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Dr. Robert Lafsky Full Bio

CURRICULUM VITAE
ROBERT D. LAFSKY, M.D.

LICENSURE:
Virginia

EDUCATION:
1967-1971: Dartmouth College-AB, Hanover, NH
1971-1975: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
POST-GRADUATE TRAINING:
1975-1978: Resident in Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
FELLOWSHIP TRAINING:
1978-1980: Resident and Fellow in Gastroenterology, Presbyterian-University of PA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
1978-1980: Assistant Instructor in Medicine, University of Pennsylvania,
School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

AWARDS:
1971: Phi Beta Kappa

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
American College of Physicians
American Gastroenterology Association
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
William Earl Clark Society
American Medical Association

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
American Board of Internal Medicine: 1976
Gastroenterology: 1981
Enrolled in Maintenance of Certification: 2014

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:
Differences in Bile Acid Composition suggest Different Mechanisms of
Cholesterol Stone Formation in Bolivia and The United States. With Levitt,
R. E., Soloway, R. D. Rios-Dalenz, J. Henson, D. and Touchstone, J. G.,
Gastroenterology, May 1980.

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE:
1980 TO PRESENT: Consultant Physician in Gastroenterology, Leesburg,
VA 20176

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
Inova Loudoun Hospital (1980-Present)
Leesburg, VA. 20176

Reston Hospital Center (1987-2010)
Reston, VA. 20190

Loudoun Hospital
CHAIRMAN-INTERNAL MEDICINE: 1985-1986, 2006-2008
VICE CHIEF OF STAFF: 1990-1991, 2008-2009
CHAIRMAN-QA COMMITTEE: 1990-1991
CHAIRMAN-BYLAWS COMMITTEE: 2005-2011
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE

Reston Hospital,
MEMBER-OR COMMITTEE: 1995-1998
WILLIAM EARL CLARK SOCIETY- PRESIDENT: 1990-1991