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Clinical Genetics & Metabolism Faculty
Left to Right: Cynthia Freehauf, David Manchester, Laurie Bernstein, Gary Bellus, Janet Thomas, Chun-Hui (Anne) Tsai, Gunter Scharer, Carol Walton, Johan Van Hove.
 

Clinical Genetics & Metabolism Faculty 
Front Row, L-R: Michael Woontner, Stephen Goodman, Elaine Spector, Richard Spritz.
Back Row, L-R: Katheleen Gardiner, Frank Frerman, Kenneth Maclean, Karl Pfenninger, Kimberly Bjugstad.

Gary A. Bellus, MD, PhD++
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Dermatology
Section Head, Genetics and Metabolism

Gisele Bentz Pino, MS, CGC
Instructor of Pediatrics

Laurie Bernstein, MS, RD, FADA
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, IMD Nutrition

Kimberly B. Bjugstad, PhD+
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Curtis R. Coughlin, MS, MBe
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Michael J. Dougherty, PhD
Associate Professor Adjoint of Pediatrics

Ellen R. Elias, MD*+
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Special Care Clinic

Paul V. Fennessey, PhD+**
Professor of Pediatrics and Pharmacology
Vice Chair, Research

Cynthia L. Freehauf, RN, MS, CGC
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Renata C. Gallagher, MD, PhD+
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Katheleen Gardiner, PhD+
Research Professor of Pediatrics

Stephen I. Goodman, MD+
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics

+ Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Research Center Faculty
++ Dermatology Faculty
o Human Medical Genetics Program Faculty
* General Academic Pediatrics Faculty
** Nutrition Faculty, Children's Hospital Colorado Research Institute Faculty, and Children's Outcomes Research Program Faculty

Carol Heinisch, LCSW
Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics

Janell L. Kierstein, MS, CGC
Instructor of Pediatrics

Kristina S. Kocsis, MS, CGC
Instructor of Pediatrics

Jan P. Kraus, PhD+
Professor of Pediatrics and Cell and Developmental Biology

Kenneth Maclean, PhD+
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Tomas Majtan, PhD
Instructor of Pediatrics

David K. Manchester, MD+
Professor of Pediatrics and Pharmacology
Director, Regional Services

Edward R. McCabe, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics

Linda L. McCabe, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Naomi J.L. Meeks, MD
Instructor of Pediatrics

Michael H. Mesches, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Karl H. Pfenninger, MD+
Professor of Pediatrics and Cell and Developmental Biology
Director, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center

+ Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Research Center Faculty
++ Dermatology Faculty
o Human Medical Genetics Program Faculty
* General Academic Pediatrics Faculty
** Nutrition Faculty, Children's Hospital Colorado Research Institute Faculty, and Children's Outcomes Research Program Faculty

Margarita S. Saenz, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Tamim H. Shaikh, PhD o
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

John R. Sladek, Jr., PhD+
Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry
Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Elaine B. Spector-Christensen, PhD+
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, University of Colorado School of Medicine DNA Diagnostic Laboratory

Steven M. Sperber, PhD, FACMG
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Richard A. Spritz, MD +o
Professor of Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Professor of Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry
Director, Human Medical Genetics Program

Michael M. Talamantes, LCSW
Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics

Janet A. Thomas, MD+
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Clinical Director, Clinical Genetics
Director, Inherited Metabolic Diseases Clinic

Chun-Hui (Anne) Tsai, MD, MSC+
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Johan L. Van Hove, MD, PhD+
Professor of Pediatrics

Carol S. Walton, MS, CGC
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling

Michael Woontner, PhD+
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Erica L. Wright, MS
Instructor of Pediatrics

+ Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Research Center Faculty
++ Dermatology Faculty
o Human Medical Genetics Program Faculty
* General Academic Pediatrics Faculty
** Nutrition Faculty, Children's Hospital Colorado Research Institute Faculty, and Children's Outcomes Research Program Faculty
Clinical Staff

Michele Bennett, MS, CGC
Casey Burns, RD
Amy Dameron, MS
Melissa Gibbons, MS
Kristina S. Kocsis, MS, CGC
Jennifer March, MS, CGC
Kathleen McKelvie, MS, CGC
Katrina Merrion, MS, CGC
Sommer Myers, RD
Marisa Raymond, MS, MPH
Cathlin Rice, MS, CGC
Shannon Scrivner, MS, CGC
Nina Wemmer, MS, CGC
Erica L. Wright, MS, CGC


Administrative Staff

Theresa Cole, Administrative Assistant II
Martenia (Tina) Combs, Office Clinical Supervisor
Griffith-Abratique Caryl, Staff Assistant II
Doreen Hunter, Patient Service Coordinator
Carrie H. John, Administrator
Dolores Rogers, Administrative Assistant III
Mitsuko (Mitsi) Roman, Staff Assistant II

Fellows

Peter Baker II, MD
Naomi Lohr, MD
Lea Parsley, MD
Emily Todd, MD


Research Fellows

Md. Mahiuddin Ahmed, PhD
Daphne Dubach, PhD
Adriana Estrada-Bernal, PhD
Tomas Majtan, PhD
Lucas Sosa, MD, PhD
Xiaolu Sturgeon, PhD