Genetic Medicine
1959 NE Pacific St.Health Sciences, RR236
Seattle, WA 98195-6320
(206) 221-5465
Division Head
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About the Division
The Division of Genetic Medicine is committed to providing an outstanding level of patient care, education and research. The faculty have diverse interests and are drawn from several disciplines including clinical genetics, molecular genetics, biochemical genetics, human embryology/teratology and neurology.
Clinical Programs
A large clinical program of medical genetics operates from Seattle Children’s Hospital staffed by faculty from the Division. These clinical activities concentrate on pediatric genetics but also encompass adult and fetal consultations. At Seattle Children's full IP consultations are available and general genetics clinics occur regularly. Consultative services are also provided to the University of Washington Medical Center and Swedish Hospital. In addition, a variety of interdisciplinary clinical services are provided at Children’s including cardiovascular genetics, skeletal dysplasia, neurofibromatosis, craniofacial genetics, gender disorders, neurogenetics and biochemical genetics as well as others. A very large regional genetics service sponsored by state Departments of Health are provided to multiple outreach clinical sites in both Alaska and Washington.
For appointments, please call:
Genetics: (206) 987-2665
Research Programs
Our research holds the promise for both continued development of improved molecular diagnostic tools and successful treatment of inherited diseases. Research in the Division is highly patient-driven. It often begins with a physician identifying a particular patient’s problems and subsequently taking that problem into a laboratory setting for further analysis. The Division has a strong research focus with established research programs in medical genetics information systems, neurogenetic disorders, fetal alcohol syndrome, neuromuscular diseases, human teratology, population genetics/evolution and gene therapy.
Training Programs
Fellowship contacts:
Ian Glass, Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Genetics
ian.glass@seattlechildrens.org, (206) 987-5412
The Division offers comprehensive training for medical students, residents, and postdoctoral fellows in any of the areas mentioned above relevant to medical genetics.
Related Links
- Genetics at Seattle Children's Hospital
- Genetics Laboratories at Seattle Children's
- Division of Genetic Medicine
- Bamshad Laboratory
- Miller Laboratory
- Center for Clinical Genomics
- Craniofacial Center
- GeneTests: Medical Genetics Information Resource
- Joubert Research Program (http://depts.washington.edu/joubert/) or (http://depts.washington.edu/chdd/iddrc/res_em_area/joubert.html)
Contact List
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bamshad, Michael, MD | Professor and Division Head | mbamshad@u.washington.edu |
| Chance, Phillip, MD | Professor | pchance@u.washington.edu |
| Doherty, Dan, MD, PhD | Assistant Professor | ddoher@u.washington.edu |
| Glass, Ian, MB ChB, MD | Professor Director, Medical Genetics, Seattle Children's Co-Director, Alaska Genetics & Birth Defects Clinic Director, Birth Defects Research Laboratory |
ian.glass@seattlechildrens.org |
| Hahn, Sihoun, MD, PhD | Professor Head, Biochemical Genetics Program Director, Biochemical and DNA Diagnostic Laboratories |
sihoun.hahn@seattlechildrens.org |
| Hannibal, Mark, MD, PhD | Assistant Professor | mhanni@u.washington.edu |
| Hing, Anne, MD | Associate Professor | anne.hing@seattlechildrens.org |
| Mefford, Heather C., MD, PhD | Acting Assistant Professor | hmefford@u.washington.edu |
| Merritt, J. Lawrence, MD | Assistant Professor | lawrence.merritt@seattlechildrens.org |
| Miller, Daniel, MD PhD | Associate Professor | dgmiller@u.washington.edu |
| Pagon, Roberta, MD | Professor Principal Investigator, GeneTests |
bpagon@u.washington.edu |
| Raff, Michael, MD | Assistant Professor | mraff@u.washington.edu |
| Scott, C. Ronald, MD | Professor Co-Director, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities - Genetics Program |
crscott@u.washington.edu |
| Wallace, Stephanie, MD | Clinical Assistant Professor | stephanie.wallace@seattlechildrens.org |