Center for Pituitary and Neuroendocrine Disorders

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Esteemed experts in pituitary and neuroendocrine care
At the Center for Pituitary and Neuroendocrine Disorders, our specialists provide top-notch diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of tumors and disorders of the pituitary and anterior skull base.
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About us

At Staten Island University Hospital, our experts develop comprehensive, personalized treatment plans for removing pituitary tumors and ensuring the best possible outcomes for our patients.

Our physicians work closely with endocrinologists, neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists, ophthalmologists, neurologists, neuroradiologists, radiation oncologists and neuro-oncologists to provide minimally invasive, state-of-the-art care. Our team has years of experience in otolaryngology, endocrinology, neurosurgery and neurology and are recognized experts in the care of pituitary and neuroendocrine disorders.

We are an international referral center for patients with prolactinomas, acromegaly, Cushing's disease, Rathke's cleft cysts, craniopharyngiomas and other pituitary tumors, as well as hypothalamic tumors and meningiomas. We are located in one of the leading hospital centers for neurological care in Staten Island, and as a part of Northwell Health, we are part of the largest health system in New York state.

What we treat

Pituitary tumors Cushing's disease
  • Acromegaly
  • All pituitary tumors and adenomas
  • Cushing’s disease
  • Non-secreting pituitary adenomas
  • Prolactinomas
  • Recurrent pituitary adenomas
  • Thyrotroph adenomas
  • Adrenal Cushing’s
  • Ectopic Cushing’s
  • Hormonal disorders
  • Iatrogenic Cushing’s
  • Pituitary Cushing’s
  • Recurrent Cushing’s
Skull base tumors Growth hormone deficiency
  • Chondrosarcoma
  • Chordoma
  • Clival tumors
  • CNS sarcoid
  • Craniopharyngiomas
  • Germinomas
  • Gliomas
  • Hypophysitis and other inflammatory disorders
  • Meningiomas
  • Rathke’s cleft cyst
  • Sellar masses and adenomas
  • Amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndrome
  • Diabetes insipidus
  • Drug-induced hyperprolactinemia
  • Hypoadrenalism
  • Hypogonadism
  • Hypopituitari
  • Hypothyroidism (central)
  • Infertility male hypogonadism
  • Posterior pituitary dysfunction disease
  • Prolactin disorders
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Syndrome of inappropriate antiduretic hormone secretion

Research & clinical trials

Research plays a major role in the growth and process of treatments we offer. Working with investigators at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, the research arm of Northwell Health, our team has published and presented several studies on pituitary and neuroendocrine disorders, treatment outcomes, and much more.

Our team

Ronit Gilad, MD

Ronit Gilad, MD

Chair - Chair of Neurosurgery, Staten Island University Hospital

Neurosurgery, Cranial Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Surgery
Raphael Hillel Sacho, MD, MBBCH

Raphael Hillel Sacho, MD, MBBCH

Director - Director, Cerebrovas & Endovas of Neurosurgery, Staten Island University Hospital

Neurosurgery, Interventional Neuroradiology, Cranial Neurosurgery, Endovascular Neurosurgery, Vascular Neurosurgery
Chika N. Madu, MD

Chika N. Madu, MD

Director - Florina Cancer Center - SIUH, Chair - Radiation Medicine, Department of Radiation Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Chair - Commission on Cancer (CoC), Department of Radiation Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital

Radiation Oncology
Julie Habib Zaidan, MD

Julie Habib Zaidan, MD

Endocrinology, Internal Medicine
David Henry Hiltzik, MD

David Henry Hiltzik, MD

Chair of Otolaryngology, Staten Island University Hospital

Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Adult Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery, Rhinology
Michael A. Blasco, MD

Michael A. Blasco, MD

Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology
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