Overview
Heather Mefford is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Mefford is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy in Children, Mosaicism, Spasmus Nutans, and Hypotonia. Dr. Mefford is currently accepting new patients.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 218 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Achalasia Microcephaly SyndromeDr. Mefford isDistinguished. Learn about Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome.
- Cortical DysplasiaDr. Mefford isDistinguished. Learn about Cortical Dysplasia.
- Epilepsy in ChildrenDr. Mefford isDistinguished. Learn about Epilepsy in Children.
- HypotoniaDr. Mefford isDistinguished. Learn about Hypotonia.
- Lissencephaly 1Dr. Mefford isDistinguished. Learn about Lissencephaly 1.
- MicrocephalyDr. Mefford isDistinguished. Learn about Microcephaly.
- Advanced
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Mefford isAdvanced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy
- Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
- Increased Head CircumferenceDr. Mefford isAdvanced. Learn about Increased Head Circumference.
- LissencephalyDr. Mefford isAdvanced. Learn about Lissencephaly.
- MicrognathiaDr. Mefford isAdvanced. Learn about Micrognathia.
- Experienced
- 15q11.2 MicrodeletionDr. Mefford isExperienced. Learn about 15q11.2 Microdeletion.
- Atelosteogenesis Type 1Dr. Mefford isExperienced. Learn about Atelosteogenesis Type 1.
- Auditory Processing DisorderDr. Mefford isExperienced. Learn about Auditory Processing Disorder.
- Coffin-Siris SyndromeDr. Mefford isExperienced. Learn about Coffin-Siris Syndrome.
- Congenital CataractDr. Mefford isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Cataract.
- Developmental Dysphasia FamilialDr. Mefford isExperienced. Learn about Developmental Dysphasia Familial.