They work closely with patients and families to identify potential genetic risks, interpret genetic test results, and develop personalized plans of care. Medical Geneticists also provide genetic counseling services to help individuals understand their family history and the implications of their genetic status.
A medical geneticist is a doctor who specializes in the field of medical genetics. Medical genetics is the study of the role that genes, chromosomes, and proteins play in the development of diseases and physical traits. Medical geneticists diagnose and provide treatment for genetic conditions, birth defects, and other inherited diseases. They also help families and individuals understand their risk for certain genetic conditions and provide counseling and support. They are experts in identifying and interpreting the genetic implications of a family’s medical history.
A Medical Geneticist is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating genetic disorders. They are responsible for performing clinical examinations, genetic testing, and counseling patients and their families on the implications of having a genetic disorder. Additionally, they advise on the available treatments and preventive measures that can be taken to reduce the risk of the disease or condition.
To become a Medical Geneticist, a person must have a Bachelor’s degree in genetics, biochemistry, or a related field, followed by a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree and a specialty in Medical Genetics. They must also obtain a license to practice medicine, and may need to complete additional training or certification programs. Medical Geneticists must have excellent communication, problem-solving, and research skills, and must be able to interpret complex genetic information. They must also have a thorough understanding of medical terminology and be able to develop treatment plans for their patients.
According to the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, there are currently over 2,400 board-certified medical geneticists in the US. Of these, approximately 70% are in clinical practice, 20% are in research and 10% are involved in other activities.
The median age of medical geneticists in the US is approximately 45 years old, with approximately 25% under 35, 35% between 35 and 45, and 40% over 45.
The majority of medical geneticists are female, with females making up about 75% of the total.
In terms of geography, medical geneticists are most commonly located in the Northeast (35%), followed by the Midwest (20%), West (20%) and South (25%).
In terms of educational background, most medical geneticists have a doctor of medicine (MD) degree (60%), with the remainder having a doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree (30%) or doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO) degree (10%).
1. Dr. Bruce J. Rabin, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
2. Dr. Ernesto G. Mejia, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
3. Dr. Khalid F. Nassar, MD - Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
4. Dr. Karen L. Dabrowski, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
5. Dr. Jeffrey D. Young, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
6. Dr. John S. Sumner, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
7. Dr. Curtis L. Smith, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
8. Dr. Timothy J. Meeks, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
9. Dr. Mark A. Miller, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
10. Dr. Randall M. Weiseman, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
11. Dr. Haneefah M. Smith, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
12. Dr. Stephen A. Hosler, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
13. Dr. Robert R. Leckie, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
14. Dr. David J. Kumar, MD - Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
15. Dr. Jeffrey M. Roberts, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
16. Dr. Robert J. Pomerantz, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
17. Dr. David E. Van Buren, MD - Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
18. Dr. William G. Seitz, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
19. Dr. David R. Leahy, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
20. Dr. James M. Weis, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
21. Dr. J. Michael Fitzpatrick, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
22. Dr. Robert E. Gorman, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
23. Dr. Mark A. Henderson, MD - Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
24. Dr. Robert W. Beecher, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
25. Dr. Kenneth K. Tokuda, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
26. Dr. Brian P. Denton, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
27. Dr. Molly B. Smith, MD - Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
28. Dr. Richard E. Schmieder, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
29. Dr. Richard M. Moreland, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
30. Dr. John T. Rogers, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
31. Dr. William S. Flesher, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
32. Dr. Jonathon J. Funk, MD - Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
33. Dr. Mark T. Halsey, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
34. Dr. Gerald E. Farmer, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
35. Dr. Kenneth H. Moore, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
36. Dr. John H. Elliott, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
37. Dr. Ronald M. Klinker, MD - Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
38. Dr. William M. Schreiner, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
39. Dr. Michael T. Stangl, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
40. Dr. Kenneth L. Keller, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
41. Dr. Jeffrey B. Salkin, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
42. Dr. Steven M. Witte, MD - Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
43. Dr. Michael J. Blum, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
44. Dr. Vicki L. Brown, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
45. Dr. Robert G. Gardner, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
46. Dr. William J. Bechtel, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
47. Dr. David A. Bartlett, MD - Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
48. Dr. Stephen G. Henley, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
49. Dr. Alan C. Aiello, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
50. Dr. Richard L. Coe, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
51. Dr. James M. Miller, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
52. Dr. John W. Mihalich, MD - Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
53. Dr. Robert E. Cowen, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
54. Dr. John M. Bunn, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
55. Dr. Michael D. Maloney, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
56. Dr. Leslie J. Houser, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
57. Dr. John H. Kennedy, MD - Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
58. Dr. John D. Murphy, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
59. Dr. Charles W. Krause, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
60. Dr. Robert J. Kress, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
61. Dr. Alfred E. Miller, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
62. Dr. Stephen M. Thompson, MD - Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
63. Dr. Daniel B. O'Brien, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
64. Dr. Robert J. Greer, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
65. Dr. Mark A. Robinson, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
66. Dr. Ronald P. Rosen, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
67. Dr. Bruce E. Campbell, MD - Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
68. Dr. Kenneth W. Heller, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
69. Dr. Kenneth R. Smith, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
70. Dr. Michael P. O'Malley, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
71. Dr. Steven J. Smith, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
72. Dr. William H. Johnson, MD - Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
73. Dr. Michael J. Martin, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
74. Dr. Robert J. Burns, MD - Riverside Medical Clinic, 7077 Brockton Avenue, Suite 270, Riverside, CA 92506
75. Dr. Christopher D. Hill, MD - Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
