Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE is a Professor of Medicine and Neurological Surgery, Director of the Pituitary Center at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon, USA member of the Board of Directors of the Endocrine Society and Past President of the Pituitary Society. Dr. Fleseriu has a long-standing clinical and research interest in the pathophysiology and treatment of pituitary and adrenal disorders, has been global principal investigator in many pituitary disorders clinical trials and has authored over 300 publications in prestigious high impact journals, including novel treatments, consensus papers for Cushing’s, acromegaly, hypopituitarism, prolactinomas and pituitary incidentalomas. She has co-authored clinical practice international guidelines and disease state reviews on pituitary topics for the Endocrine Society, the Pituitary Society, the European Society of Endocrinology, Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. She is a frequent plenary guest speaker at national and international meetings and has been Deputy Editor for European Journal of Endocrinology, Associate Editor for Reviews of Endocrinology and Metabolism and a member in many editorial boards, including Pituitary. Dr Fleseriu has received many national and international awards, including title of “Doctor Honors Causa” by the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, the Clinical Endocrinology Trust Award from the U.K Society of Endocrinology and has been honored with the Pituitary Society's Lifetime Achievement Award.