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Office
2020 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 550
Santa Monica, CA 90404Phone+1 310-828-1050Fax+1 310-828-2382- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Geffner is a practicing adult and pediatric endocrinologist who has worked for large medical groups across Southern California.
After obtaining his M.D. at Georgetown University School of Medicine he did his internship and subsequently his residency at the Cornell Cooperating Hospital House Staff Training Program in New York. He finished fellowships in endocrinology at the New York Hospital and UCLA-Wadsworth VA where he became Assistant Chief of Endocrinology before leaving for clinical practice. He continues to teach courses and was a member of the Committee on Scientific Integrity at UCLA where he is a full clinical professor. When his is not seeing patients he is teaching fellows, residents, and medical students at UCLA affiliated hospitals.
He is a member of several professional societies including the Endocrine Society, and the American Thyroid Association. He has served on several national and local committees for several of these organizations. He is past President of the Los Angeles County Chapter of the American Diabetes Association and is an advisor to groups such as The American College of Medical Quality and the Rand Corp. He presently consults for the Medical Board of California of which he was a member, for Medicare, and for the Center for Health Dispute Resolution. He was a JACO surveyor for the California Department of Health Services and Institute for Medical Quality.
He is an invited speaker at national, professional, and community meetings and has served on the editorial advisory boards and review panels for several journals as well as publishing original articles in the fields of thyroid, diabetes, calcium, adrenal, sexual function, delivery of health care, and disease state management.
He is the co-chair of the Thyroid Disorders Educational Initiative and a speaker for the Diabetes Educational Initiative and several pharmaceutical companies.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1972 - 1973
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1968 - 1971
- Cornell Cooperating Hospitals1968 - 1971
- Brooklyn Hospital CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
- Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1967
- New York Universityno degree, Biology, 1962 - 1963
- New York UniversityBA, Cum Laude, 1958 - 1962
- New York UniversityB.A, Cum Laude, 1958 - 1962
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1969 - 2020
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
- Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
- Scientific Exhibit Achievement Award 1989
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsNovel treatment of medullary thyroid cancer.Masahiro Sugawara, David Lewis Geffner, Dorothy Martinez, Jerome M. Hershman> ;Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Obesity. 2009 Oct 1
- 46 citationsβ-Adrenergic blockade for the treatment of hyperthyroidismDavid L. Geffner, Jerome M. Hershman> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 1992 Jul 1
- 7 citationsDiabetes care in health maintenance organizations.David L Geffner> ;Diabetes Care. 1992 Mar 1
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Journal Articles
- Beta-Adrenergic Blockade for Treatment of HyperthyroidismGeffner DL, Hershman JM, Amer J Med, 1/1/1992
- Diabetes Care in HMOsGeffner DL, Diabetes Care 1S, 1/1/1992
- Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Effects of Atenolol in Therapy of HyperthyroidismGeffner DL, Sladek J, Hershman JM, Drugs Under Exper Clin Res, 1/1/1990
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- The Role of Diabetic Therapy on Quality of Life.Geffner DL, Holvey SH, Ware JE Jr, Amer Coll Physicians, 71st Annual Session, Results of a Multicenter Study. American College Medicine, Chicago, IL; New York, NY, 1/4/1990
- Effect on Quality of Life: The Role of Diabetic Therapy.Geffner DL, Holvey SH, Ware JEJr., 18th Annual Physicians Assistants Conf, 83rd Annual Scientific Assembly, Southern Medical Association, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/1990
- Diabetes Care in HMOs. Financing the Care of Diabetes Mellitus in the 1990Geffner DL, Second National Conference, Washington, D.C, 1/3/1989
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Lectures
- Thyroid Disorders for Primary Care ProvidersMultiple Locations - 1/1/2007
- Culturally Competent Care of Diabetes and Asthma in Vulnerable PopulationsLos Angeles, CA - 1/12/2003
- Incidentalomas and Subclinical Thyroid DiseaseHawaii - 1/9/2001
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American College of EndocrinologyFellow
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