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Our staff includes a medical doctor, board eligible by the American Board of Medical Genetics, who diagnoses, treats and counsels patients and their families with genetic disorders. The medical doctor is supported by a board certified doctoral scientist for chromosome analysis in our on-site cytogenetics laboratory. We also have staff genetics counselors who provide education and counseling to the patients and their families.  We also have a doctoral genetics research scientist. 
The cytogenetics laboratory provides a full range of cytogenetics testing including conventional cytogenetics analysis and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH).


Patients are seen in the Pediatric Specialty Clinic.
The telephone number is (252) 744-2525.

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Karen Schmidt, MD, FACMG

Primary Specialty:

Genetics

Secondary Specialty:

Pathology

Board Certifications:

American Board of Genetics

 Fellowship: National Institutes of Health

Residency:

National Cancer Institute

Medical School:

University of Nebraska Medical School

Graduate School:

Master’s in Genetics
 
Dr. J. Wiley
John Wiley, PhD

Primary Specialty:

Clinical Cytogenetics

Board Certifications:

American Board of Medical Genetics - Clinical Cytogenetics -1987

Fellowships:

University of Wisconsin - Madison 1982-1984

Graduate School:

UNC-Greensboro, MA 1976;
North Carolina State University, Ph.D. 1981

Research Interests:

Cancer genetics, molecular cytogenetics, toxicology

Ancillary Roles:

Course Director, M1 and M2 Genetics
 
Dr. C.E. Boklage
Charles E. Boklage, PhD

Primary Specialty:

Behavioral & Developmental Genetics

Secondary Specialty:

Neurosciences, Biostatistics 

Fellowships:

Kansas State University (Developmental Genetics) University of North Carolina Schools of Medicine and Public Health (Medical Genetics, Biostatistics, Neurobiology, Developmental Psychology) 

Graduate School:

University of California at San Diego

Research Interests:

Reproduction and development: gametogenesis, fertilization, embryogenesis, malformations, reproductive epidemiology, twins, twinning, prenatal and infant mortality, seasonal rhythms, sex (differences in) development

Ancillary Roles:

BSOM Research Advisory Council, Chair ECU Academic Awards Committee, Past President ECU Sigma Xi

Online Publications:

Bacterial Virus Developmental Genetics, Twinning, Handedness, Developmental Asymmetries  and Rhythms in Human Conceptions

Alternate Website:

Laboratory of Behavioral and Developmental Genetics