Holly L. Geyer, M.D.

  1. Hospitalist
  2. Internist

Departamentos

  1. Medicina Interna Hospitalaria

Location

  1. Phoenix, Arizona

Idiomas

English

Holly L. Geyer, M.D., is a Hospital Internal Medicine practitioner with additional specialty licensure in Addiction Medicine. Her clinical focus includes:

  • Management of complex illnesses in hospitalized patients
  • Safe opioid prescribing at an institutional and state level with emphasis on government interface and policymaking
  • Addiction screening, evaluation and treatment in hospitalized patients with concern for Substance Use Disorder

In addition to her clinical activities, Dr. Geyer is active in research, patient advocacy and healthcare policy at an enterprise, state and national level. She is well published in high-impact scientific journals and book chapters, and maintains an active international lecture schedule. As president of the Arizona Society of Addiction Medicine, she leads statewide efforts to improve the care provided to people who struggle with substance use disorders.

  1. Drug addiction
  2. Opioid dependence
  • Hospital Internal Medicine
  • Addiction Medicine
  • Healthcare Legislative Policy
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Phoenix, Arizona
  1. 2011
    ResidentInternal Medicine Residency, Internal Medicine, Programs in Arizona, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  2. 2008
    MDUniversity of North Dakota School of Medicine
  3. 2003
    BS - MicrobiologyCollege of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota

Certifications

  1. 2018
    Addiction MedicineAmerican Board of Preventive Medicine

Awards and honors

  1. 2025
    Excellence in Teamwork Award: Naloxone Co-Prescribing ProjectMayo Clinic Arizona
  2. 2025
    Outstanding Prevention Effort Award for 2025Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)
  3. 2025
    2025 Public Health Service AwardArizona Medical Association (ArMA) and Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS)
  4. 2024
    2024 Keeping Hope Alive Award7th Annual Arizona Drug Summit: Uniting for Solutions
  5. 2023
    2023 Innovation Educator AwardMayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development
  6. 2021
    2021 Hospitalist of the Year AwardArizona Chapter, American College of Physicians; Arizona Chapter
  7. 2020
    2020 Winner of the Above and Beyond ProgramMayo Clinic Arizona
  8. 2020
    Digital Education Award. Course DirectorMayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development
  9. 2020
    Co-recipient of 2020 First Place Award for Outstanding Innovation (for Opioid Stewardship CME Podcast)Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering
  10. 2019
    Invitation to meet with U.S. Surgeon General on the Opioid EpidemicArizona Department of Health Services
  11. 2019
    ParticipantAccelerate! Leadership Development Initiative, Mayo Clinic
  12. 2018
    Recipient of Mayo Clinic Project Specific Research Category TimeMayo Clinic Arizona
  13. 2017
    Leadership Challenge Program ParticipantMayo Clinic Enterprise
  14. 2016
    Recipient of Mayo Clinic Project Specific Research Category TimeMayo Clinic Arizona
  15. 2015
    Recipient of Mayo Mentored Category Intramural GrantMayo Clinic Arizona, Department of Internal Medicine
  16. 2014
    Recipient of Mayo Mentored Category Intramural GrantMayo Clinic Arizona, Department of Internal Medicine
  17. 2013
    AAPAP Poster AwardAssociation of Postgraduate Physician Assistant Programs
  18. 2013
    Recipient of Mayo Mentored Category Intramural GrantMayo Clinic Arizona, Department of Internal Medicine
  19. 2009
    First Runner Up for Poster Presentation in Clinical ResearchMayo Clinic Arizona Academic Excellence Day, Department of Education Administration
  20. 2009
    Second Runner Up for Oral Presentation in Clinical ResearchMayo Clinic Arizona Academic Excellence Day, Department of Education Administration
  21. 2007
    Recipient of the Wayne M. Swenson AwardNorth Dakota Chapter American College of Surgeons
  22. 2006
    Twice recipient of the Charles and Emma Bollinger Memorial ScholarshipStudent Performance and Academic Recognition Committee, University of North Dakota Medical School
  23. 2000
    Phi Theta Kappa Honor SocietyNorth Hennepin Community College
  24. 2000
    Dean's ListCollege of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota
  25. 1999
    Honors Society GraduateNorth Hennepin Community College
  26. 1998
    Highest ranking - Solo Violin Performance categoryMinnesota State High School League Music Competition

Professional memberships

  1. 2026 - present
    ChairAwards Nomination Task Force, Arizona State Medical Association
  2. 2026 - present
    ChairRESPONSE Initiative
  3. 2026 - present
    Project LeaderSHAPE America K-12 Opioid, OUD, and Overdose Prevention
  4. 2026
    Community Advisory Board MemberSouthwest Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network (CTN), National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
  5. 2026
    Board MemberThe Naloxone Project
  6. 2025
    AdvisorOpioid Use Disorder Business Toolkit Grant Program, Health Impact Team, Valley Leadership
  7. 2025 - 2026
    President ElectArizona Chapter, American Society of Addiction Medicine
  8. 2024 - present
    MemberSIRC Adolescent Advisory Board, Arizona State University
  9. 2024 - 2025
    Co-ChairBest Practices in Addiction Management Working Group, Arizona Attorney General's Office, State of Arizona
  10. 2024 - 2025
    Co-ChairBest Practices in Harm Reduction Working Group, Arizona Attorney General's Office, State of Arizona
  11. 2024 - present
    Physician ChampionArizona Clinical Opioid Workgroup (2023-2024 - MOUD METRICS), Arizona Department of Health, State of Arizona
  12. 2024 - 2025
    ChairSchool Training Overdose Preparedness and Intelligence Taskforce (STOP-IT), Arizona Department of Education, State of Arizona
  13. 2024 - 2025
    MemberOpioid Antagonist Procurement Subcommittee, School Training Overdose Preparedness and Intelligence Taskforce (STOP-IT), Arizona Department of Education
  14. 2024 - 2025
    MemberPolicy Subcommittee, School Training Overdose Preparedness and Intelligence Taskforce (STOP-IT), Arizona Department of Education
  15. 2024 - 2025
    MemberSurvey and Overdose Monitoring Subcommittee, School Training Overdose Preparedness and Intelligence Taskforce (STOP-IT), Arizona Department of Education
  16. 2024 - 2025
    MemberBest Practices for Staff/Student Training Subcommittee, School Training Overdose Preparedness and Intelligence Taskforce (STOP-IT), Arizona Department of Education
  17. 2024 - present
    MemberArizona Network to Impact Substance Use Disorder (ANISUD)
  18. 2024
    MemberFentanyl Forum Curriculum Planning Committee, Arizona Prosecuting Attorney's Advisory Council, State of Arizona
  19. 2024 - present
    Medical DirectorSafe Patient Handling Program, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  20. 2023 - present
    MemberMedical Advisory Board, NFL Alumni Association, National Football League
  21. 2023 - present
    National Representative on Pain, Opioids and AddictionNFL Alumni Association, National Football League
  22. 2023 - present
    Board MemberImpairment Advisory Board, National Safety Council
  23. 2023 - 2024
    Co-LeadREMS Project, France Foundation for the EMPATHY Project, American Society of Hematology
  24. 2023 - present
    Medical EditorMayo Clinic Opioid Resource Center, Mayo Clinic
  25. 2023 - present
    Medical DirectorSafe Patient Handling Committee, Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
  26. 2022 - 2023
    Curriculum DevelopmentCME Steering Project Committee, American Society of Hematology
  27. 2022
    MemberOccupational Medicine Search Committee-GIM, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  28. 2022 - present
    MemberWorkplace Violence Prevention Committee, Clinical Practice Committee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona
  29. 2021
    MemberHospital Practice Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona
  30. 2021 - present
    MentorSubstance Use Disorder Student Interest Group, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Arizona
  31. 2020 - 2023
    Executive MemberCOVID-19 Vaccine Allocation and Distribution (COVAD) Branch, Arizona Operations Command Center, COVID-19 Response, Mayo Clinic Hospital
  32. 2020 - 2022
    MemberHICS COV VAD Working Group, Hospital Incident Command System, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  33. 2020 - 2023
    MCA RepresentativePersonal Protective Equipment Task Force
  34. 2020 - 2022
    MemberHospital Incident Command System, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  35. 2020 - present
    MemberEmployee Occupational Health Executive Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees, Mayo Clinic
