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Who are the top Genital Dwarfism Local Doctors?
Stephen P. Robertson
Distinguished in Genital Dwarfism
Distinguished in Genital Dwarfism
Dunedin, OTA, NZ 

Stephen Robertson practices in Dunedin, New Zealand. Mr. Robertson is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genital Dwarfism. His top areas of expertise are Periventricular Heterotopia, Frontometaphyseal Dysplasia, Osteopathia Striata Cranial Sclerosis, and Micrognathia.

Julie E. Hoover
Advanced in Genital Dwarfism
Pediatrics | Medical Genetics
Advanced in Genital Dwarfism
Pediatrics | Medical Genetics

Rubenstein Child Health Building

200 North Wolfe Street, Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, 
Baltimore, MD 
Languages Spoken:
English

Dr. Julie Hoover-Fong is a Professor of Genetic Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Hoover-Fong holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition from The Ohio State University, where she also completed her medical degree. She received her Ph.D. in the Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Hoover-Fong completed a pediatric internship and residency at Washington University in St. Louis and a fellowship in medical genetics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She joined the Johns Hopkins University faculty in 2002 and progressed to Professor of Genetic Medicine and Pediatrics in 2019. She practices and oversees the clinical operations, research and educational ventures for the patients, families and healthcare providers served by the Greenberg Center. Her clinical team develops and improves diagnostic and treatment guidelines for comprehensive care of patients with all types of bone conditions including dwarfism, orofacial clefting, craniosynostosis and more. Dr. Hoover-Fong also mentors and teaches medical students, residents and genetic medicine trainees. As an active clinical researcher, Dr. Hoover-Fong is the Principal Investigator of multiple global clinical trials for achondroplasia, the first multi-center, investigator-initiated natural history study for achondroplasia, and multiple clinical studies for patients with orofacial clefting, hypophosphatasia and other conditions. She is also a co-investigator on the ELSI and Phenotype Review Committees for the Mendel Project, a whole exome sequencing venture to identify the genetic cause of Mendelian conditions. From an institutional service perspective, Dr. Hoover-Fong serves on the Johns Hopkins Associate Professor Promotions Committee and the Advisory Committee for the Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation. She serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the Little People of America, is a member of the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence at Johns Hopkins University and is a charter member of the International Skeletal Dysplasia Management Consortium, publishing best practice guidelines for patients with skeletal dysplasias. Dr. Hoover is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Genital Dwarfism. Her top areas of expertise are Achondroplasia, Rhizomelic Syndrome, Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia Strudwick Type, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy.

 
 
 
 
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Experienced in Genital Dwarfism
Internal Medicine
Experienced in Genital Dwarfism
Internal Medicine

Wk Academic Medicine Clinic

2751 Albert L Bicknell Dr, Suite 2d, 
Shreveport, LA 
Languages Spoken:
English
Accepting New Patients

Erin Clements is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Clements is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Genital Dwarfism. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, High Cholesterol, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension. Dr. Clements is currently accepting new patients.

What are the latest Genital Dwarfism Clinical Trials?
Primordial Dwarfism Registry at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware

Summary: The goal of this registry is to collect information on individuals with forms of microcephalic primordial dwarfism as well as related conditions. The study team hopes to learn more about these conditions and improve the care of people with them by establishing this registry.

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Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford

Summary: CoRDS, or the Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford, is based at Sanford Research in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It provides researchers with a centralized, international patient registry for all rare diseases. This program allows patients and researchers to connect as easily as possible to help advance treatments and cures for rare diseases. The CoRDS team works with patient advocacy groups, in...