Overview
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2022 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Professor in Pediatrics
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2022 - Present
Pediatrics,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
The Detection of Down Syndrome Arthritis in Clinical Practice: A Multicenter, International Pilot and Feasibility Study of a Down Syndrome-Specific Musculoskeletal Screening Tool.
Journal Article Am J Med Genet A · March 2026 Down syndrome (DS) is associated with an increased risk for an inflammatory arthritis termed Down syndrome-associated arthritis (DA). Clinical awareness of DA may prevent morbidity, but there is currently no consensus approach to screen for DA. A DS muscul ... Full text Link to item CiteLongitudinal Characterization of Males With X-Linked Creatine Transporter Deficiency: Final Results of a Multiyear Observational Study.
Journal Article Pediatr Neurol · February 2026 BACKGROUND: The purpose of the Vigilan observational study (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02931682) was to prospectively assess the natural history and developmental course of creatine transporter deficiency (CTD). METHODS: Males with CTD aged 6 months to 65 year ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteInfantile-onset Pompe disease entering adulthood: Insights from 2 decades of enzyme replacement therapy experience.
Journal Article Genet Med · December 2025 PURPOSE: This study details the long-term clinical outcomes in adult participants with CRIM-positive infantile-onset Pompe disease treated with enzyme replacement therapy (ERT), initially reported in 2012 (n = 11). METHODS: Medical records were reviewed fo ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Understanding cognitive and neurological pathologies in infantile Pompe disease CNS
Clinical TrialInvestigator · Awarded by Genzyme Corporation · 2022 - 2030Understanding cognitive and neurological pathologies in infantile Pompe disease
Clinical TrialInvestigator · Awarded by Genzyme Corporation · 2016 - 2018What about adolescence? Living with genetic risk
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2004 - 2007View All Grants
Education
University of Kansas ·
1988
Ph.D.