Dr. Vandana Shashi

I see patients with mitochondrial and lysosomal storage diseases, developmental delay, intellectual disability, chromosomal disorders, congenital defects, short stature, failure to thrive, and adult genetic disorders. I love the application of rapidly growing genetic knowledge to treat patients with a variety of medical problems that involve a complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors, particularly since the Human Genome Project. I find it fascinating to use the massive power of sequencing technology and artificial intelligence/machine learning to predict phenotypes from genotypes with increasing clinical relevance to human health. In my spare time, I like to hike and play sports with my wife and teenage sons, play piano, and learn famous Russian poetry of the 19th century. I see patients in person and through telehealth. Dr. Niyazov is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Micrognathia. His top areas of expertise are Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, Macroglossia, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), and Microcephaly.

I find joy and satisfaction in my dedication to the care of children with rare diseases specifically: genetic disorders and inherited disorders of metabolism. Due to many years of training and practice, I have experience involving care of patients with a variety of genetic and metabolic conditions, including but not limited to glycogen storage diseases, fatty acid oxidation defects, mitochondrial disorders, lysosomal storage diseases, urea cycle disorders, organic acidurias, aminoacidopathies, and infantile hepatopathy due to LARS mutations, etc. I enjoy working together with children and their parents, whom I consider an important part of the team. I pursued this field because it gives me great satisfaction and pleasure to see the children with these conditions grow, and the patients and families feel cared for, and not isolated. I love learning about the children's interests, and see that they grow happy and healthy. I think out of the box when there is a challenge that needs to be met for the patient's care and management. Dr. Hassan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Micrognathia. Her top areas of expertise are Von Gierke Disease, Mitochondrial Trifunctional Protein Deficiency, Long-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency, and Micrognathia.

Arthur Aylsworth is a Pediatrics provider in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Aylsworth is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Micrognathia. His top areas of expertise are Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, Hypochondroplasia, Micrognathia, and Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy.