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Texas Children’s Genetics Clinic
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Children's Genetics Clinic: |
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Sees more
than 3,000 families each year. |
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Has 18
board-certified medical geneticists,
two board-certified genetic counselors
and six genetic nurses. |
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Receives
more grant support from the National
Institutes of Health than any other
genetics department in the U.S. |
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The largest clinical
genetics clinic in the country, Texas Children's Hospital Genetics
Clinic strives to stay at the forefront of genetic research while
offering families the latest diagnostic and clinical resources
available.
Our physicians are
faculty in the
Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor
College of Medicine.
Children are referred to our clinic for many reasons, including
developmental delay or a suspected genetic condition. The initial
evaluation includes the taking of a detailed family history and
physical exam.
We also counsel families when a genetic diagnosis is known as to the
pattern of inheritance, complications and prognosis of the
condition, risk for future pregnancy and reproductive options.
Specialty clinics
within our department include the metabolic clinic,
neurofibromatosis
clinic,
skeletal dysplasia
clinic,
cancer genetics clinic,
adult genetics clinic. The cardiovascular genetics clinic is a joint
effort with our department and cardiology.
Additionally,
we have a joint clinic with the otolaryngology department, the otogenetics clinic, that meets monthly.
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Evenings with
Genetics
is a monthly seminar series
that offers families, health care professionals and
the community the most current information on care,
education and research for a variety of genetic
conditions.
Please mark your
calendars for 2009! You are cordially invited to
attend the seminars sponsored by Baylor College of
Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital.
Location
The Health Museum, 1515 Hermann Drive,
Houston, TX 77004
(map
it)
Events
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The impact of our genes on
cholesterol, lipids and heart disease
Presented by:
Dr. Christie Ballantyne
Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Chief, Section of Atherosclerosis and Vascular
Medicine
Dr. John Belmont
Professor, Department of Molecular and Human
Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
Co-Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic
Texas Children’s Hospital
Tuesday, February
17, 2009
It's my heart: updates on
genetic causes of heart defects
Presented by:
Dr. John Belmont
Professor, Department of Molecular and Human
Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
Co-Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic
Texas Children’s Hospital
Dr. J. Lynn Jeffries
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiology
Texas Children's Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine
Corrie Stassen, parent advocate
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Updates on genetic
research of Autism
Presented by:
Dr. Arthur Beaudet
Professor and Chairman, Department of Molecular and
Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Sarika Peters
Assistant Professor, Department of Developmental
Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
All seminars will be held from 7:00 - 8:15 p.m.
Program is free and open to the public, seating is limited,
refreshments will be provided, parking is free. Register by
contacting : fernbach@bcm.edu; 832-822-4182.
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| Appointments |
832-822-4293 |
| Location |
16th
floor, Clinical Care Center |
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CC1560.00 |
| Clinic
Days/Times |
Monday, 8 a.m. to noon
Thursday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| Telephone
Number |
832-822-4280 |
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Referral
Fax Number |
832-825-4294 |
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E-mail |
Information request |
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Chief of Service |
Carlos A. Bacino, M.D. |
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Clinic Physicians |
Carlos Alberto Bacino, M.D. Arthur L. Beaudet, M.D. John W. Belmont, M.D., Ph.D. Jonathoan Berg, M.D. Chester Wayne Brown, M.D. William James Craigen, M.D. Christine Eng, M.D. Brett H. Graham, M.D. Seema R. Lalani, M.D. Brendan Lee, M.D., Ph.D James Lupski, M.D. Sharon E. Plon, M.D., Ph.D. Lorraine Potocki, M.D. Frank J. Probst, M.D. Fernando Scaglia, M.D. Daryl A. Scott, M.D. Marwan Shinawi, M.D. Vernon R. Sutton, M.D.
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Clinic manager and
Genetic Coordinator |
Katie
Plunkett, M.S. |
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Metabolic clinic Coordinator |
Kerri Lamance, R.N. |
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Genetic counselor |
Patti Robbins-Furman, M.P.H. |
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