Combined Pediatric-Medical Genetics and Genomics

The pediatric education curriculum can be found here.

In addition to the individualized teaching one receives in his/her genetics rotations, didactic learning opportunities abound, including the Medical Genetics and Genomics Journal Club, a graduate level course in Advanced Medical Genetics, and weekly Medical Genetics Grand Rounds. Residents also work alongside residents from other specialties, medical students, and genetic counseling students allowing interaction for teaching and learning from other healthcare professionals.

Having six months of research/electives available, residents also have the opportunity to perform clinical or basic research, with both clinical and basic science faculty. For those with a non-research focus, tailored electives can be created to meet the future career goals of individual residents. For instance, for a resident interested in mitochondrial diseases, the program worked with the neurology program to develop a specialized neurogenetics elective with a focus on mitochondrial conditions.

Rotations are four-week blocks for a total of 13 blocks. During the intern year, the resident will be in non-genetic pediatric rotations to build a solid foundation in taking care of the pediatric population. During years two-four, the rotations will be split between pediatric rotations and genetics rotations. The six electives are available to develop a program that fits the resident’s future career goals.

The below is a sample four-year block schedule

In addition to the above rotations, residents have a half-day per week of general pediatric continuity clinic for the first two years of training. During years three and four, the resident participates in a continuity clinic caring for pediatric patients with known genetic conditions.

Individuals applying to this program must have successfully graduated from an approved or recognized School of Medicine or Osteopathy.

Individuals must pass Steps 1 and 2 of the USMLE and apply, through ERAS, to the Combined Pediatrics-Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency Program at Children's Hospital of Michigan (Program #7652544012).

To apply to the combined program, one must meet eligibility requirements for both the Pediatric Residency Program and the Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency Program.

Graduates from an approved or recognized medical school outside of the United States, Canada, or Puerto Rico must present a valid ECFMG Certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) as an additional condition of eligibility.

All individuals with a doctoral degree earned outside of the US, Canada or Puerto Rico must have their international credentials reviewed by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG) Credentials Committee for equivalency of their doctoral degree prior to entering medical genetics training in an Accreditation Council Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited medical genetics and genomics residency program. For more information see the ABMGG website.

All graduates of our combined Pediatric-Medical Genetics & Genomics Residency will be expected to sit for the Certification Examination in Clinical Genetics through ABMGG and for the Certification Examination in Pediatrics through the American Board of Pediatrics at the completion of their training.

Application materials must be submitted through ERAS to the Combined Pediatric-Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency Program at Children's Hospital of Michigan ACGME: 7652544012

We participate in the NRMP Combined Pediatrics-Medical Genetics and Genomics Match.

Future residents can learn more about GME benefits here.

• Children’s Hospital of Michigan
  Pediatric rotations including the general genetics and metabolic genetics clinics. In addition, genetic consults occur in the hospital.
• DMC Harper University Hospital and DMC Hutzel Women’s Hospital
  Adult genetics consults and newborn nursery consults
• Karmanos Cancer Institute
  Cancer Genetics Rotations
• Henry Ford Hospital
  Reproductive and Cancer Genetics Rotations
• Kresge Campus (Hutzel Building and Hutzel Professional Building)
  Cytogenetics, Molecular Genetics, and Biochemical Genetics Laboratories

• Gerald Feldman, MD, PhD
  Clinical Geneticist and Clinical Metabolic/Molecular Geneticist
  Program Director, Combined Pediatric-Medical Genetics & Genomics Residency
  Clinical and Biochemical Geneticist
  Children's Hospital of Michigan Metabolic Clinic
  Graduate School
  Human Genetics, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
  Medical School
  Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
  Graduate Medical Education Program(s)
  Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, Houston, TX
  Clinical Genetics and Clinical Biochemical/Molecular Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine Institute for Molecular Genetics, Houston, TX


