Dr. Blevins serves as the Medical Director of the newly established California Center for Pituitary Disorders at The University of California in San Francisco.

Blevins developed an interest in pituitary diseases while serving as resident in Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama from 1987 to 1990.

He has served as a fellow in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Blevins became a diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine in the Specialty of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism in 1993. He was appointed to the faculty of Emory University School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine in 1993 and was elected to membership in the Endocrine Society in 1994. In 1997, he received the esteemed Golden Apple award for excellence in teaching.  He served as co-director of the pituitary center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center 1998-2007 and was Associate Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1998-2007. He was also awarded the Hugh J. Morgan teaching award for the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt in 1999.

Dr. Blevins' main clinical interests are in the evaluation and management of patients with various disorders of the pituitary gland and hypothalamus. He has particular expertise with regards to Cushing's syndrome.  He also has extensive experience in treating patients with acromegaly, prolactinoma's, other pituitary tumors, diabetes insipidus, and hypopituitarism. He has extensive experience in the management of patients with growth hormone deficiency.

You can learn more by visiting the UCSF website:
Click here > California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF

 

 

Jessica Devin, M.D.,

Dr. Devin grew up in Great Falls, Virginia and received her Bachelor degree from Dartmouth College. She received her MD from Vanderbilt University in 2002 and subsequently completed two years of Internal Medicine Residency at Vanderbilt.

She completed her fellowship in Endocrinology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in June 2007 where she worked with Dr. Lewis Blevins on both a clinical and research basis.

She held a faculty position in the Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas from August 2007 through March 2009, prior to opening her practice in Nashville, TN.

She is a member of the Endocrine Society.

Dr. Devin currently sees patients Thursday mornings at the Vanderbilt Eskind Diabetes Clinic. 
1215 21st Ave South, Suite 8210 Nashville, TN.
Phone 615-343-8332 Fax 615-343-4953

Vanderbilt Department of Endocrinology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scott Isaacs, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E.

Dr. Scott Isaacs is a board-certified endocrinologist in Atlanta, Georgia and clinical instructor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. He also serves as medical director of Atlanta’s Intelligent Health Center. You may visit their website at: www.intelligenthealthcenter.com

Dr. Isaacs has been interested in health and fitness since his childhood in St. Petersburg, Florida. Therefore, it's not surprising that he pursued a career that allows him to help others achieve better health and lose weight--usually without drugs or surgery. He attended Emory University in Atlanta where he researched the psychological effects of hormones under Dr. David Edwards. He went on to attend Emory School of Medicine and did research at Grady Memorial Hospital on obesity, stress and diabetes. Dr. Isaacs later worked as an attending physician at Atlanta Medical Center where he trained Internal Medicine residents. He has published many articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, including the Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Diabetes Care and the Journal of Critical Care. His articles have been referenced and cited in hundreds of subsequent publications including a listing as a primary reference in the 2006 American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and American Diabetes Association (ADA) Consensus Statement on Inpatient Diabetes and Glycemic Control. He gives many lectures on the subject of "Hormones and Obesity;" speaking to groups in the community, as well as at major events and conferences throughout the United States.

Dr. Isaacs has been quoted in many national publications and had given expert commentary on numerous radio and television programs. He is the author of the books, Hormonal Balance: Understanding Hormones, Weight and Your Metabolism (Bull Publishing, 2002, second ed. 2007) and A Simple Guide to Thyroid Disorders: From Diagnosis to Treatment (Addicus Publishing, 2003), Understanding Metabolic Syndrome (Addicus Publishing, 2005), and The Leptin Boost Diet (Ulysses Press, 2007). In 2005, Isaacs served as the local spokesperson for the "State of Diabetes in America." He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Bariatric Medicine, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), and a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology (FACE). He is also president of the Georgia chapter of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and serves on several national committees.

Ian McCutcheon, M.D.,

Dr. Ian McCutcheon is Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.  After graduating from Yale, he completed medical school at McGill in in 1984, and finished his neurosurgical residency at the Montreal Neurological Institute in 1991.  There he worked with, and learned pituitary surgery from, Dr. Jules Hardy, the world-renowned pioneer of modern transsphenoidal surgery. 

He spent two years at the National Institutes of Health with Dr. Edward Oldfield (known for his groundbreaking work in Cushing's disease) where he furthered his interest in pituitary surgery and neurosurgical oncology. Dr. McCutcheon then joined the faculty at M. D. Anderson, where he continues both clinical and laboratory research in CNS tumors with a focus on pituitary tumors and on meningiomas.

Daniel F. Kelly, M.D.,

Dr. Kelly is internationally recognized in the field of minimally invasive transsphenoidal and transcranial removal of brain and pituitary tumors. He has published extensively on the topics of surgical success rates, patient satisfaction and complication avoidance for a wide range of brain pathology including pituitary adenomas, craniopharyngiomas, meningiomas, Rathke’s cleft cysts, chordomas, schwannomas, sinus carcinomas and gliomas. Combining keyhole surgical approaches, endoscopy and surgical navigation techniques, he has helped push this highly specialized area of neurosurgery toward progressive minimalization and better patient outcomes. He has one of the largest patient series world-wide using the direct endonasal transsphenoidal approach for pituitary and brain tumors. His specialized transsphenoidal instrumentation for endonasal surgery is being increasingly used both nationally and internationally.

His research interests are in the fields of minimally invasive surgery, quality of life studies, pituitary hormonal recovery and traumatic brain injury. He is currently the principal investigator of a National Institutes of Health funded study assessing pituitary hormonal loss after head injury. He is also active in fostering the development of neurosurgical training programs in under-served areas of the world and is on the Board of the Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery (FIENS).

Dr. Kelly, completed neurosurgical residency training at George Washington University Medical Center in 1993. He joined UCLA and Harbor-UCLA Medical Centers that same year and in 1998 became director of the UCLA Pituitary Tumor and Neuroendocrine Program. Before leaving UCLA in June 2007, he was Professor of Neurosurgery and Vice-Chief of Clinical Affairs for the Division of Neurosurgery and Co-Director of the UCLA Clinical Brain Injury Program.

As Director of the newly formed Neuro-Endocrine Tumor Center at the John Wayne Cancer Institute and Saint John’s Health Center, Dr. Kelly will continue to focus his efforts on developing innovative treatments for patients with brain and pituitary tumors and providing fellowship training in minimally invasive intracranial surgery.

Dr Kelly is located at 2200 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404

Contact Information:
Phone 310-582-7450
Fax 310-582-7495
Email Click here > kellyd@jwci.org
Website Click here > Neuro-Endo Tumor Center at St. John's