Overview
Dr. Hilary Vernon is a Professor of Genetic Medicine and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is also an attending physician at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Hilary Vernon has expertise in treating inborn errors of metabolism and mitochondrial disorders. She is the director of the Mitochondrial Care Center at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Barth Syndrome Interdisciplinary Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Her research interests include understanding intermediary metabolism in Barth syndrome and in disorders of branch chain amino acid metabolism. Dr. Vernon also co-directs the Department of Genetic Medicine Clinical Trials Unit, and is the principal investigator on multiple clinical trials for rare diseases. Dr. Vernon received her medical degree and doctorate from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. She completed residencies in genetics and pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins University, and a fellowship in clinical laboratory biochemical genetics at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Vernon was recognized with the 2010 Francis F. Schwentker Award for Excellence in Research at Johns Hopkins University and the 2011 James B. Sidbury Jr. Fellowship in Biochemical Genetics at Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Vernon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beta-Ketothiolase Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Methylmalonic Acidemia, Propionic Acidemia, Infantile Neutropenia, Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia, and Gastrostomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 86 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
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University Of Maryland Pediatric Associates, PA
Sofia Saenz-Ayala is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Saenz-Ayala is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beta-Ketothiolase Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Musculocontractural Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (mcEDS), Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1 Deficiency, and Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 2 Deficiency. Dr. Saenz-Ayala is currently accepting new patients.
Rubenstein Child Health Building
Dr. Ada Hamosh is the Dr. Frank V. Sutland Professor of Pediatric Genetics in the Departments of Genetic Medicine and Pediatrics. Since 2002, she has served as clinical director of the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, now Department of Genetic Medicine and scientific director of the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man® (OMIM), a catalog of more than 16,800 human genes and genetic disorders created by Dr. Victor A. McKusick. Her research centers the molecular basis of Mendelian disorders, the integration of genetics into clinical practice and the diagnosis and management of inborn errors of metabolism. Dr. Hamosh earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Wesleyan University, a medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and a master’s of public health from Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. She later completed a fellowship in medical and biochemical genetics from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, before joining the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1992. Dr. Hamosh began her genetics career focusing on cystic fibrosis, serving as coordinator of the International Cystic Fibrosis Genotype-Phenotype Consortium. She served as chair of the Maryland State Advisory Council for Hereditary & Congenital Disorders from 2001-2009, during which time she also served on the executive committee of the Genetic Counseling Training Program, run by Johns Hopkins University and the National Human Genome Research Institute. Dr. Hamosh has authored more than 128 publications on a variety of topics. In addition, she is a member of 16 professional associations and advisory committees including the American Society of Human Genetics, the Steering Committee of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, and the executive board of the Human Genome Organization, of which she will be President from 2023-2025. Dr. Hamosh was recognized in Baltimore magazine as one of the region’s top doctors in 2013, and 2016-2020. Dr. Hamosh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beta-Ketothiolase Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Methylmalonic Acidemia, Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency, Phenylketonuria (PKU), and Deep Brain Stimulation.
Hans Bjornsson is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Bjornsson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beta-Ketothiolase Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Kabuki Syndrome, Weaver Syndrome, 3MC Syndrome, Coffin-Lowry Syndrome, and Orchiectomy. Dr. Bjornsson is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Methylmalonic AcidemiaDr. Vernon isDistinguished. Learn about Methylmalonic Acidemia.
- Propionic AcidemiaDr. Vernon isDistinguished. Learn about Propionic Acidemia.
- Advanced
- Beta-Ketothiolase DeficiencyDr. Vernon isAdvanced. Learn about Beta-Ketothiolase Deficiency.
- Coenzyme Q Cytochrome C Reductase Deficiency
- Delayed GrowthDr. Vernon isAdvanced. Learn about Delayed Growth.
- Inborn Amino Acid Metabolism Disorder
- Inborn Renal AminoaciduriaDr. Vernon isAdvanced. Learn about Inborn Renal Aminoaciduria.
- Infantile NeutropeniaDr. Vernon isAdvanced. Learn about Infantile Neutropenia.
- Experienced
- 15q11.2 MicrodeletionDr. Vernon isExperienced. Learn about 15q11.2 Microdeletion.
- 3p Deletion SyndromeDr. Vernon isExperienced. Learn about 3p Deletion Syndrome.
- Achalasia Microcephaly SyndromeDr. Vernon isExperienced. Learn about Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome.
- AlbinismDr. Vernon isExperienced. Learn about Albinism.
- AlkaptonuriaDr. Vernon isExperienced. Learn about Alkaptonuria.
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Vernon isExperienced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.