Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine
Email: rnoh.
Telephone: +44 (0)20 3947 0045 Option 1
Spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Cauda equina syndrome rehabilitation
Specialist rehabilitation of tetraplegia, paraplegia and cauda equina syndrome across traumatic and non-traumatic aetiologies
Cardiometabolic health following spinal cord injury, including prevention and long-term risk optimisation
Mental health and psychological sequelae following spinal cord injury, including adjustment and mood disorders within a multidisciplinary setting
Cardiometabolic health following spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injury secondary to infection
Dr Geffner is a Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine at the London Spinal Cord Injury Centre, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, specialising in the management of tetraplegia, paraplegia and cauda equina syndrome.
He completed specialist training in Rehabilitation Medicine through the East of England programme and has worked across multiple spinal cord injury centres in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. His clinical practice encompasses acute and post-acute spinal rehabilitation, functional recovery, and long-term condition management within a multidisciplinary framework.
He has a particular interest in optimising long-term health outcomes following spinal cord injury, including prevention of cardiometabolic complications. He is actively involved in postgraduate teaching and service development, including implementation of an electronic patient record system within the spinal cord injury service.
Dr Geffner was appointed to this role in 2024 and has nearly ten years’ experience in spinal cord injury care
Dr Geffner graduated from Imperial College London and completed his early postgraduate training, including time at Oxford University Hospitals.
He subsequently gained several years of experience in spinal cord injury medicine across major international centres, including the Burwood Spinal Unit (Christchurch, New Zealand), the National Spinal Injuries Centre (Stoke Mandeville, UK), and the Queensland Spinal Injuries Unit (Brisbane, Australia).
He then undertook higher specialist training in Rehabilitation Medicine through the East of England training programme. During this time, he spent two years at Cambridge University Hospitals, including within the regional Spinal Cord Injury Hub, contributing to specialist rehabilitation and service development.
Fellow of the European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (FEBPRM)
Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych)
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)