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Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Dr. Michael B. Bober is a pediatric geneticist and an authority on skeletal dysplasias, brittle bone disease, primordial dwarfism and other genetic disorders of the skeleton. He is a frequent guest lecturer, accomplished author and consultant for numerous television networks, here and abroad. Dr. Bober is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chondrodystrophy. He is also highly rated in 69 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type 2 (MOPD2), Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type 1 (MOPD1), Achondroplasia, Osteotomy, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Bober is board certified in American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics.
Pelin Kiper-Simsek practices practicing medicine in Ankara, Turkey. Ms. Kiper-Simsek is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Chondrodystrophy. She is also highly rated in 59 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chondrodystrophy, Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome, X-Linked Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Tarda, and 3M Syndrome.
Nemours Children's Hospital Delaware
William Mackenzie is an Orthopedics provider practicing medicine in Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Mackenzie is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chondrodystrophy. He is also highly rated in 59 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 4 (MPS IV, Morquio Syndrome), Brachydactyly Mononen Type, Achondroplasia, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
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