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American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Undergraduate School

Stanford University

2006, Stanford, CA

Graduate School

Baylor College of Medicine

2013, Houston, TX

Medical School

Baylor College of Medicine

2014, Houston, TX

Internship

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2016, Boston, MA

Residency

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2020, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Medical Genetics

Harvard Medical School Genetics Training Program

2020, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

  1. KDM2B variants in the CxxC domain impair its DNA-binding ability and cause a distinct neurodevelopmental syndrome. Hum Mol Genet. 2025 May 27. View KDM2B variants in the CxxC domain impair its DNA-binding ability and cause a distinct neurodevelopmental syndrome. Abstract

  2. X-linked competition - implications for human development and disease. Nat Rev Genet. 2025 May 12. View X-linked competition - implications for human development and disease. Abstract

  3. Hospital-wide access to genomic data advanced pediatric rare disease research and clinical outcomes. NPJ Genom Med. 2024 Dec 02; 9(1):60. View Hospital-wide access to genomic data advanced pediatric rare disease research and clinical outcomes. Abstract

  4. Resolution of ring chromosomes, Robertsonian translocations, and complex structural variants from long-read sequencing and telomere-to-telomere assembly. Am J Hum Genet. 2024 Dec 05; 111(12):2693-2706. View Resolution of ring chromosomes, Robertsonian translocations, and complex structural variants from long-read sequencing and telomere-to-telomere assembly. Abstract

  5. Heterozygous loss-of-function SMC3 variants are associated with variable growth and developmental features. HGG Adv. 2024 Apr 11; 5(2):100273. View Heterozygous loss-of-function SMC3 variants are associated with variable growth and developmental features. Abstract

  6. Heterozygous loss-of-function SMC3 variants are associated with variable and incompletely penetrant growth and developmental features. medRxiv. 2023 Sep 28. View Heterozygous loss-of-function SMC3 variants are associated with variable and incompletely penetrant growth and developmental features. Abstract

  7. Beyond the exome: What's next in diagnostic testing for Mendelian conditions. Am J Hum Genet. 2023 08 03; 110(8):1229-1248. View Beyond the exome: What's next in diagnostic testing for Mendelian conditions. Abstract

  8. Beyond the exome: what's next in diagnostic testing for Mendelian conditions. ArXiv. 2023 Jan 18. View Beyond the exome: what's next in diagnostic testing for Mendelian conditions. Abstract

  9. Transcriptional and functional consequences of alterations to MEF2C and its topological organization in neuronal models. Am J Hum Genet. 2022 11 03; 109(11):2049-2067. View Transcriptional and functional consequences of alterations to MEF2C and its topological organization in neuronal models. Abstract

  10. A cross-disorder dosage sensitivity map of the human genome. Cell. 2022 08 04; 185(16):3041-3055.e25. View A cross-disorder dosage sensitivity map of the human genome. Abstract

  11. Centers for Mendelian Genomics: A decade of facilitating gene discovery. Genet Med. 2022 04; 24(4):784-797. View Centers for Mendelian Genomics: A decade of facilitating gene discovery. Abstract

  12. Free, online videos for distance learning in medical genetics. Eur J Med Genet. 2020 Sep; 63(9):103983. View Free, online videos for distance learning in medical genetics. Abstract

  13. Further delineation of the clinical spectrum of KAT6B disorders and allelic series of pathogenic variants. Genet Med. 2020 08; 22(8):1338-1347. View Further delineation of the clinical spectrum of KAT6B disorders and allelic series of pathogenic variants. Abstract

  14. Biallelic mutation of FBXL7 suggests a novel form of Hennekam syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2020 01; 182(1):189-194. View Biallelic mutation of FBXL7 suggests a novel form of Hennekam syndrome. Abstract

  15. The Genetics of Pneumothorax. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 06 01; 199(11):1344-1357. View The Genetics of Pneumothorax. Abstract

  16. Genetic architecture of laterality defects revealed by whole exome sequencing. Eur J Hum Genet. 2019 04; 27(4):563-573. View Genetic architecture of laterality defects revealed by whole exome sequencing. Abstract

  17. Familial pneumothorax: towards precision medicine. Thorax. 2018 03; 73(3):270-276. View Familial pneumothorax: towards precision medicine. Abstract

  18. Homozygous and hemizygous CNV detection from exome sequencing data in a Mendelian disease cohort. Nucleic Acids Res. 2017 02 28; 45(4):1633-1648. View Homozygous and hemizygous CNV detection from exome sequencing data in a Mendelian disease cohort. Abstract

  19. Primary immunodeficiency diseases: Genomic approaches delineate heterogeneous Mendelian disorders. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 01; 139(1):232-245. View Primary immunodeficiency diseases: Genomic approaches delineate heterogeneous Mendelian disorders. Abstract

  20. Increased bone turnover, osteoporosis, progressive tibial bowing, fractures, and scoliosis in a patient with a final-exon SATB2 frameshift mutation. Am J Med Genet A. 2016 11; 170(11):3028-3032. View Increased bone turnover, osteoporosis, progressive tibial bowing, fractures, and scoliosis in a patient with a final-exon SATB2 frameshift mutation. Abstract

  21. Adolescents, Family History, and Inherited Disease Risk: An Opportunity. Pediatrics. 2016 08; 138(2). View Adolescents, Family History, and Inherited Disease Risk: An Opportunity. Abstract

  22. A visual and curatorial approach to clinical variant prioritization and disease gene discovery in genome-wide diagnostics. Genome Med. 2016 Feb 02; 8(1):13. View A visual and curatorial approach to clinical variant prioritization and disease gene discovery in genome-wide diagnostics. Abstract

