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PNA Spotlight: Dr. Aaron Cohen-Gadol
This month the PNA Spotlight focuses on Dr. Aaron Cohen-Gadol, a professor at Indiana University Department of Neurosurgery. He is the director of neurosurgical oncology and its fellowship, and co-director of the Signature Center for Brain and Neurological Tumors. Dr. Cohen-Gadol earned his undergraduate degree from the University
of California at San Diego and attended medical school at the University of Southern California. He then completed his residency training at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He also completed fellowship training in two subspecialties: epilepsy surgery (Yale University) and skull base/cerebrovascular surgery (University of Arkansas.) In addition, Dr. Cohen holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Research from Mayo Graduate School and an MBA from Kelley School of Business. His areas of interest include surgical treatment of complex intracranial tumors and vascular lesions.
He is the founder and president of The Neurosurgical Atlas (https://www.neurosurgicalatlas.com), a multimedia resource for neurosurgical techniques. Dr. Cohen-Gadol was kind enough to answer some questions posed by the PNA. His answers follow.
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PNA Medical Corner: Somatotroph Adenoma in a Young Adult
This month the PNA Medical Corner spotlights an article co-authored by a member of the PNA, Dr. Ursula Kaiser, Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. The case report looks at early onset excess of growth hormone in the context of a somatotroph adenoma in a young adult.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1210/jcemcr/luad030
Early Onset GH Excess: Somatotroph Adenoma in a Young Adult
Featured News and Updates
The FDA has approved NGENLA (somatrogon-ghla)
The FDA has approved NGENLA (somatrogon-ghla), a once-weekly, human growth hormone analog indicated for treatment of pediatric patients aged three years and older who have growth failure due to an inadequate secretion of endogenous growth hormone.
News Articles July 2026
Infant diagnosed with pituitary tumor
Doctors in the U.K. diagnosed a 4-month-old baby boy with a pituitary tumor and performed surgery to remove it. Read more: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/bradford-baby-diagnosed-brain-tumour-020000577.html
Pituitary journey: Soccer superstar Lionel Messi
A doctor in the U.K. well-known for his internet explainer videos explains on the case of soccer star Lionel Messi, who was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency as a child and underwent years of growth hormone injections. His family paid for the medical care at first but then Team Barcelona agreed to cover the cost of his treatment in Spain. See the YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Liovxj7D0H4
Pituitary journey: from patient to future neurosurgeon
An article on The Good Things Guy website looks at the pituitary journey of Cadi de Jager, a 19-year-old woman in South Africa who was diagnosed at age nine with a Rathke’s Cleft cyst. She underwent two surgeries and is now in college with the goal of becoming a pediatric neurosurgeon. Read more: https://www.goodthingsguy.com/cadi-de-jager-conquered-brain-tumour/
Sprained ankle leads to Cushing’s diagnosis
A teen in Brazil with a sprained ankle went to the ER – where alert doctors decided to test him for Cushing’s disease after hearing about his sudden weight gain, headaches and high blood pressure. Read more: https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/teens-weight-gain-and-cushings-disease-revealed-by-ankle-injury-doctors-discover-tiny-pituitary-tumor-in-113-kilo-brazilian-adolescent-vacs75/#goog_rewarded
Research Articles
Research Articles July 2026
Pituitary tumors
Pituitary adenoma-associated with Schopf-Schulz-Passarge syndrome.
Brady RT, Allinson K, René C.BMJ Case Rep. 2026 Jun 26;19(6):e267144. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2025-267144.
Immune and clinicopathological features of molecularly defined prolactinoma subtypes.
Wang DP, Liu YT, Dai YT, Chen S, Cheng YJ, Lin SJ, Zhang Y, Xue L, Xie J, Wu ZB.J Neurosurg. 2026 Jun 26:1-11. doi: 10.3171/2026.1.JNS251768. Online ahead of print.
Yang Z, Liu Y, Wu D, Xu B, Zeng S, Zhang W.Int J Endocrinol. 2026 Jun 24;2026:3784550. doi: 10.1155/ije/3784550. eCollection 2026.
An Explainable Multi-Scale Deep Learning Framework for Multi-Class Brain MRI Classification.
Alshammari HH, Mahmood MA.Diagnostics (Basel). 2026 Jun 10;16(12):1791. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics16121791.
Zhang Y, Mi Z, Wu H, Ma X, Xi L, Yang Z, Liu P.Curr Oncol. 2026 May 27;33(6):310. doi: 10.3390/curroncol33060310.
Pituitary Tumors in Maxillofacial Radiology and Daily Practice: A Scoping Review.
Stucki L, Mauer U, Kildal D, Rózsa NK, Geibel MA.Dent J (Basel). 2026 Jun 15;14(6):368. doi: 10.3390/dj14060368.
Agosti E, Cuocolo R, Mangili M, Rampinelli V, Veiceschi P, Cappelletti M, Panciani PP, Piazza A, Bove I, Solari D, Cavallo LM, Locatelli D, Doglietto F, Fiorindi A, Fontanella MM, Ugga L.J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2025 Jun 4;87(3):314-321. doi: 10.1055/a-2607-0735. eCollection 2026 Jun.
Acromegaly
Gadelha MR, Gordon MB, Doknic M, Mezősi E, Tóth M, Randeva H, Boguszewski CL, Davidson C, Casagrande A, Jochelson T, Krasner A.J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Jun 26:dgag254. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgag254. Online ahead of print.
Cushing’s
Honegger J, Grimm F, Gött H, Nasi-Kordhishti I.Eur J Endocrinol. 2026 Jun 26:lvag115. doi: 10.1093/ejendo/lvag115. Online ahead of print.
Garmes HM, Siqueira SC, Daniel KB, Trentin MBF, Fujiwara MT, Schinoll C, Fabbro MD, Rogerio F, Deus-Silva L, Reis F.Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Jun 25;70(4):e260064. doi: 10.20945/2359-4292-2026-0064.
Pituitary apoplexy
Li X, Zhou L, Lei Z, Li S, Wang Q, Zhao H, Xu L, Chen J, Wan X, Huang Y, Lei T.Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Jun 22;27(12):5635. doi: 10.3390/ijms27125635.
Pituitary cancer
Wong YP, Khairuddin NL, Thanabalan J, Tan GC.Diagnostics (Basel). 2026 Jun 9;16(12):1773. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics16121773.
Pituitary Metastasis in Lung Cancer Patients: Case Series and Review of the Literature.
Ntouraki S, Roumpou A, Asimakopoulou A, Gkiozos I, Sarropoulou F, Mani M, Marioli A, Bouklas D, Syrigos K, Peppa M.Curr Oncol. 2026 Jun 16;33(6):362. doi: 10.3390/curroncol33060362.
Hormonal Health
Stojanović SM, Burić NB, Kostić MS, Burić KN, Stojković BB, Spasić MS, Tijanić M, Trajković M, Jovanović R, Petrović MS.Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2026 Jun 12;19(6):930. doi: 10.3390/ph19060930.
La Vignera S, Condorelli RA.Antioxidants (Basel). 2026 Jun 22;15(6):778. doi: 10.3390/antiox15060778.
Marraschi GK, Vitale OG, Kassuya CAL, Jorge BC, Arena AC.Reprod Toxicol. 2026 Jun 25:109298. doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2026.109298. Online ahead of print.
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