Clinical Genetics
Physicians in the Division of Medical Genetics provide complete diagnostic evaluations for children affected by a wide range of genetic conditions, including:
- Birth defects such as cleft lip and cleft palate and heart malformations
- Connective tissue disorders
- Autism and intellectual disability
- Dysmorphic features (patients with facial features suggestive of a genetic disorder)
- Craniosynostosis (premature fusion of bones in the skull, giving the head an abnormal shape)
- Skeletal dysplasias
- Neurogenetic disorders such as neurofibromatosis and related conditions
- Chromosome abnormalities such as those causing Down syndrome, Turner syndrome and others
Linda Marie Randolph, MD, FAAP, FACMG sees patients in outpatient and inpatient settings who fit into these and similar categories.
Dr. Randolph is the co-director of the Neurocutaneous Disorders Clinic, a multidisciplinary clinic directed by Tena Rosser, MD, of the Division of Neurology, in which patients with neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis and other neurocutaneous disorders are seen for diagnosis and management.
