Dr. Richard Jay Hoffner MD
Emergency Physician
4650 Lincoln Boulevard Marina Del Rey CA, 90292About
Dr. Richard Hoffner practices Emergency Medicine in Marina Del Rey, CA. Dr. Hoffner assesses patients who seek immediate medical attention at any time of day or night. Emergency Medicine Physicians are trained to efficiently work with each patient and situation no matter how acute or life-threatening. Dr. Hoffner examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Boston Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1994
Board Certification
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Common presentations of amebic liver abscess.
- Three common presentations of ascariasis infection in an urban Emergency Department.
- Bedside echocardiography by emergency physicians.
- Bedside emergency department ultrasonography plus radiography of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder vs intravenous pyelography in the evaluation of suspected ureteral colic.
- Brown-Sequard syndrome due to isolated blunt trauma.
- Upper airway burn from crack cocaine pipe screen ingestion.
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