  23. Hutterite-type cataract maps to chromosome 6p21.32-p21.31, cosegregates with a homozygous mutation in LEMD2, and is associated with sudden cardiac death. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2016 Jan; 4(1):77-94. View Hutterite-type cataract maps to chromosome 6p21.32-p21.31, cosegregates with a homozygous mutation in LEMD2, and is associated with sudden cardiac death. Abstract

  24. Platform comparison of detecting copy number variants with microarrays and whole-exome sequencing. Genom Data. 2014 Dec; 2:144-146. View Platform comparison of detecting copy number variants with microarrays and whole-exome sequencing. Abstract

  25. Analysis of the ABCA4 genomic locus in Stargardt disease. Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Dec 20; 23(25):6797-806. View Analysis of the ABCA4 genomic locus in Stargardt disease. Abstract

  26. The Alu-rich genomic architecture of SPAST predisposes to diverse and functionally distinct disease-associated CNV alleles. Am J Hum Genet. 2014 Aug 07; 95(2):143-61. View The Alu-rich genomic architecture of SPAST predisposes to diverse and functionally distinct disease-associated CNV alleles. Abstract

  27. Exonic duplication CNV of NDRG1 associated with autosomal-recessive HMSN-Lom/CMT4D. Genet Med. 2014 May; 16(5):386-394. View Exonic duplication CNV of NDRG1 associated with autosomal-recessive HMSN-Lom/CMT4D. Abstract

  28. Detection of clinically relevant copy number variants with whole-exome sequencing. Hum Mutat. 2013 Oct; 34(10):1439-48. View Detection of clinically relevant copy number variants with whole-exome sequencing. Abstract

  29. Deletions of recessive disease genes: CNV contribution to carrier states and disease-causing alleles. Genome Res. 2013 Sep; 23(9):1383-94. View Deletions of recessive disease genes: CNV contribution to carrier states and disease-causing alleles. Abstract

  30. Incidental copy-number variants identified by routine genome testing in a clinical population. Genet Med. 2013 Jan; 15(1):45-54. View Incidental copy-number variants identified by routine genome testing in a clinical population. Abstract

  31. Phenotypic spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlations of NRXN1 exon deletions. Eur J Hum Genet. 2012 Dec; 20(12):1240-7. View Phenotypic spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlations of NRXN1 exon deletions. Abstract

  32. Abnormal circadian rhythm of melatonin in Smith-Magenis syndrome patients with RAI1 point mutations. Am J Med Genet A. 2011 Aug; 155A(8):2024-7. View Abnormal circadian rhythm of melatonin in Smith-Magenis syndrome patients with RAI1 point mutations. Abstract

  33. Alu-specific microhomology-mediated deletion of the final exon of SPAST in three unrelated subjects with hereditary spastic paraplegia. Genet Med. 2011 Jun; 13(6):582-92. View Alu-specific microhomology-mediated deletion of the final exon of SPAST in three unrelated subjects with hereditary spastic paraplegia. Abstract

  34. Genomic medicine and neurological disease. Hum Genet. 2011 Jul; 130(1):103-21. View Genomic medicine and neurological disease. Abstract

  35. Detection of clinically relevant exonic copy-number changes by array CGH. Hum Mutat. 2010 Dec; 31(12):1326-42. View Detection of clinically relevant exonic copy-number changes by array CGH. Abstract

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Medical School

Medical College of Wisconsin

2000, Milwaukee, WI

Residency

Tulane/Ochsner/Charity Hospital

2003, New Orleans, LA

Fellowship

Children's Hospital Colorado

2006, Denver, CO

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2007, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Undergraduate School

Dartmouth College

2003, Hanover, NH

Graduate School

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Medical School

Harvard Medical School

2011, Boston, MA

Internship

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Residency

University of California, San Francisco

2014, San Francisco, CA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

2017, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Undergraduate School

University of Maines

2006, Orono, ME

Medical School

Eastern Virginia Medical School

2012, Norfolk, ME

Internship

Global Pediatrics

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2013, Boston, MA

Residency

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2015, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2019, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Undergraduate School

Yale University

1979, New Haven, CT

Medical School

Harvard Medical School

1983, Boston, MA

Residency

Boston Children's Hospital

1986, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Medical School

Medical College of Wisconsin

1997, Milwaukee, WI

Internship

Children's National Medical Center

1998, Boston, MA

Residency

Pediatrics

Children's National Medical Center

2000, Washington, DC

Fellowship

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

St. Louis Children's Hospital

2003, St. Louis, MO

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Medical School

SUNY Health Science Center

1996, Brooklyn, NY

Internship

Babies and Children's Hospital Columbia Prebyterian

1997, New York, NY

Residency

Pediatrics

Babies and Children's Hospital Columbia Presbyterian

1999, New York, NY

Fellowship

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Boston Children's Hospital

2002, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Medical School

Harvard Medical School

1997, Boston, MA

Residency

Boston Children's Hospital

2002, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2005, Boston, MA

Graduate School

MPH

Harvard School of Public Health

2005, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Medical School

Cornell University Medical College

1998, Ithaca, NY

Residency

Pediatrics

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2002, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital

2004, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Undergraduate School

Ithaca College

2002, Ithaca, NY

Medical School

University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

2006, Buffalo, NY

Internship

Boston Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center

2007, Boston, MA

Residency

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2009, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2015, Boston, MA

Graduate School

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

2016, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

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