Areas of Treatment:

• Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts
• Primary Care of HIV-Infected Patients

Specialties:

• Infectious Disease

Title:

• Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Department:

• Department of Medicine

Locations:

• HCC II

Background:

Dr. Geiseler has been a prominent clinician and educator in the Infectious Diseases Division for many years. He consistently maintains a sizable caseload of consultation patients at Keck Hospital of USC, a portion of which serves as a teaching service for clinical fellows. At Keck Hospital of USC and USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Hospital, Dr. Geiseler is able to tirelessly prepare fellows in the practice of Infectious Disease consultation for such frequently complex patients as those with associated oncologic, transplant-related, and orthopedic problems.

In addition to inpatient consultation, Dr. Geiseler maintains an ongoing interest in emporiatrics (travel medicine) as well as the evaluation of patients with fever of unknown origin.

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, School of Medicine, 1969

Internships:

• Graduate Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1970 - 1971

Residencies:

• Graduate Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
• University of Maryland Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1973

Fellowships:

• University of Illinois Hospital, Infectious Disease, 1976 - 1978

Board Certification:

• American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine
• American Board of Internal Medicine: Infectious Diseases

Professional Society Memberships:

• American Society for Microbiology
• American Federation for Clinical Research
• American College of Physicians
• Infectious Diseases Society of America

Awards:

• Graduated from Medical School with Honor Diploma, University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, 1969

Languages:

• English
• French
• German
• Spanish