The McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine | Department of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins discovers and translates the marvels of genetics into treatments and cures for children and adults. With diverse clinical and research interests, genetics faculty diagnose and care for patients in an array of specialized medical genetics clinics throughout Johns Hopkins.
Our Team
Joann Norma Bodurtha, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Pediatrics
Garry R Cutting, M.D.
Director, Postdoctoral Clinical Genetics Fellowship Programs
Preceptor, Predoctoral Training Program in Human Genetics
Director, DNA Diagnostic Laboratory
Director, Genetic Translational Technology Core
Director, Medical Genetics Training Program
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Harry C Dietz, III, M.D.
Victor A. McKusick Professor of Medicine and Genetics
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Professor of Medicine
Joint Appointment in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Professor of Pediatrics
Meral Gunay-Aygun, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Ada Hamosh, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Julie Elizabeth Hoover-Fong, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Gregg L. Semenza, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Professor of Biological Chemistry
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
Nara Lygia De Macena Sobreira, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Tao Wang, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc.
Associate Professor of Genetic Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Conditions We Treat
Approximately 1 in 10 people have a rare, genetic condition. Our experts in the Pediatric and Adult Genetics Clinic work with you to determine a diagnosis and treatment plan to help you best manage your genetic condition.
Teams of genetic counselors and physicians who are among the world’s experts in genetic conditions provide these services to adults and children who have genetic conditions including:
- Abnormal newborn screening results
- Birth defects
- Craniofacial disorders
- Chromosome anomalies
- Connective tissue disorders
- Craniosynostosis
- Dysplasia
- Hirschsprung’s disease
- Hypotonia
- Inborn errors of metabolism
- Lysosomal storage disease cleft and craniofacial
- Marfan syndrome
- Skeletal dysplasias
Additional pediatric genetic specialty clinics located outside the Institute of Genetic Medicine but within Johns Hopkins University, including the Hopkins Children’s Center and the Kennedy Krieger Institute, provide care for:
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD)
- Ataxia telangiectasia (AT)
- Cystic fibrosis
- Developmental delay/mental retardation
- Down syndrome
- Hearing loss
- Hemophilia
- Lipid disorders
- Prenatal diagnosis
- Sickle cell disease
- Tumor disorders
Programs and Centers
Genetic Programs
- Medical Genetics Residency Program
- Combined Training in Pediatrics and Genetics
- Clinical Resources
Genetics Centers
- Center for Craniofacial Development and Disorders
- Chromosomal Clinic
- Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias
- Smilow Center for Connective Tissue Disorders
Contact Us
Johns Hopkins Institute of Genetic Medicine733 N Broadway
Broadway Research Building
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-3071
Fax: 410-614-9246
To make a clinical appointment in the pediatric genetics clinic, call 410-955-3071.