Mitchell E. Geffner, MD

Dr. Geffner is Ron Burkle Chair in the Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and Co-Director of the Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Clinic. He graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1975); did his residency at the LAC-USC Medical Center (1975-1979); and completed his fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at UCLA (1979-1982). He remained at UCLA through December 31, 2001, rising up the academic ladder to the rank of Professor in 1996. He has been at CHLA since 2002. His longstanding basic science research interest is in the general area of hormone resistance while, on the clinical side, he is involved in studies of new formulations, delivery systems, and indications for growth-promoting therapies. Dr. Geffner is principal investigator at CHLA of the NIH-sponsored TODAY2 trial which is studying the long-term outcomes of youth with type 2 diabetes and national endocrinology consultant to the NIH-sponsored PHACS study of adolescents with HIV infection and uninfected children exposed to anti-retroviral therapy in utero, as well as for its mitochondrial sub-study. Dr. Geffner has had a career-long interest in medical and patient education. He has served a three-year term as an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES) and was the President of PES (2014-2015). He completed a six-year term on the American Board of Pediatrics Sub-Board on Pediatric Endocrinology, including the last two years as its chair. He also serves as Medical Advisor on childhood panhypopituitarism for the MAGIC Foundation and the Pituitary Network Association, and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of CARES Foundation. He is currently Secretary of the Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES). Dr. Geffner is the author of over 150 peer-reviewed research articles, pediatric endocrinology editor for UpToDate, associate editor of the journal, Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, and co-editor of the published textbook: Pediatric Practice: Endocrinology (McGraw-Hill) (third edition coming out soon).