Overview
Maria Descartes is a Medical Genetics provider in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Descartes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Miller Syndrome, Acrofacial Dysostosis Catania Type, Acrofacial Dysostosis Weyers Type, and Acrofacial Dysostosis Rodriguez Type. Dr. Descartes is currently accepting new patients.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 17 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Periventricular Heterotopia.
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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.
1 Clinical Trials
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- AcrodysostosisDr. Descartes isAdvanced. Learn about Acrodysostosis.
- Acrofacial Dysostosis Catania TypeDr. Descartes isAdvanced. Learn about Acrofacial Dysostosis Catania Type.
- Acrofacial Dysostosis Nager TypeDr. Descartes isAdvanced. Learn about Acrofacial Dysostosis Nager Type.
- Acrofacial Dysostosis Rodriguez TypeDr. Descartes isAdvanced. Learn about Acrofacial Dysostosis Rodriguez Type.
- Acrofacial Dysostosis Weyers TypeDr. Descartes isAdvanced. Learn about Acrofacial Dysostosis Weyers Type.
- MicrognathiaDr. Descartes isAdvanced. Learn about Micrognathia.
- Experienced
- Achard SyndromeDr. Descartes isExperienced. Learn about Achard Syndrome.
- ArachnodactylyDr. Descartes isExperienced. Learn about Arachnodactyly.
- BRCA Positive Breast CancerDr. Descartes isExperienced. Learn about BRCA Positive Breast Cancer.
- Coffin-Siris SyndromeDr. Descartes isExperienced. Learn about Coffin-Siris Syndrome.
- Cortical DysplasiaDr. Descartes isExperienced. Learn about Cortical Dysplasia.
- Dandy-Walker SyndromeDr. Descartes isExperienced. Learn about Dandy-Walker Syndrome.