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Joel Charrow, MD

Head, Division of Genetics, Birth Defects and Metabolism

Academic title

Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine

Specialties (click links to view descriptions)

• Genetics
  Treats Gaucher disease, Fabry disease, mucopolysaccharidoses, PKU, galactosemia, glycogen storage disease, inborn errors of metabolism, Marfan syndrome, neurofibromatosis, neurogenetic disorders, phenylketonuria and skeletal dysplasia. Services include diagnosis and counseling.
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Special interests

Skeletal dysplasia, birth defects, dwarfism, Gaucher, Fabry and Pompe disease (lysosomal storage disorders), metabolic disorders, neurofibromatosis, prenatal testing, Tay-Sachs Disease

Sees patients at

Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza (Lincoln and Fullerton)
Chicago, IL 60614
1.800.KIDS DOC

Medical school

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, 1976

Postgraduate training

Fellowship in genetics, Children's Memorial Hospital, 1979-1981; Residency in pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, 1976-1979

Certifications

Board certified in Medical Genetics, Biochemical Genetics, 1987; Medical Genetics, Clinical Genetics, 1982; Pediatrics, 1980

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