Clinical Focus

• Cancer> Neuro Oncology
• Endocrine
• Endocrine - Endocrinology
• Endocrinology
• Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias

Administrative Appointments

• Chair, Special Programs Committee, Endocrine Society (2008 - 2011)
• Director, Endocrinology Fellowship Training Program, Stanford (2005 - present)
• Medical Director, Stanford Pituitary Center (2004 - present)

Honors and Awards

• Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors (2005-)

Professional Education

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Medicine

Internet Links

• The Pituitary Center at Stanford

Current Research Interests

My clinical and research interests in neuroendocrinology include the following programs:

1. Investigations into the effects of brain injury on pituitary function, with emphasis on the impact of hypopituitarism on rehabilitation

2. Research on the effects of neuroendocrine factors, including growth hormone and glucocorticoids, on neurocognitive function

3. Investigations into novel therapeutic modalities for acromegaly and hypopituitarism

4. Research into the effects of anabolic hormones such as gonadal steroids and growth hormone on body composition

Clinical Trials

• Effects of Growth Hormone on Cognition and Cerebral Metabolism in Adults Recruiting
• Study of Pasireotide in Patients With Rare Tumors of Neuroendocrine Origin Recruiting
• Pilot Study to Determine Radioiodide Accumulation and Dosimetry in Breast Cancers Using 124I PET/CT Recruiting
• A multicenter, randomized, blinded study to assess safety and efficacy of pasireotide LAR vs. octreotide LAR in patients with active acromegaly No longer recruiting
• Efficacy and Safety Study of CORLUX (mifepristone) in the Treatment of Endogenous Cushing’s Syndrome No longer recruiting

Publications

• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acromegaly--2011 update: executive summary. Katznelson L, Atkinson JL, Cook DM, Ezzat SZ, Hamrahian AH, Miller KK. Endocr Pract. 2011 Jul-Aug; 17 (4): 636-46
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly--2011 update. Katznelson L, Atkinson JL, Cook DM, Ezzat SZ, Hamrahian AH, Miller KK. Endocr Pract. 2011 Jul-Aug: 17 Suppl 4 1-44
• Ectopic acromegaly due to a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor producing growth hormone-releasing hormone. Weiss DE, Vogel H, Lopes MB, Chang SD, Katznelson L. Endocr Pract. 2011 Jan-Feb; 17 (1): 79-84
• The dynamics of post-operative plasma ACTH values following transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing's disease. Srinivasan L, Laws ER, Dodd RL, Monita MM, Tannenbaum CE, Kirkeby KM, Chu OS, Harsh GR, Katznelson L. Pituitary. 2011; 14 (4): 312-7
• Retrosellar intracranial extracerebral glioneuronal heterotopion: case report. Karamchandani J, Fischbein N, Harsh G, Katznelson L, Vogel H. Clin Neuropathol. 2010 Sep-Oct; 29 (5): 297-300