Sonja A. Rasmussen
Experienced in Intersex
Experienced in Intersex

Overview

Sonja Rasmussen, MD, MS is Professor in the Department of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She joined Johns Hopkins after 4 years at the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine and College of Public Health and Health Professions where she served as a Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Epidemiology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology and as the Director of UF’s Precision Health Program. Before joining University of Florida in 2018, she served for 20 years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, where she held several scientific leadership roles. She served in leadership roles during several CDC responses to public health emergencies, including 2009 H1N1 influenza, H7N9 influenza, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and Zika virus. Dr. Rasmussen is an author on >300 peer-reviewed publications and is the lead editor of The CDC Field Epidemiology Manual, released by Oxford University Press in 2019. Her research interests focus on understanding the effects of infections and medications during pregnancy, genetic and environmental risk factors for birth defects, and morbidity and mortality associated with genetic conditions.

Dr. Rasmussen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Intersex. Her top areas of expertise are Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, Microcephaly, Cortical Dysplasia, Gastroschisis, and Knee Replacement.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 215 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Intersex.

Graduate Institution
University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine And Public Health, MS, 1983
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatrics, 1993
Specialties
Pediatrics
Medical Genetics
Licenses
Pediatrics in FL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics
American Board Of Pediatrics
Fellowships
Shands at the University of Florida, Genetics, 1996
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Genetics, 1994
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Rubenstein Child Health Building
Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, Baltimore, MD 21287

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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