Research Week 2018: Small gland, big impact

Physician uses basic science research to improve treatment of pituitary conditions

By Erik Robinson April 30, 2018 Portland, Oregon

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Maria Fleseriu, M.D. (left) meets with Jessica Fisher in April 2018. Fleseriu's work as an endocrinologist focuses on the pituitary gland, the small organ that produces hormones that regulate growth, sleep, lactation, reproduction and metabolism. Fisher is taking part in a clinical trial testing care for her pituitary condition. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Pituitary clinical trial

Maria Fleseriu, M.D., an endocrinologist who focuses on the pituitary gland, the small organ that produces hormones that regulate growth, sleep, lactation, reproduction and metabolism. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Pituitary clinical trial

A scan of Jessica Fisher's brain shows the tumor on her pituitary gland. Fisher is taking part in a clinical trial testing care for her pituitary condition, Cushing's syndrome. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Pituitary clinical trial

Jessica Fisher meets with Maria Fleseriu, M.D., in April 2018. Fleseriu's work as an endocrinologist focuses on the pituitary gland, the small organ that produces hormones that regulate growth, sleep, lactation, reproduction and metabolism. Fisher is taking part in a clinical trial testing care for her pituitary condition, Cushing's syndrome. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Pituitary clinical trial

Jessica Fisher (left) meets with Maria Fleseriu, M.D., in April 2018. Fleseriu's work as an endocrinologist focuses on the pituitary gland, the small organ that produces hormones that regulate growth, sleep, lactation, reproduction and metabolism. Fisher is taking part in a clinical trial testing care for her pituitary condition. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Pituitary clinical trial

Maria Fleseriu, M.D.

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)