  36. 2020 - present
    MemberOccupational Health Services Flu Work Group, Employee Occupational Health Executive Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees
  37. 2020 - 2025
    MCA RepresentativeLibrary Advisory Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Education Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees
  38. 2020 - 2023
    CollaboratorHEXAGON Website Development, Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  39. 2020 - 2023
    Mayo Clinic Arizona RepresentativeHEXAGON Website Development, Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  40. 2020 - 2021
    MemberCEO Advisory Panel, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  41. 2020
    MemberAmerican College of Physicians
  42. 2020 - present
    MCA RepresentativeOpioid Stewardship Program Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Quality Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Clinical Practice Executive Committee
  43. 2019 - present
    FellowAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine
  44. 2019 - 2022
    MemberClinical Practice Committee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  45. 2019
    MemberOpioid Stewardship Measures Advisory Group, American Hospital Association
  46. 2019 - present
    MemberQuality Subcommittee, Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
  47. 2019 - present
    MemberSubstance Abuse Disorder SIG Group, Society of Hospital Medicine
  48. 2018 - 2019
    Physician LeadPractice Optimization and Acceleration Telemetry Project, Mayo Clinic Practice Optimization and Acceleration, Mayo Clinic Committees
  49. 2018
    MemberAnesthesiology Physician Search Committee, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  50. 2017 - 2021
    MemberPain Curriculum Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Arizona
  51. 2017 - 2021
    MemberHospital Internal Medicine Physician Search Committee, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  52. 2017 - 2020
    Arizona RepresentativeOpioid Chronic Prescribing Work Group
  53. 2017 - 2018
    Arizona RepresentativeManagement to Reimbursement Committee
  54. 2017 - 2018
    Arizona RepresentativeEnterprise Practice Optimization and Acceleration Committee
  55. 2017
    MemberOpioid Prescribing Tool Kit Work Group
  56. 2017
    MemberAcute Leukemia Specialist Search Committee, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  57. 2017 - present
    Arizona Physician LeadOpioid Stewardship Program Oversight Group
  58. 2017 - present
    MemberAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine
  59. 2016 - 2023
    MemberClinical Research Subcommittee, Research Operations Management Team, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  60. 2016
    MemberEmergency Room Physician Search Committee, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  61. 2016
    MemberCritical Care Physician Search Committee, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  62. 2016 - present
    MemberGovernment Relations Committee, Mayo Clinic in Arizona
  63. 2015 - 2022
    Research CoordinatorMayo Clinic Arizona, Department of Hospital Internal Medicine
  64. 2015 - 2023
    MemberMayo Clinic Multi-DOG Committee
  65. 2015 - 2016
    MemberMayo Clinic Arizona, High Value Care Taskforce
  66. 2013 - present
    Medical DirectorHospitalist Physician Assistant Fellowship, Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
  67. 2013 - 2016
    Board MemberMayo Clinic Alumni Association, Executive Committee
  68. 2013 - 2015
    MemberTransfusion Practice Subcommittee, Hospital Practice Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee - Arizona
  69. 2012 - 2020
    Board MemberLegislative Committee, Arizona State Medical Association
  70. 2011 - 2019
    MemberInternational Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Quality of Life Committee
  71. 2011 - 2016
    MemberMayo Clinic Arizona, MPN Quality of Life Subgroup
  72. 2011 - present
    MemberAmerican Society of Hospital Medicine
  73. 2008 - 2011
    MemberAmerican College of Physicians
  74. 2005 - 2006
    Past PresidentChristian Medical and Dental Association, North Dakota
  75. 2004 - 2011
    MemberAmerican Medical Association