Specialty: Gastroenterology
Dr. O’Kieffe, Clinical Professor of Medicine at George Washington University Hospital, is a graduate of Yale University and Yale Medical School. He has practiced in the area since the early 1970s, and over the years has served as Medical Consultant to The White House, NIH, the Peace Corps, and GI Consultant to the Department of State. Dr. O’Kieffe carried out the first colonoscopy in the Washington area in 1972.
In addition to performing thousands of these exams over the years, he has written, lectured and conducted courses on the subject of colonoscopy, and has been involved with the training of numerous GI Fellows. He has been active as a Trustee of the Medical Society of DC and the ASGE (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy), and has served on several committees of both the AGA (American Gastroenterological Association) and the ASGE, and is currently a delegate to the AMA (American Medical Association).
Aside from his professional activities, he has been on the Board of Trustees of St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School and the Board of Advisors of The Washington Episcopal School. Dr. O’Kieffe is fluent in Spanish. He is married and has three children. His personal interests include golf, skiing, jogging, and travel.
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