David Geffner, MD,FACP,FACE
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About
After obtaining his M.D. at Georgetown University School of Medicine he did his residency at the Cornell Cooperating Hospital House Staff Training Program in New York City. 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. At UCLA he continues to teach as a full clinical professor in addition to seeing patients.
He is a member of several professional societies including the Endocrine Society, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, 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 an advisor to groups such as The American College of Medical Quality and the Rand Corp. He presently consult for the Medical Board of California of which he was a member, for Medicare, and for the Center for Health Dispute Resolution. He served as a Joint Commission surveyor for the California Department of Health Services and the Institute for Medical Quality.
An invited speaker at national, professional, and community meetings he 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 was the co-chair of the Thyroid Disorders Educational Initiative and a speaker for the Diabetes Educational Initiative and several pharmaceutical companies.
David Geffner, MD,FACP,FACE
Professor Geffner is an endocrinologist who has worked for large medical groups across Southern California. He is with the UCLA Department of Medicine Practice Group at their Westwood and Santa Monica offices.After obtaining his M.D. at Georgetown University School of Medicine he did his residency at the Cornell Cooperating Hospital House Staff Training Program in New York City. 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. At UCLA he continues to teach as a full clinical professor in addition to seeing patients.
He is a member of several professional societies including the Endocrine Society, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, 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 an advisor to groups such as The American College of Medical Quality and the Rand Corp. He presently consult for the Medical Board of California of which he was a member, for Medicare, and for the Center for Health Dispute Resolution. He served as a Joint Commission surveyor for the California Department of Health Services and the Institute for Medical Quality.
An invited speaker at national, professional, and community meetings he 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 was the co-chair of the Thyroid Disorders Educational Initiative and a speaker for the Diabetes Educational Initiative and several pharmaceutical companies.
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Endocrinologist
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Male
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UCLA Medical Center Cedars/Sinai Medical Center
Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Endocrinology & Metabolism
American Board of Quality Assurance & Utilization Review
American Board of Endocrinology & Metabolism
American Board of Quality Assurance & Utilization Review
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Endocrine consultations
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