Genetics/Medical Clinic

Location Mary L. Johnson Pediatric Ambulatory Care Center Pediatric Genetics Clinic 730 Welch Road, 2nd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94304    Monday and Tuesday mornings

Phone: (650) 723-6858 Fax: (650) 498-4555

Learn more about our exciting hospital expansion by visiting growing.lpch.org Note that during this expansion, routes to 730 Welch have changed.

Services Overview

We diagnose and treat children and adults with all types of genetic disorders, including:

• Inherited metabolic and neurologic diseases. Metabolic problems affect biochemical processes in the body. Neurologic problems affect the brain, spinal cord or nerves.
• Developmental delay
• Mental retardation
• Birth defects
• Abnormal (dysmorphic) features

We also work with maternal-fetal medicine specialists (high-risk obstetricians) to provide prenatal diagnoses.
 
Our team includes clinical geneticists, genetic counselors, a social worker, nurses and consultants from various medical specialties. We coordinate treatment with the patient's primary care and/or supportive services health providers in the community.

Genetics Clinic Physicians

• Jonathan Bernstein, MD, PhD
• Uta Francke, MD
• Louanne Hudgins, MD - Service Chief
• Melanie Manning, MD 

Associated Clinics and Centers

• Center for Down Syndrome
• Cleft and Craniofacial Center
• Genetic Skin Disease Center 
• Genetics/Biochemical Clinic
• Neurogenetics Clinic
• Perinatal Genetics, Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services
• Center for Fetal and Maternal Health