Dr. David Lewis Geffner M.D.
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
310 16th St. Santa Monica CA, 90402About
Dr. David Geffner practices Endocrinology in Santa Monica, CA. Dr. Geffner specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases related to hormone imbalance, and the bodys glands in the endocrine system. Endocrinologists are trained and certified to treat a variety of conditions, including menopause, diabetes, infertility, and thyroid disorders, among many others. Dr. Geffner examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Georgetown Univ Sch of Med, Washington Dc 1967
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Beta-adrenergic blockade for the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
- Diabetes care in health maintenance organizations.
- Pharmacokinetics and clinical effects of atenolol in therapy of hyperthyroidism.
- Symptom rating scale for assessing hyperthyroidism.
- A radioimmunoassay for measurement of thyronine and its acetic acid analog in urine.
- Serum cortisol levels in Cushing's syndrome after low- and high-dose dexamethasone suppression.
- Treatment of hyperthyroidism with sodium ipodate (oragrafin) in addition to propylthiouracil and propranolol.
- Patterns of 3,3',5'-triiodothyronine monodeiodination in hypothyroidism and nonthyroid illnesses.
- Propylthiouracil blocks extrathyroidal conversion of thyroxine to triiodothyronine and augments thyrotropin secretion in man.
- Patterns off recovery of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis in patients taken of chronic thyroid therapy.
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