kellyd@jwci.org