Our Doctors

At the Johns Hopkins Pituitary Center, a team of doctors and other health care professionals works together to provide the most effective and safest treatment possible for patients with a pituitary tumor. Expect highly specialized expertise and cutting-edge treatments, delivered with compassion.

The main members of the brain tumor care team are:

• Neurosurgeons – doctors who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors and other disorders of the nervous system
• Endocrinologists – doctors who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of pituitary tumors and other disorders of the pituitary gland
• Nurses or physician assistants – health care professionals who practice medicine under the supervision of physicians and surgeons – in the Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery

Other members of the core treatment team usually include:

• Neuro-ophthalmologists – doctors who specialize in examining the effects of pituitary tumors and the vision system
• Otolaryngologists – doctors who specializes in ear, nose and throat care
• Pathologists – doctors who specialize in interpreting specimens obtained during surgery
• Radiation oncologists – doctors who specialize in the use of radiation therapy to treat tumors

Other doctors and health care professionals with special expertise in brain tumors may also be part of the pituitary care team. These could include:

• Critical care doctors and nurses
• Physical and occupational therapists

Which of these doctors and health care professionals will be involved will depend on the patient’s tumor, symptoms and treatment.

Social workers will also help coordinate care after the patient leaves the hospital.

For more information, contact the Johns Hopkins Pituitary Tumor Center at 410-955-GLAN (4526).