Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine Providers and Staff

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh's Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine provides a team of physician geneticists, genetic counselors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, metabolic nurses and dietitians with the expertise and training necessary to diagnose, evaluate and treat genetic conditions in children and adolescents and support both patient and family.

Gerard Vockley, MD, PhD

Chief, Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine
Director, Center for Rare Disease Therapy
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Professor of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Cleveland Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Research, University of Pittsburgh
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Audrey Woerner, MD, MPH

Clinical Director, Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine
Founding Director, Telegenetics
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics 
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Jirair K. Bedoyan, MD, PhD

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RaeLynn Forsyth, MD

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Lina Ghaloul Gonzalez, MD

Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine
Founder, Plain Communities Translational Medicine Program
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Uta Lichter, MD, PhD

Director, Metabolism Program, Division of Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Suneeta Madan-Khetarpal, MD

Clinical Director, HHT Center of Excellence
Assistant Program Director, Medical Genetics Fellowship
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, and Human Genetics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
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Damara Ortiz, MD

Director, Lysosomal Storage Disorders Program
Program Director, Clinical Genetics and Genomics Residency
Medical Director, Genetic Counselor Training Program
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Joshua William Owens, MD

Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
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Evgenia Sklirou, MD

Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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