Director and Associate Director
Gerald L. Feldman, M.D., PH.D.
Professor, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine.
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Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Professor Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Wayne State University Director DMC/WSU/PRB Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program
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- Four-year combined program
- Clinical training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Medical Genetics and Genomics
- Board eligibility through the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics upon completion of the program
- Broad exposure to clinical genetics and genomics, including prenatal, pediatric and adult patients, diagnostic laboratory services (molecular genetics, cytogenetics, and biochemical genetics) and maternal-fetal medicine
Medical Genetics and Genomics Objectives
- Clinical skills in prenatal and postnatal genetic conditions
- Develop competency in the diagnosis and management of conditions affecting women with complicated pregnancies and patients with genetic diseases
- Develop competencies in the clinical genetic and genomic basis of disease (both pediatric and adult), diagnostic testing (molecular genetics, cytogenetics and biochemical genetics) and dysmorphology
- Fellows are required to accumulate a logbook of 150 cases with genetic or possible genetic conditions involving evaluation, counseling, and management of pediatric, adult, prenatal, and cancer genetic patients
Educational Program
- Six monthly clinical rotations in Reproductive Genetics count for both MFM and Medical Genetics + clinical genetics and MFM rotations
- Eighteen months of research rotations, with at least 6 months related to genetics
Contact Information
Fellowship Coordinator:
Ms. Michelle Cichon
Phone: (313) 577-3982
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