Dr. Joan Elizabeth Pellegrino MD
Geneticist | Clinical Genetics (M.D.)
725 Irving Ave Crouse Pob Syracuse NY, 13210About
Dr. Joan Pellegrino practices Genetic Medicine in Syracuse, NY. As a geneticist, Dr. Pellegrino performs experiments and analyzes data to interpret the inheritance of different traits in patients. A geneticist evaluates, diagnoses, and manages patients with hereditary conditions or congenital malformations, genetic risk calculations, and mutation analysis. Dr. Pellegrino carries out studies, tests, and counsels patients with genetic diseases.
Education and Training
Upstate Medical University/ College of Health Professions 1990
State University of New York Upstate Medical University 1990
Board Certification
Medical GeneticsAmerican Board of Medical GeneticsABMG
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hepatic hemangioendothelioma: prenatal sonographic findings and evolution of the lesion.
- Oculo-palatal-cerebral syndrome: a second case.
- Postpartum "psychosis" in mild argininosuccinate synthetase deficiency.
- [Exogenous modification of reproductive disorders; more questions than facts].
- Correlational analysis of speakers' heights, weights, and temporal speech features.
- Correlational analysis of speakers' heights, weights, and temporal speech features.
- Mosaicism for a chromosome 8-derived minute marker chromosome in a patient with
- Occupational physical activity and the occurrence of spontaneous abortion.
Treatments
- Birth Defects
Professional Memberships
- Member American Medical Association
- Member American Academy of Pediatrics
- Member American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG)
- Member American Society of Human Genetics
- Member American College of Medical Genetics
- Member Society of Inherited Metabolic Diseases
Fellowships
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Postdoctoral research - Medical Genetics 1997
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Medical Genetics 1996
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