Carcinoid Heart Disease

Join this @NCFCancer educational patient event for an easy-to-understand overview of functional neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) with Dr. Jaydira Del Rivero, a medical oncologist and endocrinologist at the National Cancer Institute. Functional NETs can cause the body to produce too many hormones, leading to challenging symptoms such as low blood sugar (often seen in insulinoma), high blood sugar (glucagonoma), and other hormone-related issues. Dr. Del Rivero will explain what these syndromes are, how they’re diagnosed, and the latest updates in treatment. She will also discuss conditions that can occur because of NETs or their treatments. She will help patients understand why symptoms like hypoglycemia are more common in some NET types. Whether you’re a patient, caregiver, or simply want to better understand functional NETs, this webinar will offer practical, up-to-date information to help you feel more informed and empowered. Potential Topics: Functional NET, Hormone-producing, Insulinoma, Gastrinoma, VIPoma, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES), Carcinoid, Hypoglycemia, Diarrhea, Flushing ABOUT DR. JAYDIRA DEL RIVERO Medical Oncologist & Endocrinologist National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Dr. Del Rivero earned her medical degree from the University of Veracruz in Veracruz, Mexico and completed her internal medicine residency at Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center/NYU-Langone Medical Center. Dr. Del Rivero completed a fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at The Inter-Institute Endocrinology Training Program (IETP) at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) where she was part of a research team developing clinical trials for pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. She then joined as Assistant Professor at the Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care (MECCC) where she specialized in endocrine oncology involving thyroid cancer, parathyroid and adrenal tumors, and clinical research for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. She subsequently completed a second fellowship in medical oncology at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) with a research focus on endocrine malignancies. Dr. Del Rivero is board certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Medical Oncology. Dr. Del Rivero is a Physician Scientist in the Developmental Therapeutics Branch. She is the Principal Investigator of the Natural History Study for Neuroendocrine Neoplasm and Adrenocortical Cancer to provide the basis of further development of therapeutic interventions, prevention/screening guidelines, endpoints for future clinical trials, and patient reported outcome measures. Dr. Del Rivero’s current efforts is the development of novel treatment approaches and targeted therapies for endocrine malignancies such as advanced gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, adrenocortical cancer and pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma. For more information, visit https://www.ncf.net/events/jan2026

Dr. Jason Starr speaks about "The Latest in Managing Carcinoid Syndrome" at the 2025 NET Cancer Day Symposium. The 2025 NET Cancer Day Symposium was a collaboration between the Neuroendocrine Cancer Foundation and the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth – University of Miami Health System, in Miami, Florida, on Sunday, November 9th. #netcancer #neuroendocrinecancer #netawareness #rarecancer #cancercommunity #advocacy #ncf #lacnets #AboveAndBeyondAward #netcancerday #cancereducation #netsupport

Learn from Cardiologist and Congenital Heart Disease Specialist, Dr. Prashanth Venkatesh from Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute in a virtual educational event on carcinoid heart disease. Dr. Venkatesh demystifies the topic and shares the latest developments in its diagnosis and treatment, including a novel minimally invasive approach to replace heart valves damaged by carcinoid heart disease. For more information and resources, visit NCF.net.

Jesse & Ellen share their NET journey • NET Patient & Caregiver

Learn about Carcinoid Heart Disease from Cardiologist Dr. S. Allen Luis, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He will describe the cause and symptoms of carcinoid heart disease and discuss diagnosis, treatment and surveillance. Visit LACNETS.org for more information.