The doctors listed here have been recommended to Cushing’s Help by other patients as being helpful to them. These physicians are familiar with the symptoms and treatment of Cushing’s Disease (pituitary) and Cushing’s Syndrome. Your primary care physician may be able to order very basic screening tests. Some of these doctors may require a referral and/or an abnormal test result prior to scheduling an appointment.
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California
Beverly Hills
Cohan, Pejman
Specialty: Neuroendocrine
Location: 150 N Robertson Blvd # 210
Beverly Hills, CA
Phone: 310-657-3030
Patient Comment: He’s been my Endo for 15 years. Only sees neuroendocrine patients
Freemont
Kunwar, Sandeep
Specialty: Neurosurgeon
Hospital: Washington Hospital
Location: Freemont, CA
Hospital: UCSF
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: http://www.ucsfhealth.org/sandeep.kunwar
Patient Comments: And dr kunwar at ucsf was my very skilled surgeon. I didn’t have to see his endo preop
I also had my surgery done with Dr. Kunwar at Washington Hospital in Fremont (East Bay). He does a few days a week in Fremont and the rest in SF. This is my third recurrence and I would definitely recommend him
Srinivasan, Lakshmi
Specialty: Endocrinologist
Hospital: Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Location: Freemont, CA
Patient Comments: My endo is Dr. Lakshmi Srinivasan at Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Fremont. She is fantastic–takes a lot of time during every appt and is very attentive and responsive to email and calls.
Los Angeles
Friedman, Theodore
Specialty: Cushing’s, Growth Hormone Deficient, Hypopituitary, adrenal, thyroid, fatigue
Address: 1125 S. Beverly Drive. Suite 730
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Hospital: Charles Drew
Website: http://goodhormonehealth.com
Patient Comments: I am a Dr Friedman patient, he is wonderful.
Orange
Linskey, Mark
Specialty: Neurosurgeon
Hospital: UCI
Location: Orange, CA
Website: http://www.ucirvinehealth.org/find-a-doctor/l/mark-linskey/
Patient Comment: The pit surgery was done by both Linskey and Bhendarkar and I am doing well post op, they are very diligent in their care. If I have to have another surgery for Cushing’s I will definitely use this team again.
Bhandarkar, Naveem
Specialty: ENT
Hospital: UCI
Location: Orange/Irving, CA
Website: http://www.ent.uci.edu/faculty/naveen-d-bhandarkar-md
Patient Comment: The pit surgery was done by both Linskey and Bhendarkar and I am doing well post op, they are very diligent in their care. If I have to have another surgery for Cushing’s I will definitely use this team again.
San Francisco
Kunwar, Sandeep
Specialty: Neurosurgeon
Hospital: Washington Hospital
Location: Freemont, CA
Hospital: UCSF
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: http://www.ucsfhealth.org/sandeep.kunwar
Patient Comments: And dr kunwar at ucsf was my very skilled surgeon. I didn’t have to see his endo preop
I also had my surgery done with Dr. Kunwar at Washington Hospital in Fremont (East Bay). He does a few days a week in Fremont and the rest in SF. This is my third recurrence and I would definitely recommend him
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