Bio
Laurence Katznelson, MD received his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and performed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He then performed a fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Dr. Katznelson is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. At Stanford University, he is the Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and the Chair of the GME Committee. Dr. Katznelson is currently the Medical Director of the Pituitary Center at Stanford Hospital and Clinics. In the Endocrine Society, Dr. Katznelson has served as Chair of the Special Programs Committee and member of the Scientific and Educational Programs Core Committee and Publications Committee. He has served as Chair of the Task Forces for writing clinical guidelines for the approach to acromegaly for both The Endocrine Society and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. In endocrinology, Dr. Katznelson has a long standing clinical and research interest in the pathophysiology and treatment of pituitary disease.
Clinical Focus
- Cancer > Neuro Oncology
- Endocrine
- Endocrine - Endocrinology
- Endocrinology
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias - Endocrinology
- Neuroendocrine
- Neuroendocrine - Endocrinology
- Neuroendocrine - Medical Oncology
- Parathyroid Disease
- Parathyroid Disease - Endocrinology
- Pituitary Adenomas
- Pituitary Adenomas - Endocrinology
- acromegaly
- Cushing's
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Cushing Disease
- Prolactinoma
- Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
- Adrenal Cortex Diseases
- Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Dwarfism
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hypopituitarism
- Diabetes and Metabolism
Academic Appointments
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Professor - Med Center Line, Neurosurgery
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Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism
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Member, Bio-X
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Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Chair, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Stanford Healthcare (2014 - Present)
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Medical Director, Pituitary Center, Stanford Healthcare (2004 - Present)
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Director, Endocrinology Fellowship Training Program, Stanford Healthcare (2005 - 2014)
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Chair, Special Programs Committee, Endocrine Society (2008 - 2011)
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Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Stanford School of Medicine (2014 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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2017 Laureate Award for Educator of the Year, The Endocrine Society (2017)
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H. Jack Baskin, MD, Endocrine Teaching Award, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (2015)
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Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors (2005-)
Professional Education
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BS, U.C., Berkeley, Genetics (1981)
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MD, UC, Los Angeles, Medicine (1985)
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Internship:Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1986) PA
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Residency:Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1989) PA
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Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, Endocrinology and Metabolism` (1992)
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Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1988)
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Board Certification: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, American Board of Internal Medicine (1991)
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Board Certification, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, American Board of Internal Medicine (2013)
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Fellowship:Massachusetts General Hospital (1992) MA