• Salah Ebrahim, MD
  Technical Director
  Detroit Medical Center Cytogenetics Laboratory
  Medical School
  University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
  Fellowship
  Clinical Cytogenetics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY


• Leigh Anne Flore, MD
  Clinical Geneticist
  Children’s Hospital of Michigan General Genetics Clinic
  Medical School
  Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI
  Graduate Medical Education Program(s)
  Pediatrics, Pennsylvania State University, Children’s Hospital, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
  Medical Genetics, Boston University, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA


• Emilie Lalonde, PhD
  Technical Director
  Detroit Medical Center-Molecular Genetics and Cytogenetic Laboratories
  Graduate School
  University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Fellowship
  Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics and Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics
  University of Philadelphia and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA


• April Lehman, MD
  Clinical Geneticist
  Children’s Hospital of Michigan General Genetics Clinic
  Medical School
  The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH
  Graduate Medical Education Program(s)
  Combined Pediatrics- Medical Genetics & Genomics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH


• Jacqueline Leja, MD
  Assistant Program Director, Combined Pediatric-Medical Genetics & Genomics Residency
  Pediatrician
  Medical School
  Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
  Graduate Medical Education Program(s)
  Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI


• Vinod Misra, MD, PhD
  Clinical Geneticist
  Children’s Hospital of Michigan General Genetics Clinic
  Graduate School
  Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
  Medical School
  Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
  Graduate Medical Education Program(s)
  Pediatrics, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
  Medical Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI


• Kara Pappas, MD
  Clinical and Biochemical Geneticist
  Children’s Hospital of Michigan, General and Metabolic Genetics Clinics
  Medical School
  Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
  Graduate Medical Education Program(s)
  Pediatrics, LAC-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
  Medical Genetics, Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  Medical Biochemical Genetics, Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI


• Sowkya Rangarajan, MD
  Pediatric Hospitalist/Pediatrician
  Children’s Hospital of Michigan
  Medical School
  Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  Graduate Medical Education Program(s)
  Combined Internal Medical-Pediatrics, Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI


• Jacquelyn Roberson, MD
  Clinical Geneticist
  Henry Ford Hospital- Cancer and Reproductive Genetics Clinics
  Medical School
  Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI,
  Graduate Medical Education Program(s)
  Pediatrics, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
  Medical Genetics, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI


• Nancie Petrucelli, MS
  Senior Cancer Genetic Counselor
  Karmanos Cancer Institute
  Graduate School
  Genetic Counseling, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH


• David Stockton, MD
  Clinical Geneticist
  Children’s Hospital of Michigan General Genetics Clinic
  Medical School
  University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
  Graduate Medical Education Program(s)
  Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center; Ann Arbor, MI
  Medical Genetics Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of
  Medicine; Houston, TX


• Erin Wakeling, PhD
  Technical Director
  Detroit Medical Center Molecular Genetics Laboratory
  Graduate School
  Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
  Fellowship
  Clinical Molecular Genetics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI


• Lidong Zhai, PhD
  Technical Director
  Detroit Medical Center Biochemical Genetics Laboratory
  Graduate School
  University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
  Fellowship
  Clinical Biochemical Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

• Daniel Pomerantz, MD (PGY-4)
  Medical School
  Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
  Contact: dpomeran@dmc.org


• Shagun Kaur, MD (PGY-4)
  Medical School
  Dayanand Medical College, India
  Contact: skaur2@dmc.org


• Michael Finkel, DO (PGY-1)
  Medical School
  Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Detroit, MI
  Contact: mfinkel@dmc.org


• Mariane Tomiyoshi Asato, MD (PGY-1)
  Medical School
  Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) Faculdade de Medicina, Brazil
  Contact: mtomiyosh@dmc.org

Graduates from our program typically choose to do a medical biochemical genetics fellowship; however, there are some who do not. All are employed in various locations across the United States including institutions such as Emory University, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of Iowa, Children’s Hospital of Minnesota, and Kaiser Permanente Northwest.