Assistant Professor of Clinical Human Genetics

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The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is a nationally recognized center for clinical genetics genomic research and medical education. The Department houses the Medical Genetics Residency Program the South Florida Newborn Screening Program and a broad research portfolio spanninggeneticdisorders neurogenetics and inborn errors of metabolism. Faculty provide clinical care through University of Miami Hospital and Clinics/UHealthand Jackson Memorial Hospital serving a large and diverse South Florida patient population.

Position Summary

The Departmentseeksa board-certified (or board-eligible) Clinical Geneticist to join our Division of Clinical and Translational Genetics with a clinical and academic focus on inborn errors of metabolism and metabolic genetic disease. This faculty member will help lead metabolic patient care alongside our existing metabolic genetics team manage a mixed pediatric and adult caseload and contribute to resident education newborn screening follow-up and clinical research.

This role is modeled on the scope of practice of our current faculty including responsibility for a substantialportionof the Departments metabolic genetics patients and offers the opportunity to build a clinical and academic niche within an established highly collaborative division.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient and inpatient clinical genetics consultation with an emphasisonbut not limited toinborn errors of metabolism (e.g. lysosomal storage disorders galactosemia urea cycle disorders and related conditions) across the pediatric-to-adult lifespan

• Evaluate diagnose and manage patients referred through the Newborn Screening Program coordinating follow-up testing and long-term management

• Participate in multidisciplinary clinics and collaborate with specialists ingeneral and specialty genetics clinics andmetabolism biochemical genetics dietetics/nutrition neurology and related fields

• Order and interpretmolecularand biochemical diagnostic testing and providetreatment preventiongenetic counselingand family risk assessment

• Contribute to teaching and supervision within the Medical Genetics Residency Program including didactics case conferences and bedside/clinic teaching

• Engage in clinical or translational research with opportunities to contribute to ongoing studies in rare disease diagnosis (e.g. Undiagnosed Diseases Network-type work) and publish in peer-reviewed journals

• Participate in departmental committees quality initiatives and community/professional education as needed

Qualifications

Required:

• M.D. degree

• Board certification (or eligibility) in Clinical Genetics through the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG) or equivalent

• Eligible formedical licensure in the State of Florida

• Strong clinical communication and interpersonal skills for working with patients families and multidisciplinary teams

Preferred:

• Additionaltrainingin Pediatrics Internal Medicine or Clinical Biochemical Genetics

• Prior clinical experience managinggenetic disorders includinginborn errors of metabolism or biochemical genetic disorders

• Experience with newborn screening follow-up and long-term metabolic disease management

• Demonstrated interest or experience in resident/fellow teaching

• Record of scholarly activity (publications abstracts presentations)

Academic Appointment

Appointment rank (Clinical Assistant Professor Clinical Associate Professor or higher) will becommensuratewith experience within the Division of Clinical and Translational Genetics Department of Human Genetics University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

For further details please contact:

Adrianne Lara

Physician Recruiter

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