Glenn B. Pfeffer, MD is Director of the Foot and Ankle Center at Cedars-Sinai.
Dr. Pfeffer's primary clinical and research interests involve ankle and foot injuries. He is a past president of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and the American Association of Foot and Ankle surgeons. Dr. Pfeffer is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, a diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Dr. Pfeffer serves on the board of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and the California Orthopaedic Association, and he is an immediate past member of the board of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He has written articles for numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications and edited six books on the foot and ankle, including Advanced Reconstruction of the Foot and Ankle; Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Foot and Ankle; Current Practice in Foot and Ankle Surgery; Chronic Ankle Pain in the Athlete; Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care; and the Annotated Bibliography of the Foot and Ankle. Dr. Pfeffer is on the editorial board of Foot and Ankle International, Biomechanics and the American Journal of Orthopaedics, and he serves on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel for devices and radiological health.
Dr. Pfeffer has shared his expertise through many media outlets, including ABC News, the Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, Dateline NBC, Good Morning America, the New York Times, People magazine, Readers' Digest, Runner's World magazine, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal.
Dr. Pfeffer received his bachelor's degree from Yale University. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he completed a surgical internship and orthopedic residency. Dr. Pfeffer completed fellowships in foot and ankle surgery at the University of Texas, Houston and hand and microvascular surgery at the University of California, San Diego. After completion of his training, he served for six months with Project Hope as a volunteer orthopedic surgeon.
