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Areeg Hassan El-Gharbawy

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Medical Genetics
GSRB1, 4th Floor, 905 S. Lasa, Box 103856, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Glycogen Storage Disorders - 8th Marmara Pediatric Congress · February 21, 2021 - February 21, 2021 Keynote/Named Lecture Marmara Pediatric Congress- Turkey, virtual

Invited keynote speaker to an international event in Turkey. The talk involved new perspectives related to glycogen storage disorders

Lysosomal storage disorders an Overview - Pfizer Educational training grant ( first virtual) · December 7, 2020 - December 7, 2020 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Duke Medical Genetics, virtual

This is part of an educational grant for international trainees- besides the lecture activity, I also conducted a journal club on gene therapy for lysosomal storage disorders to discuss hopes and concerns.

Glycogen Storage Disease type I : a Bird's eye view - Annual Meeting- North Carolina Medical Genetics Association (NCMGA) · October 23, 2020 - October 23, 2020 National Scientific Meeting Carolina Medical Genetics Association (NCMGA), virtual

Invited lecture at the North Carolina Medical Genetics Association- annual meeting

Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorders - Medical Biochemical Genetics fellowship Clinical core seminar series · September 11, 2020 - September 11, 2020 Lecture University of Colorado, virtual lecture

The Lecture series involved a 90-minute lecture on disorders of CHO metabolism for approx 89 attendees mainly biochemical and clinical genetics fellows, attendings, and program directors from across the US ( nationwide). The lecture included glycogen storage disorders, Pyruvate metabolism, Galactosemia, Fructose metabolism disorders, etc.

Fatty acid oxidation disorders - NSW biochemical genetics service Fellowship lecture series (Australia) · June 10, 2020 - June 10, 2020 Invited Talk NSW-Sydney- Australia, virtual lecture

Invited lecture: for fellows in the NSW biochemical genetics service lecture series ( Sydney, Australia)

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship


Adult Metabolic disorder session - 14th International Congress for inborn Errors of Metabolism (ICIEM) · June 2021 Event/Organization Administration ICIEM 2021 , Sydney, Australia flag Australia Invited to play a role in the adult inborn errors of metabolism session
Continuous Medical Education - Recertification in Clinical biochemical genetics · January 2020 Professional Development American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Recertified in clinical biochemical genetics. The current Clinical Biochemical Genetics certificate is valid as of January 1, 2020 Also, enrolled in ABMGG MOC program
Communicating Editor - Journal of inherited metabolic disease and reports (JIMD and JMDR) · September 2019 Editorial Activities Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (SSIEM) , Europe I am an active member of the editorial board of JIMD/JMDR. JIMD is the official journal of the Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism. It publishes results of original research and new or important observations pertaining to inherited metabolic diseases in humans and higher animals. It also publishes reviews of important new developments, and controversial issues in the metabolic field.
Continuous Medical Education - Clinical maintenance of certification (MOC) · December 2015 Professional Development American board of Medical Genetics and Genomics The MOC program requires diplomates to engage in professional activities on a more frequent basis. Specifically, activities are performed continuously within three-year cycles. To remain certified, diplomates must complete within each cycle various set activities and submit documentation to the ABMGG as proof of their continuous participation.

Service to the Profession


Attended - SSIEM virtual meeting 2020 · December 3, 2020 - December 3, 2020 Event Attendance Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (SSIEM), virtual

Attendance of 1-day virtual Scientific symposium

Attendance - Virtual workshop on AAV-Mediated Gene Therapy · November 30, 2020 - December 1, 2020 Professional Development NIH/NCATS, virtual USA
Attendance and poster participation - The virtual conference on lysosomal diseases · June 2, 2020 - June 3, 2020 Event Attendance virtual

Attendance and poster presentation (abstract submitted and accepted)

Consultant on Glycogen storage disease type III · 2020 - 2020 Consulting Ultragenyx,

Consultant to the Ultragenyx gene therapy for GSDIII study group- one-time event in 2020

Consultant on Glycogen storage disease type 1 · 2020 - 2020 Consulting Ultragenyx,

Consultant to the Ultragenyx gene therapy for GSD1 study group- one-time event in 2020

Reviewer - Journal of inherited metabolic disease and reports (JIMD and JMDR) · 2016 Editorial Activities Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (SSIEM), Europe

I reviewed 4 reviews for JIMD and 4 for JMDR in 2020

Association for Glycogen Storage Disease. Scientific advisory Board Member · 2014 Committee Service Association for Glycogen Storage Disease (AGSD),

Active member in the AGSD, involved in meetings, and guideline paper reviews

Service to Duke


Duke Institutional Review Board Committee Member (University) · 2011 - 2012 Committee Service DUKE IRB, DUKE University

During my fellowship in Medical genetics, I was a member of the Duke IRB

Academic & Administrative Activities


1- Attendance of Chairman's Rounds and Invited participation and speaker for Chairman's Rounds August 18, 2020
2- Regular Attendance of Pediatrics Grand Rounds
3- Participation in the Department of Pediatrics recruitment of Residents
4- Participation in the Department of Pediatrics- fair for interest in fellowship training
5- Participation in the Division of Medical Genetics Recruitment of Clinical Genetics residents
6- Participation in the Division of Medical Genetics Recruitment of Medical and Clinical Biochemical Genetics fellows
7- Participation in the Division of Medical genetics faculty and Staff Recruitment
8- Attendance of Pediatric Faculty Research Rounds 

Clinical Activities


ClinicaL investigator 2019- present
Clinical Geneticist Consultant: actively accepting, evaluating, and following patients with medical genetic conditions on an outpatient basis. Patients include children and adults of all ages.
Clinical Biochemical Geneticist: actively accepting, evaluating, and following patients with inborn errors of metabolism including Glycogen storage disorders ( all types), Fatty acids oxidation disorders, organic acidurias, mitochondrial disorders, Lysosomal storage disorders, as well as many other metabolic conditions on an outpatient basis. Patients include children and adults of all ages.
Clinical and Clinical Biochemical Genetics consultant for patients admitted to Duke Pediatric and Adult hospital