Do you ever wish your doctors in MEN1 would just make the hard decisions for you? International Endocrine Tumour Expert, Professor Ashley Grossman, shares:
1) Whether to watch & wait or intervene with surgery in MEN1
2) How to know you can trust your doctor & healthcare team
3) How many second opinions to seek
4) How to get yourself heard by your practitioner
5) How to live your life as well as being an MEN1 patient
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Ashley Grossman was awarded an Open Exhibition to St Catharine's College, Cambridge, completed a degree in Psychology and Social Anthropology at the University of London, and then entered University College London where he received a First-Class degree in Anatomy, and the University Gold Medal from UCHMS. He started in the Dept. of Endocrinology at St Bartholomew's Hospital and medical school, eventually becoming Professor of Neuroendocrinology at Barts and the London School of Medicine in 1993. He moved to OCDEM, Churchill Hospital, in 2011, where he was appointed Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Oxford, and in 2012 Senior Research Fellow of Green-Templeton College. Most recently, he has moved to become Consultant in Neuroendocrine Tumours at the Royal Free Hospital, London, in the ENETS Centre of Excellence, and is also Professor of Neuroendocrinology at Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London. He has published some 550 peer-reviewed papers and over 450 chapters and reviews, most recently on hypothalamic and pituitary tumours and endocrine oncology. He has been President of the ENEA, the Society for Endocrinology (2012-2014), Chairman of UKINETS (2010-2012), was President of the Pituitary Society (2015-2016), and is President of Endotext. He has an honorary PhD from the University of Athens, and was awarded the Clinical Endocrinology Trust Prize 2004, the Geoffrey Harris Award in Neuroendocrinology, European Society for Endocrinology 2014, the Iain MacIntye Prize, Barts and the London School of Medicine, July 2017, and Outstanding Mentor, American Endocrine Society, March 2020.
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Disclaimer
I share my personal experience as a MEN1 patient. Nothing in this episode, including the opinions of my guests, is intended as medical or holistic advice. Please consult a qualified professional before making changes to your care.
