TGH | USF Health Pituitary Symposium

March 8, 2025 | 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

USF Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation

124 Franklin St., Tampa, FL 33602

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Speakers | Complimentary

Physicians | $40 

Advanced Practice Providers, PA, APRN | $20

Nurses | $10

Fellows & Medical Students | $20

Audience

Primary Care Providers, Family Physicians, Endocrinologists, Neurologists, Ophthalmologists, Medical Oncologists/Neuro Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Neurosurgery, ENT, Head & Neck Surgery

Learning Objectives

As a result of participating in this activity, learners should be able to:

• Recognize signs and symptoms associated with pituitary conditions.

• Identify proper diagnostic testing and timelines when a pituitary condition is suspected.

• Demonstrate best-practice surgical techniques for the resection of pituitary adenomas.

• Demonstrate proper referral patterns to a pituitary center.

• Identify various treatment options available for pituitary conditions.

This symposium will have various sessions hosted by multidisciplinary specialists with expertise in pituitary conditions which will include breakout rooms, patient journey presentations, a mock tumor board, other educational sessions, and pituitary center referral guidelines.

Accreditation Statements

ACCME
USF Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
USF Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Relevant Financial Relationships
Prior to the activity, USF Health will disclose and mitigate all relevant financial relationships that relate to the content of the activity.

Agenda

8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction 

8:10 a.m.  The Radiologist Called and Said My Patient Has a Pituitary Adenoma: Now What?

Yevgeniya Kushchayeva, MD 

Clinical Director of Adult Endocrinology, TGH Endocrinology Institute

8:25 a.m. Visual Effects in Patients with Pituitary Adenomas

Mitchell Drucker, MD

Chief of Ophthalmology, Tampa General Hospital

8:40 a.m. Pituitary Adenomas: When to Refer to Neurosurgery

Siviero Agazzi, MD

Cranial Surgery Director & Pituitary Program Chair, TGH Neuroscience Institute 

8:50 a.m. Pituitary Apoplexy: The Pituitary Emergency - Neurosurgery and Endocrinology 

Siviero Agazzi, MD

Cranial Surgery Director & Pituitary Program Chair, TGH Neuroscience Institute

Marla Sevilla Alsina, MD

Pituitary Program Medical Director, TGH Endocrinology

9:10 a.m. Overview of the Results of Radiosurgery for Pituitary Adenomas

Brian Collins, MD

Radiation Oncologist & Radiosurgery Director, TGH Cancer Institute

9:30 a.m. Cystic Lesions of the Pituitary Gland: Management Strategies for Rathke's Cleft Cyst and Craniopharyngioma

Davide Croci, MD

Neurosurgeon, TGH Neuroscience Institute 

9:50 a.m. Unusual Cases of Prolactinoma

Mark Molitch, MD

Professor Emeritus of Endocrinology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

10:15 a.m. Q & A Panel 

10:35 a.m. Coffee Break

10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m. Breakout Sessions

1:00 p.m. Medical Options for Refractory Pituitary Adenomas and Pituitary Carcinomas

Sajeel Chowdhary, MD

Neuro Oncology & Translational Research Director, TGH Cancer Institute 

1:30 p.m. Patient Fireside Chat

Marla Sevilla Alsina, MD

Pituitary Program Medical Director, TGH Endocrinology

Siviero Agazzi, MD 

Cranial Surgery Director & Pituitary Program Chair, TGH Neuroscience Institute

1:50 p.m. Q & A Panel 

2:00 p.m. Coffee Break 

2:20 - 4:00 p.m. Tumor Board and Case Presentations

Referral Guidelines to the TGH | USF Pituitary Center

Case 1: Craniopharyngioma 

Case 2: Acromegaly

Case 3: Cushing Disease

Case 4: Pituitary Metastasis of Lung Carcinoma

4:00 p.m. Adjournment