Subtle symptoms add up to big problem

Northwest Pituitary Center at OHSU handles more pituitary cases than any other center on the West Coast

By Erik Robinson April 05, 2017 Portland, Ore.

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Maria Fleseriu, M.D., a neuroendocrinologist, professor of medicine and neurological surgery in the OHSU School of Medicine, and director of the Northwest Pituitary Center at OHSU. (OHSU)

Justin Cetas. M.D.

Justin Cetas, M.D., an associate professor of neurological surgery in the OHSU School of Medicine. (OHSU/Fritz Liedtke)

Elizabeth Whispell

Elizabeth Whispell stands near Niagara Falls during a vacation in July of last year. A friend had noticed a slight broadening of her face and hands, a possible sign of acromegaly, which prompted her to be treated at the Northwest Pituitary Center at OHSU in the fall of 2016. (OHSU)